NORTHERN POLAND ISSUES 1918-1919


WARSAW

First Warsaw Issue.  Overprints on Warsaw local stamps of 1916 were issued as some of the very first stamps of the 2nd Republic.

 
Warsaw issued stamps of late 1918 - early 1919.  German occupation stamps, already overprinted with "Gen. Gouv. Warschau"  were  additionally overprinted "Poczta Polska" with bars canceling the German markings.  In Polish Fenigow denominations.  Also in this series, a 20 Fenigow value.
3 other stamps like these were also issued with an additional value stamped on top:
5 Fenigow on a 2 1/2 pf stamp, 5 Fenigow on a 3 pf stamp, and 25 Fenigow on a 7 1/2 pf stamp.

POZNAN-GNIEZNO

Poznan and Gniezno also used German stamps with overprints.  Poznan issues included a value in addition to the "Poczta Polska" overprint. This series included:
5 Fenigow on 2 pf,
5 Fenigow on a 7 1/2 pf,
5 Fenigow on a 20 pf,
10 Fenigow on a 25 pf and
10 Fenigow on a 40 pf stamp.
Two stamps were issued for Gniezno (without the words "Poczta Polska"):
A large reddish "5" on a 2 pf and a large green "10" on a 7 1/2 pf.



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