The Fischer Catalog of Polish stamps

Postage stamps and postal history of Poland

This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Poland. Although a postal service existed in Poland from 1558 postal markings were first introduced in 1764...

 (Katalog Polskich Znaków Pocztowych ISBN 83-904344-6-6) is a yearly publication in catalog form of postage stamps relating to Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

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The purpose of the catalog is to describe postage stamps related to Poland and to estimate their value in the philatelic market.

Publisher

The catalog is published in Poland by Firma Handlowo-Usługowa Andrzej Fischer, 41-902 Bytom, Rynek 11. Editor/publishers are Andrzej Fischer, Stanisław Styła, and Jerzy Walocha.

Format

The catalog is issued yearly in two volumes: Tom I and Tom II. All postage stamps are illustrated in full color. Value of individual stamps is listed in Polish currency. An introduction has sections written in Polish, German, and also in English.

Content

The catalog covers the full extent of Polish philately and is comprehensive in the following categories.

• Postage stamps of Poland
• City locals
• Austrian occupation
• German occupation
• Military mail
• Exile stamps
• Propaganda stamps
• Post-wartime overprints
• Prisoner-of-war
• Displaced persons
• Postal stationary
• Plebiscite issues
• Port Gdansk
• Cinderellas
• Charity stamps

Expertise

The catalog lists a number of experts who can verify authenticity of rare Polish stamps. These experts are listed under “Lista ekspertów Polskiego Związku Filatelistów i ekspertów międzynarodowych.”

Availability

The catalog is available in Poland, as well as in the United States and Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

. Requests for information related to the purchase of the catalogs should be directed to the Polonus philatelic society

Polonus Philatelic Society

The Polonus Philatelic Society is a society of stamp collectors who specialize in the postage stamps and postal history of Poland.- Location:The society is located in Chicago, Illinois with its address listed as: PO Box 489, Maryville, Illinois, 62062....

, located in Chicago, Illinois.

See also

• List of stamp catalogues
• Polonus Philatelic Society
  Polonus Philatelic Society
  The Polonus Philatelic Society is a society of stamp collectors who specialize in the postage stamps and postal history of Poland.- Location:The society is located in Chicago, Illinois with its address listed as: PO Box 489, Maryville, Illinois, 62062....
  
  
• Postage stamps and postal history of Poland
  Postage stamps and postal history of Poland
  This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Poland. Although a postal service existed in Poland from 1558 postal markings were first introduced in 1764...