COVER N. 746 - POLAND

Postmark: Gdansk 50 ZA 29.06.2026

Posted on the 29th June;  Received on the 10th July 2026

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A change of country, at last 😀. This time Poland, with a cover laden with beautiful stamps. Dziękuję bardzo, Roman.

- The  Poznań Bambers are a Polish ethnic group that was formed when groups of Catholic German settlers from the region of  Bamberg, in Upper Franconia, migrated to  repopulate villages around  Poznań that had been decimated by the Great Northern War (1700-1721), a conflict that opposed Sweden to a coalition of  several countries. namely Russia, Denmark-Norway, Saxony-Poland-Lithuania, Prussia and Hanover, and the plague that ensued. 

Marking the 300th anniversary of the arrival of the Bambers in Poland, Poczta Polska issued on 19OCT2029 a 3.30 Zloty stamp illustrated with a photograph of a group of Poznań Bambers clad in their distinctive festive garments.

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- On 28DEC2018 Pozcta Polska issued a 4 stamp (2x1.30 + 2x3 Zloty) plus se-tenant vignettes set, themed on "Wild Animals and their Young".

The 1.30 Zloty stamps, one featuring a Chimpanzee (Pan troglodytes) and the other an Indian Rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis) were used on this cover. The vignette that was paired to the Chimpanzee stamp (also featuring a chimpanzee) is also on the cover.

The 3,90  Zloty stamp with a dancer in traditional costume was issued on 08NOV202 in commemoration of the 75 years of the celebrated Mazowsze Ensemble  - Państwowy Zespół Ludowy Pieśni i Tańca "Mazowsz -  The Polish National Song and Dance Folk Ensemble, founded in 1948.

-  The 20 grosz definitive stamp bearing the image of a Saffron plant, Crocus sp, is part of the  flowers and fruits series,  issued on 06JUL2016.

The Postmark as usual with Roman's letters, was applied at Gdansk.