CZESLAW SLANIA, POLAND 1954 – 160TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE
KOSCIUSZKO UPRISING, BLACK PROOFS THE 60 gr VALUE STAMP, DEPICTING
TADEUSZ KOSCIUSZKO RIDING ON A HORSE AT THE BATTLE OF RACLAWICE
AFTER A PAINTING BY THE FAMOUS POLISH ARTIST JAN MATEJKO, WAS
ENGRAVED BY SLANIA. IN THIS STAMP SLANIA HAS HIDDEN SOME MORE OF
HIS FAMOUS JOKES ON STAMPS: THE DATE I.X.54; THE NAME OF HIS SISTER
MAJEWSKA ALONG THE UPPER BORDER LINE IN THE MIDDLE; IMMEDIATELY
BELOW, SLIGHTLY TO THE RIGHT LODZIA, THE NICKNAME FOR HIS SISTER
LEOKADIA. THE ORIGINAL SET OF 3 STAMPS WERE ISSUED ON 30TH NOVEMBER
1954 AND THESE BLACK PROOFS, WERE ISSUED IN OCTOBER 1958 TO
COMMEMORATE THE 400TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE POLISH POST OFFICE. NOTE:
ONLY THE 60 gr STAMP IS A SLANIA ITEM, HOWEVER, THE ITEMS ON SALE
ARE 2 PROOFS AS THEY WERE ISSUED TOGETHER IN THIS FORMAT. CATALOGUE
NUMBERS: SG 898, MI 883, FI 741, SC 658. THESE PROOFS ARE A MUST
FOR EVERY SERIOUS SLANIA COLLECTOR. THESE PROOFS ARE VERY RARELY
OFFERED SO DON’T MISS THE CHANCE TO OWN THEM.
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