Danzig Tuberculosis Week, St. George and Dragon
Free City of Danzig · 1921 · 50 pfennig
The stamp depicts Saint George on horseback, in the act of slaying a dragon with a spear. Text around the design indicates 'DANZIG' and 'TUBERKULOSE-WOCHE', with the denomination '50 pfennig' at the bottom.
Issued by the Free City of Danzig in 1921 to commemorate 'Tuberculosis Week,' this stamp highlights early 20th-century public health campaigns aimed at combating widespread diseases like tuberculosis.
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Image: <bdi><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q827911" class="extiw" title="d:Q827911"><span title="German painter (1877-1954)">Berthold Hellingrath</span></a></bdi> · License: Public domain
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