Solidarność Walcząca - Pope John Paul II

Poland · 1985 · Non-denominated

The stamp features a portrait of Pope John Paul II with the text 'SOLIDARNOŚĆ WALCZĄCA' (Fighting Solidarity) and 'JAN PAWEŁ II' (John Paul II) surrounding him. The design is simple, likely in a single color.

This stamp was issued by Fighting Solidarity, an underground anti-communist organization in Poland during the 1980s, using the revered figure of Pope John Paul II as a symbol of national and spiritual resistance against the communist regime. Such stamps served as propaganda, fundraising tools, and symbols of defiance.