Added by | Maciej Pasztor |
General Description : | The Peace Race was an annual multiple stage bicycle race held in the Eastern Bloc states of Czechoslovakia, East Germany and Poland. First organized in 1948, it was originally created with the intent of relieving tensions existing between Central European countries following the interwar period and World War II. |
Material | Gold |
Face value | 40 groszy |
Catalog code (Michel) | 735 |
Catalog code (Scott) | 547 |
Catalog code | Polish Stamps Catalog 597 |
Series | The 5th international bicycle Peace Race (Warsaw - Berlin - Prague) |
Print run | 1,070,000 |
Issue date | 25/04/1952 |
Designer | P.Świątkowski,K. Maleszewski |
Paper type | White; Thin Smooth |
Print technique | Photogravure |
Printed by | PWPW (Państwowa Wytwórnia Papierów Wartościowych) |
Perforation | 12¾ x 12½ (comb) |
Height | 21.50 mm |
Width | 26.70 mm |
Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |