Poland postage stamps year 1963 World Fencing Championship in Gdansk Mint never hinged(**)
Poland issued a set of commemorative postage stamps and a souvenir sheet to mark the 28th World Fencing Championships, which took place in Gdańsk from July 15 to 28, 1963.
The philatelic issue consists of:
- A set of 6 stamps (sometimes cataloged as 6 values in 4 main designs plus a final one, or 6 distinct stamps), with designs linking modern fencing to historical dueling:
- Various fencing weapons (foil, sabre, epee) on a helmet.
- Fencers (Sabre) vs. medieval knights on horseback.
- Fencers (Sabre) vs. 17th-century dragoons.
- Fencers (Foil) vs. 18th-century duelists.
- Fencers (Epee) on the background of the Gdańsk Crane (Żuraw).
- Lions holding the Gdańsk Coat of Arms and the Polish Fencing Association emblem.
- A souvenir sheet (block), which often contains a block of four stamps from the series (specifically the designs depicting the historical duels and the Gdańsk Crane).
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