Info| Date | 2014, 10 II |
|---|---|
| Value | 5x 700 FCFA, 2x 1600 FCFA |
| Catalog no. | Mi 7179-7185 Y&T 5284 - 5290 |
| Topic | Second World War |
| Occasion | 75th Anniversary of the German invasion in Poland |
| Description | 2 sheets, together containing 7 stamps. Text on the stamps (in Portuguese): -German artillery - Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965) / 61st Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Heinkel He-111-3 - Charles de Gaulle (1890 - 1970) / Leader of Free France - Invasion in Poland - Heinz Gudrian (1888 - 1954) - Wehrmacht tank unit in action in Poland - Edward Rydz-Śmigły (1886 - 1941) All pictures are drawings, made after photographs. Comment on 1st sheet: Churchill was not yet prime minister in 1939, only a member of the parliament. De Gaulle was in 1939 a general in the French army and also had nothing to do with the German invasion in Poland. Comment on 2nd sheet: Guderian was commander of the German armed troops during the invasion of Poland. Rydz-Śmigły was the commander of the Polish army in 1939. On the margin: German tanks in the surroundings of Bydgoszcz. This issue doesn't have postal value and has been printed especially for collectors. |
