POLAND 1919 Issues

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Poland, previous issues

1919 Large eagle, imperforated

  2 h grey
  3 h violet
  5 h green
  6 h orange
  10 h red
  15 h brown
  20 h green
  25 h red
  50 h blue
  70 h blue
  1 K grey and red

These stamps are imperforate and ungummed.

Value of the stamps

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
All values except 6 h c c  
6 h *** ***  
Postage Due stamps, surcharged 'DOPLATA' and value

  '6 Mk' on 15 h brown
  '6 Mk' on 25 h red
  '20 Mk' on 10 h red
  '20 Mk' on 50 h blue
  '35 Mk' on 70 h blue

Value of the stamps

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
6 M on 15 h * *  
6 M on 25 h * c  
20 M on 10 h * *  
20 M on 50 h * *  
35 M on 70 h *** **  

Surcharged 'Porto' in a square with two stars above and below 'Porto'

  3 h violet
  10 h red 
(Other values might exist)

Surcharged 'PORTO' in a rectangle

  5 h green
  10 h red
  15 h brown
  20 h green
  25 h red
  50 h blue
(Other values might exist)

 

1919 Small eagle

Value in 'h' (Halerzy), imperforated

15 h red

  3 h brown
  5 h green
  10 h orange
  15 h red
  20 h brown
  25 h blue
  50 h brown

Value of the stamps

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
All values c c  
Value in 'h' (Halerzy), perforated 11 1/2

10 h orange

  3 h brown
  5 h green
  10 h orange
  15 h red
  20 h brown
  25 h bue
  50 h brown

Value of the stamps

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
All values c c  
Value in 'f' (Fenigy), imperforated

15 f red

  3 f brown
  5 f green
  10 f violet
  10 f brown (1920)
  20 f blue
  25 f olive
  40 f violet
  50 f green

Value of the stamps

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
All values c c  
Value in 'f' (Fenigy), perforated 11/2 

5 f blue 15 f red 40 f brown

  3 f brown
  5 f green
  5 f blue (1922, issued for Upper Silesia)
  10 f brown
  10 f violet (1922, issued for Upper Silesia)
  15 f red
  20 f blue
  20 f red (1922, issued for Upper Silesia)
  25 f olive
  40 f violet
  40 f brown (1922, issued for Upper Silesia)
  50 f green
  50 f orange (1922, issued for Upper Silesia)
  75 f green (1922, issued for Upper Silesia)

Value of the stamps

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
All values vc vc  
Value in Mk (Mark) (1920)

  1 Mk red
  2 Mk green
  3 Mk blue
  4 Mk red
  5 Mk brown
  8 Mk brown

Value of the stamps

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
All values c to vc c to vc  
Surcharged

  '3 Mk.' and bars on 40 f violet (1920)
  'MK 100.000 MK' on 5 M brown
  'MK 20000 MK' on 2 M green

Value of the stamps

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
3 M on 40 f c c  
100000 M on 5 M * c  
20000 M on 2 M c c  
Overprinted 'POLSKA WYSTAWA MAREK' (red cross issue)
perforated or imperforated

5 f + 5 f green

  5 + 5 f green
  10 + 5 f lilac
  15 + 5 f red
  25 + 5 f olive
  50 + 5 f green

Value of the stamps

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
All values * * Imperforate
All values c c Perforated
Overprinted 'Levant' in fancy letters or 'LEVANT' in red( both never officially used)
 

  3 f brown ('LEVANT' red)
  5 f green ('LEVANT' red)
  10 f violet ('LEVANT' red)
  15 f red ('LEVANT' red)
  20 f blue ('LEVANT' red)
  25 f olive ('LEVANT' red)
  50 f green ('LEVANT' red)
  1 M red ('Levant')
  2 M green ('Levant') (overprint brown)
  3 M blue ('Levant') (overprint brown)
  4 M red ('Levant')

Used stamps with this overprint can not exist. Forged overprints exist.

Value of the stamps

vc = very common
c  = common
*  = not so common
** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon
R   = rare
RR  = very rare
RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
All values * - LEVANT
All values ** - Levant


With 'S.O.1920.' overprint

Overprinted with 'S.O. 1920' these stamps were used in Eastern Silesia.

Various stamps of this issue were handstamped with 'PORTO' to serve as postage due stamps, examples:

Krakow issue Krakow 2nd issue

 

Poland 1920-1921


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