| Added by |
 Maciej Pasztor
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| General Description : | The Defense of the Polish Post Office in Danzig (Gdańsk) was one of the first acts of World War II in Europe, as part of the Invasion of Poland. On September 1, 1939, Polish personnel defended the building for some 15 hours against assaults by the SS Heimwehr Danzig (SS of the city Danzig), local SA formations and special units of Ordnungspolizei (Danzig police). All but four of the defenders who escaped from the building during the surrender were sentenced to death by a German court martial as illegal combatants on October 5, 1939 and executed. |
| Material | Gold |
| Face value | 3+12 Złotych |
| Catalog code (Michel) | 444 |
| Catalog code (Scott) | B48 (Semi-postal) |
| Catalog code | Polish Stamps Catalog 411 |
| Series | 7th anniversary of the defence of Polish Post in Gdansk |
| Print run | 216,450 |
| Designer | Stefan Żechowski |
| Paper type | Thin, graysh with treepulp |
| Print technique | Rotogravure |
| Printed by | Drukarnia Narodowa w Krakowie |
| Perforation | 10 3/4 Line |
| Height | 32.00 mm |
| Width | 44.80 mm |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
