POLAND Stamps of Germany and Austria overprinted 1918-1919

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1918 Stamps of Germany overprinted 

Overprinted 'Poczta Polska' and 'Gen Gouv Warschau'

  3 p brown
  5 p green
  10 p red
  15 p violet (white background)
  20 p blue
  30 p orange and black on yellow
  40 p red and black
  60 p lilac

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 p ** **  
5 p c c  
10 p c c  
15 p c c  
20 p c c  
30 p c c  
40 p c c  
60 p c c   
Further surcharged

  5 on 2 1/2 p grey
  5 on 3 p brown
  25 an 7 1/2 p orange

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
5 on 2 1/2 p c c  
5 on 3 p * *  
25 on 7 1/2 p c c   
Overprinted 'Poczta Polska' only (Poznan issue)

  5 on 2 p grey
  5 on 7 1/2 p orange
  5 on 20 p blue
  10 on 25 p orange and black on yellow
  10 on 40 p red and black

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
5 on 2 p ** **  
5 on 7 1/2 p c c  
5 on 20 p c c  
10 on 25 p * *  
10 on 40 p * *   
Surcharged only (no 'poczta polska' overprint, Gniezno issue)

Genuine overprint 

  '5' (red) on 2 p grey
  '10' (green) on 7 1/2 p orange

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
5 on 2 p *** *** I've seen inverted surcharges
10 on 7 1/2 p *** ***  

 

1918-19 Stamps of Austria overprinted 'POLSKA POCZTA'

'POLSKA POCZTA' on 'k.u.k. FELDPOST KARLFONDS' and eagle in black circle, POCZTA at the bottom (Lublin issue)

  10 h green
  20 h red
  45 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
10 h * *  
20 h * *  
45 h * *  

'POLSKA POCZTA' on 'K.u.K. FELDPOST' and eagle in black circle

Inverted overprint 

  '3 Hal' on 2 h olive
  '3 Hal' on 15 h red
  '10 HAL' on 30 h grey (overprint black or violet)
  '25 HAL' on 40 h olive
  '45 HAL' on 60 h red
  '45 HAL' on 80 h blue
  '50 HAL' on 60 h red
  50 h green
  90 h lilac

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 h on 2 h *** ***  
3 h on 15 h * *  
10 h on 30 h ** *  
25 h on 40 h ** **  
45 h on 60 h * *  
45 h on 80 h * *  
50 h on 60 h ** **  
50 h *** ***  
90 h * *   
'POCZTA POLSKA' or 'POLSKA POCZTA' (25 on 60) without eagle (Krakow or Cracow issue)


(Reduced sizes)

  3 h violet
  5 h green
  6 h orange
  10 h red
  12 h blue
  15 h red
  20 h green
  25 on 80 h brown (inscription 'POLSKA POCZTA') 
  25 h blue
  30 h violet
  40 h olive
  50 h green
  60 h blue
  80 h brown
  90 h lilac
  1 K red on yellow
  2 K blue
  3 K red
  4 K green
  10 K violet

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 h *** *** Nbr of stamps issued: 2350
5 h *** *** Nbr of stamps issued: 2050
6 h * * Nbr of stamps issued: 28800
Inverted overprints exist.
10 h *** *** Nbr of stamps issued: 2250
12 h ** ** Nbr of stamps issued: 15640
15 h ** ** Nbr of stamps issued: 62750
20 h *** *** Nbr of stamps issued: 5340
25 h R R Nbr of stamps issued: 1300
25 h on 80 h * * Nbr of stamps issued: 100000
30 h *** *** Nbr of stamps issued: 3740
40 h ** ** Nbr of stamps issued: 22390
Inverted and double overprints exist.
50 h ** ** Nbr of stamps issued: 58230
Inverted overprints exist.
60 h * * Nbr of stamps issued: 67020
Inverted overprints exist.
80 h * * Nbr of stamps issued: 74190
Inverted and double overprints exist.
90 h RR RR Nbr of stamps issued: 1300
1 K * * Nbr of stamps issued: 50860
2 K * * Nbr of stamps issued: 90275
3 K R R Nbr of stamps issued: 8005
4 K RR RR Nbr of stamps issued: 5508
10 K RRR RRR Nbr of stamps issued: 550 
'POCZTA POLSKA' on newspaper stamps

  2 h brown
  4 h green
  6 h blue
  10 h orange
  30 h red

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
2 h ** ** Nbr of stamps issued: 23150
4 h * * Nbr of stamps issued: 56350
6 h * * Nbr of stamps issued: 71950
10 h ** ** Nbr of stamps issued: 11350
30 h * * Nbr of stamps issued: 34950

More info on these overprints can be found at: http://www.polonus.org/krakow/index.html. For various other overprints click here.

Forged overprints:

Forged overprints exist (for example for the Krakow issue, in 1927 already 60 % of the common and 90 % of the rare stamps were forgeries, source: the above mentioned website).

Example of a forgery:


(Left genuine, right forged overprint)

Other examples of forged overprints:

The above forged inverted overprint can easily be identified by the cancel which is struck in 1917, while Poland was only created in 1918!


A forged Fournier cancel as taken from 'A Fournier Album of Philatelic Forgeries'

More information on forgeries can be found at http://www.polonus.org/krakow/index.html.

 

1919 Issue of Tarnow, stamps of Austria overprinted 'Rzp. Polska'

Example:


(Reduced sizes)


(Reduced sizes)

On postage stamps of Austria
  3 h violet
  5 h green
  6 h orange
  10 h red
  12 h blue
  15 h red
  20 h green
  25 h blue
  30 h violet
  40 h olive
  50 h green
  60 h blue
  80 h brown
  90 h lilac
  1 K red on yellow
  2 K blue
  3 K red
  4 K green
  10 K violet

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 h * **  
5 h * **  
6 h * **  
10 h ** **  
12 h ** **  
15 h ** **  
20 h ** **  
25 h ** **  
30 h ** **  
40 h ** **  
50 h ** **  
60 h ** **  
90 h ** **  
1 K ** **  
2 K *** ***  
3 K *** ***  
4 K *** ***  
10 K R R   
On newspaper stamps

Much larger overprint, forgeries?


(Reduced sizes)

  2 h brown
  4 h green
  6 h blue
  10 h orange
  30 h red

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 *** ***   
On Postage Due stamp


(Reduced size)

  1 K 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
1 K R R  

 


Local overprint for Olkusz? inscription 'Polska Poczta Olkusz'

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