Finest Polish Post Stamps – Nicolaus Copernicus

Nicolaus Copernicus

For the 550th anniversary of Copernicus's birth, Poczta Polska and the Vatican issued a joint block on 27 February 2023 with Jan Matejko's 1873 painting "Astronomer Copernicus, or Conversations with God", designed by Joanna Fleszar-Haspert, in a circulation of 120,000. In 2024 Poczta Polska added the crypto stamp layer retroactively: an NFT stamp (token ID 8) and an NFT first day cover (token ID 13) on the "Finest Polish Post Stamps" contract (Polygon, ERC-1155) — a collection that digitises selected historical issues rather than new stamps. Community catalogues date the tokens to 31 August 2024 and count 285 NFT stamps and 212 NFT FDCs as an open edition.

Variants

Variant	Variant	Mintage	Rarity
	NFT FDC	212	1
	NFT Stamp	285	2

Image: Poczta Polska

550th Anniversary of the Birth of Nicolaus Copernicus — NFT (August 2024)

Detail	Value
Date	2024-08-31
Occasion	Birth of Nicolaus Copernicus, 19 February 1473 (joint issue with the Vatican)
Total mintage	NFT: 285 stamps + 212 FDC (open); physical block 120,000 (2023)
Contract (Polygon)	`0xa3cEA3e7D84ec6EC233291Fa0D6a34484286dc47` (ERC-1155)

Retroactive NFT edition of the Poland–Vatican joint block of 27 February 2023 for the 550th anniversary of Copernicus's birth (physical circulation 120,000, design Joanna Fleszar-Haspert after Jan Matejko's 1873 "Astronomer Copernicus, or Conversations with God"). The NFT stamp (token ID 8) and NFT first day cover (token ID 13) belong to the "Finest Polish Post Stamps" collection on Polygon (ERC-1155), in which Poczta Polska digitises selected historical issues; community catalogues date them to 31 August 2024 with 285 and 212 tokens claimed.

Curator note: no official web page for the NFT issue was reachable (nft.poczta-polska.pl in maintenance mode); the token metadata on the verified contract is issuer-authored and confirms motif, designer, joint issue and the 2023 physical circulation of 120,000. Issue date 31 August 2024 comes from kryptoznaczki.pl; crypto-stamps.org only says "September 2024". Distribution channel (airdrop per the aggregator) and price are unconfirmed, so totalMint and sale price stay null; 285 / 212 are open-edition snapshots.

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this a new stamp issue?

No. The physical block is the Poland–Vatican joint issue of 27 February 2023, face value 8 PLN, circulation 120,000. The NFT stamp and NFT first day cover were added retroactively in 2024 as part of the "Finest Polish Post Stamps" collection, which digitises selected historical issues.

How many NFTs exist?

Community catalogues count 285 NFT stamps (token ID 8) and 212 NFT first day covers (token ID 13). Both are open editions, so the supply can still grow.

How were the NFTs distributed, and at what price?

This is unconfirmed. crypto-stamps.org points to an airdrop, but no official source was reachable, so no price is given here. The tokens sit on the "Finest Polish Post Stamps" contract `0xa3cEA3e7D84ec6EC233291Fa0D6a34484286dc47` on Polygon (ERC-1155).