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 Maciej Pasztor
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| General Description : | Gniezno is a city in central-western Poland, some 50 kilometres east of Poznań, inhabited by about 70,000 people. One of the Piast dynasty's chief cities, it was mentioned by 10th century A.D. sources, including the Dagome Iudex, as the capital of Piast Poland. Its Roman Catholic archbishop, the Archbishop of Gniezno, is the Primate of Poland. |
| Face value | 5 groszy |
| Catalog code (Michel) | 1188 |
| Catalog code (Scott) | 947 |
| Catalog code | Polish Stamps Catalog 1044 |
| Series | Historic Polish cities Part 1 |
| Place in series | 1 |
| Stamp colour | Red brown |
| Stamp use | Definitive stamp |
| Print run | 38,000,000 |
| Issue date | 25/11/1960 |
| Designer | Witold Chomicz Grav: Stefan Łukaszewski |
| Paper type | White; middel, smooth |
| Print technique | Steel engraving and Photogravure |
| Printed by | PWPW (Państwowa Wytwórnia Papierów Wartościowych) |
| Perforation | 11½ x 11¾ (harrow) or 12¾ x 12½ (harrow) |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
