Item no. S346 (stamp)

Type: stamp

Country: Poland

Date of issue: 29 August 2011

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Stamps (a pair of), of a 4-stamp set “Polacy na swiecie” (“The Poles in the World”), honoring Polish scientists and inventors that worked outside their native country. The stamp commemorates JAN SZCZEPANIK (1872 – 1926), inventor in the field of design of weaving machines, of television, of film and of color photography. The portrait of J. Szczepanik is presented upon an image of a color film camera of his design in the background.