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POLAND 1919-1923 regular issues, part 2

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1920 Large stamps, various desings; agriculture, ploughing, man on horse and sower

Value in 'K' (Krone), imperforated

  1 K green
  1.50 K brown
  2 K blue
  2.50 K lilac
  5 K grey

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
1 K	c	c
1.50 K	*	*
2 K	*	*
2.50 K	**	**
5 K	**	**

Value in 'K' (Krone), perforated 11 1/2

  1 K green
  1.50 K brown
  2 K blue
  2.50 K lilac
  5 K grey

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
1 K	c	c
1.50 K	c	c
2 K	c	c
2.50 K	c	c
5 K	*	c

Value in 'M' (Mark), imperforated

  1 M violet
  1.50 M green
  2 M brown
  2.50 M brown
  5 M lilac

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
1 M	*	*
1.50 M	**	**
2 M	*	*
2.50 M	**	**
5 M	**	**

Value in 'M' (Mark), perforated 11 1/2

  1 M violet
  1 M grey (1920)
  1.50 M green
  2 M brown
  2.50 M brown
  3 M brown (1920)
  5 M lilac
  6 M red (1920)
  10 M red (1920)
  10 M blue (1921)
  15 M brown (1921)
  20 M green (1920)
  20 M red (1921) (exists in two sizes)

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
1 M violet	*	c
1 M grey	c	vc
1.50 M	*	c
2 M	*	c
2.50 M	*	c
3 M	c	c
5 M	*	c	Two shades of lilac were issued
6 M	c	c
10 M red	c	c	Arms
10 M blue	c	vc	Sower
15 M	c	vc	Sower
20 M green	c	vc
20 M red	c	c	Two sizes 28 x 22 mm or 25 1/2 x 21 mm

Surcharged (1923) (large and small surcharge)

  'MK 25,000 MK' on 20 M red
  'MK 50,000 MK' on 10 M blue

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
25000 M on 20 M	c	c	On small or larger basic stamp
50000 M on 10 M	c	c

Overprinted with red cross and value (1921)

  30 Mk on 5 M lilac
  30 Mk on 6 M red
  30 Mk on 10 M red
  30 Mk on 20 M green

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
30 M + 5 M	*	*
30 M + 6 M	*	*
30 M + 10 M	*	*
30 M + 20 M	*	*

Overprinted 'Levant' in fancy letters or 'LEVANT' in red,
(both never officially issued)

  1 M violet ('LEVANT')
  1.50 M green ('LEVANT')
  2 M brown ('LEVANT')
  2.50 M brown ('LEVANT')
  5 M lilac ('LEVANT')
  6 M red ('Levant')
  10 M red ('Levant')
  20 M green ('Levant')

Used stamps with this overprint can not exist.
Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
All values ** - LEVANT
All values ** - Levant

Overprinted with 'S.O. 1920' these stamps were used in Eastern Silesia. A similar design with a labourer was issued for Upper Silesia.

Various stamps of this issue were handstamped with 'PORTO' to serve as postage due stamps, example:

Propaganda overprint 'Deutscher Wert gleich 140 Pfg Wahlt Deutsch!' (German value equal to 140 pfg, vote german!)

1919 Opening of the parlement various designs, inscription 'SEJM ROKU'

  10 f lilac (arms of Poland)
  15 f red (Paderewski)
  20 f brown (Trampczynski)
  25 f green (Pilsudski)
  50 f blue (eagle)
  1 M violet (eagle)

These stamps have perforation 11 1/2.
Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
10 f c c
15 f c c
20 f c c Two sizes 24 x 27 mm or 20 x 22 mm
25 f c c
50 f c c
1 M c c

1921 Constitution inscription 'KONSTYTUCJA' or '17 /III 1921', various designs

  2 M green (sun)
  3 M blue (sun)
  4 M red (sun)
  6 M red (farmer and his wife)
  10 M grey (farmer and his wife)
  25 M violet (woman with shield)
  50 M blue and brown (woman with shield)

These stamps have perforation 11 1/2.
Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
2 M c c
3 M c c
4 M c *
6 M c *
10 M c *
25 M c c
50 M c c

1921 Large eagle

  25 M violet and yellow
  50 M red and yellow
  100 M red and brown
  200 M black and red
  300 M green
  400 M brown
  500 M lilac
  1000 M orange
  2000 M blue
  10000 M brown
  20000 M olive
  30000 M red
  50000 M green
  100000 M brown
  200000 M blue
  300000 M violet
  500000 M brown
  1000000 M red
  2000000 M green

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
25 M	c	c
50 M	c	c
100 M	vc	vc
200 M	c	c
300 M	c	c
400 M	c	c
500 M	c	c
1000 M	c	c
2000 M	c	c
10000 M	*	*
20000 M	c	c
30000 M	*	c
50000 M	*	c
100000 M	*	c
200000 M	*	c
300000 M	*	*
500000 M	***	**
1000000 M	***	***
2000000 M	R	R

Surcharged

  10000 (10 TYSIECY) on 25 M violet and yellow

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
10000 on 25 M	c	c

A forgery exist of the 2000000 M value. A detailed description of this forgery is given in 'Focus on forgeries' of V.E.Tyler. It often has the a Poznan cancel. This forgery can be distinguished by the tongue of the eagle: in the forgery it is short and not attached to the head, in the genuine the tongue is long. The head is badly formed in the forgery (the beak can hardly be distinguished). The feathers of the genuine seem to be closer to the head of the eagle in the genuine stamp. The '000000' looks less regular than in the genuine stamps. As a last difference we can mention the 'P' of 'POLSKA', in the forgery it touches the frame below, in the genuine stamp the 'P' doesn't touch the frame.

(forgery left, genuine right)

1923 Copernicus and Conarski

  1000 M blue (Copernicus)
  3000 M brown (Conarski)
  5000 M red (Copernicus)

These stamps have perforation 12 1/2.
Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon
*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value Unused Used Remarks
1000 M c c
3000 M c c
5000 M c c

1924 New eagle design, changed currency

  1 g brown
  2 g brown
  3 g orange
  5 g olive
  10 g green
  15 g red
  20 g blue
  25 g brown
  30 g violet
  40 g blue
  50 g lilac

Value of the stamps
vc = very common c = common * = not so common ** = uncommon		*** = very uncommon R = rare RR = very rare RRR = extremely rare
Value	Unused	Used	Remarks
1 g	c	c
2 g	c	c
3 g	c	c
5 g	c	c
10 g	*	vc
15 g	*	vc
20 g	*	c
25 g	*	c
30 g	*	c
40 g	*	c
50 g	*	c

Copyright by Evert Klaseboer

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