Added by | Maciej Pasztor |
General Description : | Aurora: One of the first incidents of the October Revolution in Russia took place on the cruiser Aurora. The 1917 a revolutionary committee was created on the ship, with Aleksandr Belyshev elected as captain. Most of the crew joined the Bolsheviks, who were preparing for a Communist revolution. At 9.45 p.m on 25 October 1917 (O.S.) a blank shot from her forecastle gun signaled the start of the assault on the Winter Palace, which was to be the beginning of the October Revolution. |
Face value | 60 groszy |
Catalog code (Michel) | 1793 |
Catalog code (Scott) | 1532 |
Catalog code | Polish Stamps Catalog 1644 |
Series | Russian Revolution, 50th anniv. |
Place in series | 1 |
Stamp colour | Multicolored |
Stamp use | Commemorative stamp |
Print run | 5,425,380 |
Issue date | 09/10/1967 |
Designer | Krystyna Tarkowska-Gruszecka |
Paper type | White, middel, chalky |
Print technique | Offset |
Printed by | PWPW (Państwowa Wytwórnia Papierów Wartościowych) |
Perforation | 11 (comb) |
Height | 22.00 mm |
Width | 48.50 mm |
Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |