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 |
Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |