| Added by |
 Maciej Pasztor
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| General Description : | Ivan Vladimirovich Michurin (October 27 [O.S. October 15] 1855 – June 7, 1935), was a Russian practitioner of selection, Honorable Member of the Soviet Academy of Sciences, and academician of the Lenin All-Union Academy of Agriculture. In 1875, Michurin leased a strip of land of about 500 square metres not far from Tambov, began collecting plants, and started his research in pomology and selection. In 1899, he acquired a much bigger strip of land of about 130,000 square metres and moved all of his plants there. |
| Material | Gold |
| Face value | 40 groszy |
| Catalog code (Michel) | 870 |
| Catalog code (Scott) | 637 |
| Catalog code | Polish Stamps Catalog 730 |
| Series | Month of Polish-Soviet friendship. |
| Print run | 21,000 |
| Issue date | 15/09/1954 |
| Designer | Hanna Przeździecka |
| Paper type | White; Thin Smooth |
| Print technique | Photogravure |
| Printed by | PWPW (Państwowa Wytwórnia Papierów Wartościowych) |
| Perforation | 12½ x 12¾ (comb) |
| Height | 27.00 mm |
| Width | 21.50 mm |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |
