Showing posts with label Poland. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Poland. Show all posts

Sunday, January 07, 2024

Poland: The 550th Anniversary of the Birth of Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543)

 

Stamps:

2x The 550th Anniversary of the Birth of Nicolaus Copernicus (1473-1543)  - Issued: 29-01-2023
1x Via Carpatia - Issued: 03-10-2018


Many thanks to Roman!

Sunday, August 13, 2023

Poland: EUROPA 2023 + 2022 + 2021


 Stamps:

EUROPA 2023 - "Peace - the highest value of humanity" - Issued: 25-04-2023
EUROPA 2022 - "Stories & Myths” - Issued: 21-04-2022
EUROPA 2021 - "Endangered national wildlife" - Issued: 21-04-2021



I sent this Cover to myself during my visit at IBRA23.



Thursday, July 13, 2023

Poland: Help for Ukraine - "We are with You!"


Stamps:

3x Help for Ukraine - "We are with You!" - Issued: 25-03-2022


I sent this Cover to myself during my visit at IBRA23.

Friday, April 08, 2022

Poland: The 40th Anniversary of the Independent Students Association - FDC

 

Stamp:

The 40th Anniversary of the Independent Students Association - Issued: 31-10-2020


Many thanks to Roman!

Thursday, March 03, 2022

Poland: EUROPA 2020 "Ancient Postal Routes"

 

Stamps:

Definitive Stamp
EUROPA 2020 "Ancient Postal Routes" - Issued: 29-04-2020


Many thanks to Olga!


Sunday, February 06, 2022

Poland: The 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Mission to the Moon

 

Stamp:

The 50th Anniversary of the Apollo 11 Mission to the Moon (m/s) - Issued: 20-07-2019


Many thanks to Roman!

Sunday, February 02, 2020

Monday, December 16, 2019

Poland: The 100th Anniversary of Poznań University

Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań (Polish: Uniwersytet im. Adama Mickiewicza w Poznaniu, Polish abbreviation UAM) is one of the major Polish universities, located in the city of Poznań, Poland, in the west of the country. It traces its origins to 1611 and officially opened on May 7, 1919. Since 1955, it has carried the name of the Polish Romantic poet Adam Mickiewicz. The university has been frequently listed as a top three university in the country. THe first rector of the University became Heliodor Święcicki. His picture can also be seen on this nice minisheet.


Stamp:
The 100th Anniversary of Poznań University (m/s) - Issued: 07-05-2019


Thanks a lot Roman for sending me this nice FDC!

Saturday, November 02, 2019

Poland: EUROPA 2019 "National Birds"



And many thanks to Olga for sending me another cover!



Stamp:
EUROPA 2019 "National Birds" - Issued: 24-04-2019

Friday, June 08, 2018

Poland: Champion Kamil Stoch

Kamil Wiktor Stoch (born 25 May 1987) is a Polish ski jumper. He is one of the most successful ski jumpers from Poland, as well as in the history of the sport, having won two overall World Cup titles, two consecutive Four Hills Tournaments, three individual gold medals at the Winter Olympics, individual and team gold at the Ski Jumping World Championships, and individual silver at the Ski Flying World Championships. Stoch is only the second ski jumper in history, after german Sven Hannawald, to win the "grand slam" of all four competitions in a single Four Hills Tournament.


Stamps:
2x Champion Kamil Stoch - Issued: 14-04-2018

Sunday, October 01, 2017

Poland: The 100th Anniversary of the Fatima Apparitions

Our Lady of Fatima is a Catholic title of the Blessed Virgin Mary based on the famed Marian apparitions reported in 1917 by three shepherd children at the Cova da Iria, in Fátima, Portugal. The three children were Lúcia Santos and her cousins Jacinta and Francisco Marto. Bishop José da Silva declared the miracle worthy of belief on 13 October 1930, officially permitting devotion within the Catholic Church. The event is commemorated each year on that same date.

This is a Joint Issue with Luxembourg, Portugal & Slovakia.


Stamp:
The 100th Anniversary of the Fatima Apparitions - Issued: 12-03-2017


Many thanks to Roman for this nice Cover!

Friday, April 22, 2016

Poland: National Stadium, Warsaw

Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It stands on the Vistula River in east-central Poland, about 260 kilometres (160 mi) from the Baltic Sea and 300 kilometres (190 mi) from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population is estimated at 1.740 million within a greater metropolitan area of 2.666 million residents, which makes Warsaw the 9th most-populous capital city in the European Union. Besides others, Warsaw is twinned with Berlin and St. Petersburg.

On the card you can see the National Stadium located in Warsaw. It is used mostly for football matches and it is the home stadium of Poland national football team. The stadium has a seating capacity of 58,145 which makes it the largest association football arena in Poland. Its construction started in 2008 and finished in November 2011.



Stamps (left to right):
2x Poland - Winner of the FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championships (from a set of 16) - Issued: 18-10-2014
Contemporary Aircraft in Poland (from a set of two) - Issued: 31-03-2008


Thanks to Aleksandra for this card!