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Thursday, April 16

Poland 2026

Poland

Date of Issue: 27th of April 2026

one stamp (10.- PLN) - NOTE - due to the fact that the stamps are printed tête-bêche in the mini-sheet they are two types of elliptical perforation

this stamp is issued in a sheet of 12 stamps tête-bêche

Wednesday, April 23

Poland 2025

Poland

Date of Issue: 28th of April 2025

one stamp (4.90 PLN)

this stamp is issued in a sheet of 12 stamps

The stamp shows a photo of the entrance to the defensive settlement of the archaeological reserve of the Biskupin Archaeological Museum.
The Archaeological Museum in Biskupin is one of the largest and most recognizable archaeological reserves in Europe. Thanks to its exceptional value for Poland's cultural heritage, it has been declared a Monument of History. It covers an area of about 38 hectares and contains numerous traces of ancient settlement - from the Stone Age to the early Middle Ages. The most famous of these is the site on the peninsula of Biskupinskie Lake, where there are remains of a defensive settlement from the turn of the Bronze and Iron Ages (about 2,700 years ago). The history of the discovery and first excavations dates back to the 1930s. At present, the museum's grounds include reconstructions of prehistoric and early medieval settlements, a petting zoo or an exhibition pavilion.

Thursday, April 18

Poland 2024

Poland

Date of Issue: 25th of April 2024

one stamp (4.90 PLN)

this stamp is issued in a sheet of 12 stamps (stamps are tête-bêche)

Common barbel (barbus barbus) - IUCN Red list - Wikipedia article

Tuesday, April 25

Poland 2023

Poland

Date of Issue: 25th of April 2023

one stamp (3.90 PLN)

this stamp is issued in a sheet of 12 stamps

Friday, April 8

Poland 2022

Poland

Date of Issue: 21st of April 2022

one stamp (4.50 PLN)

this stamp is issued in a mini-sheet of 9 stamps

The Wawel Dragon (Polish: Smok Wawelski), also known as the Dragon of Wawel Hill, is a famous dragon in Polish folklore.

According to the earliest account (13th century), a dragon plagued the capital city of Kraków established by legendary King Krak. The man-eating monster was being appeased with a weekly ration of cattle, until finally defeated by the king's sons using decoy cows stuffed with sulfur. But the younger prince murdered his elder brother to take sole credit, and was banished afterwards. Consequently Princess Wanda had to succeed the kingdom.

Later in a 15th-century chronicle, the prince-names were swapped, with the elder as "Krak junior" and the younger as Lech. It also credited the king himself with masterminding the carcasses full of sulfur and other reagents. A yet later chronicler (Marcin Bielski, 1597) credited the stratagem to a cobbler named Skub (Skuba), adding that the "Dragon's Cave" (Polish: Smocza Jama) lay beneath Wawel Castle (on Wawel Hill on the bank of the Vistula River). Source : Wikipedia

Sunday, October 10

Best Europa stamp 2021

Poland

The 2021 Best Europa stamp has been announced by PostEurop in this press release.

Poland is the winner of the 2021 Best Europa stamp contest organized by PostEurop. Åland finished second and Ukraine (2nd stamp) is third.

POLAND
ALAND
UKRAINE

As written earlier on this blog, PostEurop changed the rules for this contest. 3 voting panels (public, jury and operators) are selecting the best Europa stamp. The results of these three panels are compiled and gives an overall winner.

Poland wins the overall contest in a deserved way by finishing in the top 3 of the three voting panels :

Public voting :

1. Turkey
2. Armenia
3. Poland

Jury voting :

1. Germany
2. Poland
= Norway

Postal operators voting :

1. Poland
2. Åland
3. Hungary

Consolidated result of all three panels - top 10 :

1. Poland
2. Åland
3. Ukraine
4. Armenia
= Hungary
= Norway
7. Germany
= Netherlands
= Spain
= Turkey