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 Maciej Pasztor
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| General Description : | Andrzej Tadeusz Bonawentura Kościuszko (Andrew Thaddeus Bonaventure Kościuszko; February 4 or 12, 1746 – October 15, 1817) is a national hero in Poland, Lithuania, Belarus, and the United States, who fought in the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth's struggles against Russia and the Kingdom of Prussia and on the American side in the American Revolutionary War. He was a close friend and admirer of Thomas Jefferson, with whom he shared Enlightenment ideals of human rights. As Supreme Commander of the Polish National Armed Forces, he led the 1794 Kościuszko Uprising. |
| Face value | 60 groszy |
| Catalog code (Michel) | PL 1237 |
| Catalog code (Scott) | PL 984 |
| Catalog code | Yvert et Tellier PL 1099 Stanley Gibbons PL 1230 AFA number PL 1127 Polish Stamps Catalog (Fischer) PL 1093 |
| Series | Famous Poles 1 |
| Place in series | 6 |
| Stamp colour | Olive gray and black |
| Watermark | Posthorn Type 2 Multiple [SL] |
| Stamp use | Commemorative stamp |
| Print run | 3,220,000 |
| Issue date | 15/06/1961 |
| Designer | Andrzej Heidrich Grav: Barbara Szymańska-Kowalska |
| Paper type | White; middel, smooth |
| Print technique | Steel engraving and Photogravure |
| Printed by | PWPW (Państwowa Wytwórnia Papierów Wartościowych) |
| Perforation | 11 x 11¾ (harrow) |
| Height | 21.60 mm |
| Width | 40.00 mm |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
