1,40 złotego 1952 - Racing cyclists


1,40 złotego 1952 - Racing cyclists
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
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