THE FOLLOWING DIVISIONS OR SQUADRONS ARE REPRESENTED ON THE STAMPS IN THE FOLLOWING ORDER (FROM TOP LEFT TO BOTTOM RIGHT STAMPS): 316, 309, 308, 315, 302, 307, POLISH SQUADRONS 318, 663, 317, 304, 306, 303, 300, 301 AND 305. It is a very difficult to obtain this complete sheet these days and it is a much sought after item. It comemorates Polish fighter squadrons formed in Great Britain as part of an agreement between the Polish Government in Exile and the United Kingdom in 1941. It shows several of the Polish fighter squadrons who fought alongside the Royal Air Force during the World War II. THIS PROPAGANDA STAMP SET WAS ISSUED BY THE POLISH UNDERGROUND SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT AS A DIVERSIFICATION STATEMENT AGAINST MARTIAL LAW WHICH HAD BEEN DECLARED BY THE COMMUNIST AUTHORITIES IN POLAND. IT IS A VERY RARE AND COLLECTABLE ITEM . THE UNDERGROUND MEMBERS WHO ISSUED THIS STAMP RISKED A LOT, BECAUSE IF CAUGHT THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN IMPRISONED WITHOUT TRIAL. THIS IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO OWN A UNIQUE PIECE OF HISTORY. IT IS A MUST FOR EVERY SERIOUS HISTORIAN AND COLLECTOR OF THIS PERIOD AND WILL MAKE AN INTERESTING ADDITION TO YOUR COLLECTION. General Wojciech Jaruzelski announced the introduction of martial law in a speech first broadcast on radio and television at 6:00 am on December 13, 1981. In order to isolate members of the opposition (from the Solidarity movement), 52 internment centers were created. A total of 10,132 internment orders were issued against 9,736 people during the period of martial law.
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