Warsaw 1860 3 kopek Russian Empire

Poland · 1860 · 3 kopek

A 3 kopek stamp from Warsaw, 1860, featuring the double-headed eagle of the Russian Empire with Cyrillic inscriptions. This example is a cut square from an envelope.

Issued when Poland was under Russian rule, this stamp represents the postal system of the Russian General Gouvernement of Warsaw and is considered the first stamp of Poland.