60 groszy; 60 groszy - Man and woman from Kurpie


60 groszy; 60 groszy  - Man and woman from Kurpie
Added by Maciej Pasztor
General Description : Kurpie is one of a number of ethnic regions in Poland, noted for its unique traditional customs, such as its own types of traditional costume, traditional dance, and distinctive type of architecture and livelihoods. Kurpie is also the name of the people of this culture.
The Kurpie region is located in Poland on a lowland plain called the Mazovian Region (Mazowsze), which was once covered over by two forests.
Face value 60 groszy
Catalog code (Michel) 1140A;1141A
Catalog code (Scott) 890;891
Catalog code Polish Stamps Catalog 996B;997B
Series Folk costumes Part 1
Place in series 3
Stamp colour Black and pink
Watermark III 1
Stamp use Commemorative stamp
Print run 8,265,600 (each)
Issue date 18/12/1959
Designer Czesław Kaczmarczyk Grav: Edward Konecki
Paper type White; middel, smooth
Print technique Steel engraving and Photogravure
Printed by PWPW (Państwowa Wytwórnia Papierów Wartościowych)
Perforation 11¾ x 12¼ (comb)
Height 34.00 mm
Width 27.50 mm
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