USA

Date1966, 30 VII
Value5 c
Catalog no.Mi 904   Sc 1313   SG 1293   Y&T 806
TopicFounding Polish State
Occasion1000 years Poland
DescriptionThe stamp shows a cross, because the first Polish king, Mieszko I was baptized in 1066. The eagle with crown was and is Polands coat of arms, but not in 1966, when the communist gouvernment had removed the crown. The inscription: POLANDS MILLENNIUM 966 1966