Poland – exile government issues

After the invasion of Poland at the start of World War 2, an exile government was set up in September of 1939 and moved to London. It controlled military forces that escaped to Allied countries as well as the Polish resistance. Its stamps were used aboard free Polish merchant ships and free naval vessels.

All its stamps were engraved, and inscribed POCZTA POLSKA.

Some catalogs include exile government issues in the normal sequence of the stamps of Poland.

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 * In September 1941, its first issue was released, with designs showing war damage or Polish forces in action.
 * In 1943, a new series of similar designs was released.
 * In 1944, four values from 1941 were surcharged MONTE CASSINO / 18.5.1944 and dnew values.
 * In 1945, a semipostal commemorating the Warsaw Uprising was issued but without the Polish eagle in the designs.
 * After the end of World War and Soviet occupation of Poland, the use of its stamps ended. The exile government was supposedly integrated into the new Polish government but remained independent until 1990.

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