Polish Crypto Stamp – Kościuszko Insurrection

Kościuszko Insurrection

On 11 September 2024 Poczta Polska released a special limited crypto stamp for the 230th anniversary of the Kościuszko Insurrection of 1794, reproducing Jan Matejko's 1888 canvas "Kościuszko at Racławice". The issuer calls it the first crypto stamp of its kind worldwide: it exists in a perforated and a non-perforated version, 2,000 pieces each, sold at 75 PLN, each paired with an ERC-1155 token on its own Polygon contract "Polish Crypto Stamp - The Kościuszko Insurrection" (on-chain total supply 4,000). 600 NFT crypto covers (300 per version, 95 PLN) show a fragment of Michał Stachowicz's "Kościuszko's Oath" and were hand-stamped with a crypto postmark. Design: Paweł Myszka. The release was preceded by the Cryptophilatelic Thaler 3.0 "Tadeusz Kościuszko" in July 2024.

Variants

Variant	Variant	Mintage	Rarity
	Perforated	2,000	1
	Non-perforated	2,000	1

Image: Poczta Polska

230th Anniversary of the Kościuszko Insurrection (September 2024)

Detail	Value
Date	2024-09-11
Occasion	Kościuszko Insurrection of 1794
Total mintage	4,000 (2,000 perforated + 2,000 non-perforated)
Sale price	75 PLN (crypto stamp), 95 PLN (crypto cover)
Contract (Polygon)	`0x92225e214880c6449fe3740c0045ac0a613eeaee` (ERC-1155)

Special limited crypto stamp released 11 September 2024 for the 230th anniversary of the 1794 Kościuszko Insurrection, reproducing Jan Matejko's 1888 painting "Kościuszko at Racławice" (National Museum in Kraków). Two versions of 2,000 pieces each — perforated and non-perforated — sold at 75 PLN through the official shop, each with an ERC-1155 token on a dedicated Polygon contract. 600 hand-postmarked NFT crypto covers (300 per version, 95 PLN) carry a fragment of Michał Stachowicz's "Kościuszko's Oath on the Main Market Square in Kraków". Design: Paweł Myszka. Poczta Polska bills it as the first crypto stamp of this kind worldwide.

Curator note: crypto-stamps.org lists this issue under 11 July 2024 with 1,700 + 1,700 stamps and 300 + 300 FDC tokens and four sub-designs per version; the official press release (11 September 2024) and the issuer's token metadata state 2,000 per version including the 300 cover pieces — issuer figures used here, and the per-design split is not published, so only the two versions are modelled. Both versions have the same mintage, hence equal rarity rank. Printer not named.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many exist?

4,000 in total: 2,000 perforated and 2,000 non-perforated, matching the on-chain total supply of 4,000. Each version includes the 300 pieces used on NFT crypto covers. crypto-stamps.org lists 1,700 + 1,700 stamps and 300 + 300 covers instead; this page follows the issuer figures.

What did it cost?

The stamp carries a face value of 10 PLN. Both versions were sold at 75 PLN through the official Poczta Polska shop; the NFT crypto covers cost 95 PLN.

Which contract holds the tokens?

It has its own dedicated contract: "Polish Crypto Stamp - The Kościuszko Insurrection" at `0x92225e214880c6449fe3740c0045ac0a613eeaee` on Polygon (ERC-1155).

How does it relate to the Tadeusz Kościuszko thaler?

The Cryptophilatelic Thaler 3.0 "Tadeusz Kościuszko" of July 2024 announced this issue. It is a separate digital token; crypto-stamps.org dates the crypto stamp to that July airdrop, while this page uses the issuer’s sale date of 11 September 2024.