Poland 1993 "Amber route"
| Issue Date | 29.01.1993 |
| ID | Michel: 3426-3429, Bl. 121; Scott: 3136-3139, 3140; Stanley Gibbons: 3453-3456, MS3457; Yvert et Tellier: 3227-3330, BF131; Category: pF |
| Design | Andrzej Jeziorkowski |
| Stamps in set | 4 + Souvenir-Sheet |
| Value |
PLZ 1500 - Milk amber PLZ 2000 - Red amber PLZ 2500 - Green amber PLZ 3000 - Limpid amber with insect enclosed Souvenir-Sheet PLZ 20 000 - Excerpt of a necklace on the background of the map of Poland according to Abraham Ortelius "Teatrum Orbis Terrarum 1570" |
| Emission/Type | commemorative |
| Places of issue | Gdansk |
| Size (width x height) | stamps: 30 mm x 45 mm, Souvenir-Sheet: 83 mm x 90 mm |
| Layout | Sheets of 20 stamps, Souvenir-Sheet with 1 stamp |
| Products | FDC x 2, Souvenir-Sheet x2 Souvenir-Sheet was printed in two varieties. The serial number is printed in two different fonts / sizes. |
| Paper | |
| Perforation | 13.25 x 13.25 |
| Print Technique | offset, multicolor |
| Printed by | Polska Wytwornia Papierow Wartosciowych (PWPW) |
| Quantity |
PLZ 1500 - 1.486.000,
PLZ 2000 - 1.493.000,
PLZ 2500 - 1.484.000,
PLZ 3000 - 1.480.000. Souvenir-Sheet: 1.000.000 (in 3 variations) |
| Issuing Authority | Polish Post |
On January 29th, 1993, the Post Authority of Poland issued the set of stamps "The Amber Road" - four individual stamps and a Souvenir-Sheet.
The set was issued for the International philatelic exhibition Polska '93 in Poznan.
The logo of the Exhibition was printed on the bottom-left corner of the Souvenir-Sheet.
The set present four different types of amber: Milk, Red, Green and Limpid.
An Amber necklace is depicted on the souvenir sheet. In the background of the sheet is a map of the amber-producing areas in Poland, Lithuania, and the region of Koenigsberg (Kalingrad) according to Abraham Ortelius "Teatrum Orbis Terrarum 1570".
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| Limpid Amber with included insect on stamp of Poland 1993, MiNr.: 3429, Scott: 3139. |
The stamp with Limpid Amber, face value of 3000zl, shows an insect embedded in the amber.
Such ambers are found in large quantities in Poland and Lithuania. Lithuania has also commemorated the amber deposits on their own stamps in 2009.
The Souvenir-Sheet exist in 3 different types:
- MICHEL Bl. 121I: "No" and digits are written in brown Antiqua font.
Quantity issued: 1.000.
The number have 5 digits only. - MICHEL Bl. 121II: "No" and digits are written in brown Sans Serif.
Quantity issued: 4.000.
The number have 5 digits only. - MICHEL Bl. 121III: "No" written in Sans Serif (offset print), the
digits are larger and written in Antiqua font.
Quantity issued: 995.000.
The number have 6 digits only.
Products and associated philatelic items
| FDC | Souvenir-Sheets with perforation shift | Example of circulated cover |
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References
- Technical details:
- Poczta Polska (the article does not exist anymore)
- colnect
Acknowledgements
Many thanks to Dr. Peter Voice from Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences, Western Michigan University, for reviewing the draft page and his very valuable comments.