Postage stamp no 1780 from the series „500th Anniversary of Copernicus’ Birth”

Postage stamp no 1780 from the series „500th Anniversary of Copernicus’ Birth”

  • Creator: Henryk Chyliński, engraved Barbara Kowalska
  • Date: 26 June 1969
  • Description: Postage stamp featuring a portrait of Copernicus based on a painting by Jan Matejko and a drawing of the heliocentric pattern. Print run of 4,154,000 stamps
  • Location: Artur Sikora’s Collection

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