POLAND

POLAND / POLSKA.

Mountains and plants in Tatra National Park.
Świnica Mountain.
Third stamp in a set of 6, issued on 05.09.1996.
Face value: 55 Polish grosz.
Design: Jacek Brodowski.
Printed by PWPW (Polska Wytwórnia Papierów Wartościowych), Warszawa.
Printing: Offset lithography.
Print: 1,000,000 copies.
Size: 43 x 31 mm.

Catalogs
- AFA No. 3513.
- Fischer No. 3472.
- Michel No. 3620.
- Scott No. 3315.
- StampWorld No. 3626.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 3648.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 3407.

Świnica (Slovak: Svinica) is a mountain in the main crest of the High Tatras, on the Polish-Slovak border, with two peaks whose altitude differs by about 10 m (33 ft), separated by the pass named Świnicka Szczerbina Niżnia (2,279 m, 7,477 ft). The main peak is at 2,302 m (7,752 ft) above sea level and is located about 10 km (6 mi) as the crow flies from Zakopane. The first ascent to the highest peak, after several unsuccessful attempts, was made on July 22, 1867 by Polish climbers Maciej Sieczka, Eugeniusz Janota, Bronisław Gustawicz and Stanisław Librowski. Świnica is one of the most visited Tatra peaks by mountaineers today. The flower depicted on the stamp is a Clusius' gentian (Gentina clusii).

Thanks to Krystyna Betiuk for his contribution (https://pocztowkowezbiory.blogspot.com/)