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uncommon1900-1945
Żarki Forged Wagon
Poland · 1918 · 10 Halerzy
A local post stamp from Żarki, Poland, depicting a horse-drawn wagon in the center. The stamp is denominated 10 Halerzy and features 'POCZTA LOKALNA' at the top.
Żarki local post stamps were issued during World War I when regular postal services were disrupted. This specific example is a known forgery, created to imitate the rare original issues from that period.
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