Poland bridge

A bridge stamp and three illustration stamps from Poland. 

Ernest Malinowski bridge in Toruń

An iron truss bridge for railway built between 1870-1873 to connect railway lines and serve as fortifications in a lower part of the Vistula river. It covers the so - called Stara Wisła and Kępa Bazarowa. Its 20 meter high towers were decorated with figures that were removed in 1920 as they reminded of the town's Prussian history. The towers themselves were disassembled in the 50's of the 20th century. By 1934 it was the only bridge in Toruń for trains, cars and pedestrians. The bridge was destroyed two times in the II World War - by the Polish troops (in September 1939) and then by the German troops (in January 1945). After the war, the bridge was rebuilt. In 1999 it was named by Ernest Malinowski - famous engineer who constructed a railway line in the Andes.

The stamp is part of the 4 stamps issued in 2008 by Poland on its old and new bridges - the Torun bridge is the oldest among the four. 

The other 3 stamps - issued in 2002 ( May 31) - are a set of stamps showing Children games and amusements - playing badminton, flying a kite and riding a scooter.