posted 07-31-2003 06:06 AM
In June, Poland was celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the first spaceflight
of a Polish citizen, Miroslaw Hermaszewski. The Air Force General visited space
station Salyut 6 for an eight day trip on Soyuz 30 back in 1978.On the occasion of the anniversary, Polish Post issued an illustrated stationery postcard at a face value of 1,20 PLN.
Further, two illustrated temporary postmarkers were used in the cities of
Warsaw and Poznan:
27.6.03: Warszawa 1;
Text: "Pierwszy Polak w Kosmosie - 25-lecie lotu" (First Pole in Space - 25th
Anniversary of the flight).
Send your stamped covers to Urzad Pocztowy Warszawa 1, Sklep Filatelistyczny,
00-001 Warszawa 1, Poland.
5.7.03: Poznan 1;
Text: "25-lece lotu w Kosmos Miroslawa Hermaszewskiego Piknik Wojskowo" (25th
Anniversary of Miroslaw Hermaszewski‘s flight to space)
Illustration: Portrait of Hermaszewski, stars
Send your stamped covers to: Urzad Pocztowy Poznan 1, Sklep Filatelistyczny, Ul. Kosciusko 77, Poznan 1, Poland.
Postage for letters up to 20 grams abroad is 2,10 PLN for surface mail, 2,60
PLN for priority mail.
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Jürgen P Esders
Berlin, Germany
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Astroaddies
posted 07-31-2003 06:06 AM
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