Poland Postage Due Stamp

Poland · 1919 · 5 h

This is one of the first postage due stamps issued by the Second Polish Republic. The design is purely typographic, featuring a large numeral '5' for the denomination within an ornate, rectangular frame. The currency 'h' for 'halerzy' is indicated, reflecting the transitional period using Austrian currency.

Issued in 1919, shortly after Poland regained independence, this stamp was used to collect insufficient postage from the recipient of a letter. It represents the nascent postal system of the newly re-established nation.