The Fischer , or catalog of Polish postage stamps ( Polish: Katalog Polskich Znaków Pocztowych ), is an annual print publication founded in 1995 in the form of a catalog of postage stamps issued in Poland or related to it. In 2016, the 21st edition of the catalog was published [1] .
| Fisher | |
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| polish Fischer: Katalog Polskich Znaków Pocztowych | |
 Catalog logo | |
| Directory Type | regional - Poland (all postage stamps) |
| Language | Polish |
| Country city |  Poland , Bytom - Krakow |
| Founded | 1995 |
| Exit forms | in 2 volumes |
| Periodicity | annually |
| Artwork | full color |
| Publisher | Firma Handlowo-Usługowa Andrzej Fischer |
| Website | fischer.pl |
The purpose of the catalog is to describe postage stamps published by postal administrations in Poland [1] , as well as to assess their value in the philatelic market.
Content
- 1 Publisher
- 2 Description
- 3 Contents
- 4 Expertise
- 5 Competitors Directory
- 6 notes
- 7 See also
- 8 References
Publisher
The catalog is published in Poland by the company of Andrzej Fischer, which is located in Bytom [1] at the address:
Firma Handlowo-Usługowa Andrzej Fischer, Rynek 11, 41-902 Bytom .
The editors and publishers of the catalog are [1] :
- Andrzej Fischer,
- Stanisław Styla ( Stanisław Styła ; before the 4th edition of the 1999 catalog),
- Jerzy Walocha (from the 4th edition of the 1999 catalog) and others.
Description
The catalog is published annually in two volumes (Volume I and Volume II). Illustrations of all postage stamps are shown in full color. The cost of individual brands is indicated in Polish currency . The introduction has sections in Polish , German and English [1] .
Contents
The catalog covers all aspects of Polish philately and quite fully covers the following categories:
- Postage stamps of Poland
- City Post Issues
- Austrian occupation
- German occupation
- Military mail
- Stamps issued in exile
- Propaganda stamps
- Post-war overprints
- POW mail
- Displaced persons mail
- Whole things
- Plebiscite issues
- Port of Gdansk
- Speculative issues
- Charity Stamps
Expertise
The catalog contains a number of experts who carry out philatelic expertise and can establish the authenticity of rare Polish stamps. These experts are listed in the section “Lista ekspertów Polskiego Związku Filatelistów i ekspertów mięszynarodowych” .
Directory Competitors
Until the late 1980s, Fischer’s rival was (or simply Katalog Popularni ), published by in Warsaw [2] . Then it grew and became a specialized four-volume. In this regard, for some time he got rid of the word “Popularni” and went out simply under the name “Katalog” [3] . Currently, it is [4] . Its publisher is in Warsaw. The third competing catalog with Fischer is the state Oficjalny Katalog Znaczków Pocztowych , published by the national postal service Poczta Polska [5] . Other catalogs of Polish brands are also issued [6] .
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 Fischer A., Grabowski AE, Styła S., Walocha J., Kopel Z., Rogala-Kałuski JMS, Kielbasa-Schoeni A., Petriuk S., Ratzki GH, Kmiotek E., Kielbasa-Schoeni N. Znaczki opłaty, urzędowe i dopłaty // Katalog polskich znaków pocztowych (iz Polską związanych) / Fischer, Firma Handlowo-Usługowa, A. Fiszer. - Wyd. 21 (popr. I uzup.). - Bytom: Fischer, 2016 .-- T. 1 .-- 504 s. - ISBN 8362457538 . - OCLC 939857824 . (Polish) (Retrieved February 25, 2016) Archived February 25, 2016.
- ↑ Katalog Popularni.
- ↑ Katalog.
- ↑ Katalog Specjalizowany Znaków Pocztowych Ziem Polskich.
- ↑ Oficjalny Katalog Znaczków Pocztowych.
- ↑ Examples of various Polish catalogs.
See also
- History of Post and Postage Stamps of Poland
- Stamp catalog
Links
- fischer.pl (Polish) - the official website of the Fischer publishing house.
- Search results for 'ti: Katalog Polskich Znaków Pocztowych'> 'Andrzej Fischer' . WorldCat.org : Search . Dublin, OH, USA: WorldCat; OCLC Online Computer Library Center, Inc. - Editions of the Fisher catalog of various years. Date of treatment February 25, 2016. Archived February 25, 2016.
- Stamp Encyclopaedia Poland (English)