uncommon1900-1945

Upper Silesia Plebiscite 20 Pfg.

Name: Upper Silesia Plebiscite 20 Pfg.
Brand: Upper Silesia (Plebiscite Commission)

Upper Silesia (Plebiscite Commission) · 1921 · 20 Pfg.

The stamp features an allegorical figure holding a sword over a map of Upper Silesia, with the inscription 'Oberschlesien' and the denomination '20 Pfg.'.

Issued during the 1921 Upper Silesia plebiscite, this stamp was used as pro-German propaganda during the period of intense territorial dispute between Germany and Poland.

Printing Method

Lithography

Themes

plebiscite propaganda political allegory territorial-dispute map

Image: пропагандистские организации Германии в Верхней Силезии и комиссия по управлению Верхней Силезией; отсканировано <a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Nickpo" class="extiw" title="ru:User:Nickpo">User:Nickpo</a> · License: Public domain

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