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Maciej Pasztor
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| General Description : | Karol Wacław Świerczewski (callsign Walter) born on 22 February 1897 in Warsaw, died on 28 March 1947 at Jabłonki, near Baligród) was a Pole who became a Soviet military officer and a general. He served as a general in the service of the Soviet Union, Republican Spain, and the Soviet sponsored Polish Provisional Government of National Unity after World War II. During the Polish-Soviet (1919-1921) War he fought on the Soviet side |
| Material | Gold |
| Face value | 45+15 groszy |
| Catalog code (Michel) | 726 |
| Catalog code (Scott) | B65 (Sem-Postal) |
| Catalog code | Polish Stamps Catalog 588 |
| Series | The 5th anniversary of the death of general Karol Świerczewski |
| Print run | 2.052.000 |
| Issue date | 28/03/1952 |
| Designer | Czesław Słania |
| Paper type | White; Thin Smooth |
| Print technique | Steel engraving |
| Printed by | PWPW (Państwowa Wytwórnia Papierów Wartościowych) |
| Perforation | 12½ x 12¾ (harrow) |
| Height | 27.60 mm |
| Width | 22.20 mm |
| Catalog prices | No catalog prices set yet |