The interesting part is - the postmarks bear the images of animals that have some relevance to the town / city where the meet-up happens ( well , I think I spoke too soon )
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The Wawel Dragon (Smok Wawelski) is a famous dragon in Polish mythology who lived in a cave at the foot of Wawel Hill on the banks of the Vistula River. In the legend, the dragon terrifies local villagers by destroying their houses and eating up their young daughters. Desperate to solve the problem, King Krakus promised his daughter Wanda's hand to any brave man who can defeat the dragon. A cobbler named Skuba took up the challenge and stuffed a lamb with sulphur for the dragon to eat. Skuba left the lamb near the dragon cave and the unwary beast devoured the bait. Soon after, the dragon's thirst grew unbearable and he drank so much water from the River Vistula that he exploded from the uncontainable volume. King Krakus then wed his daughter Wanda to the victorious Skuba.
Katowice postcrossing meet-up with a postmark showing the mail pigeon carrying a postcard
A postcrossing meet-up postcard with the special postcrossing postmark from Zielona G贸ra!
Zielona G贸ra ( Green Mountains ) is the largest city in Lubusz Voivodeship, in western Poland. The region is also closely associated with vineyards and holds an annual Wine Fest. Its strong connection to vineyards and grape-picking earned Zielona G贸ra a nickname "The City of Wine". The postmark shows the image of Dionysus ( Bacchus ) - the god of the grape-harvest, winemaking and wine, of fertility, ritual madness, religious ecstasy, and theatre in ancient Greek religion and myth.
The statue of Bacchus in Zielona G贸ra
A cover with the postcrossing meet-up postmark fron Wroclaw - 05- October - 2019
A cover with the postcrossing meet-up postmark from Poznan on 28th September 2019
This small statue of a traditionally-dressed Bamber peasant girl carrying jugs used in wine-making stands beside the historical Municipal Scales building in Poznan. Created by sculptor Joseph Wackerle, who would later become Reich Culture Senator and Hitler's favourite artist, Bamberka was unveiled in 1915 and originally stood over a well, providing drinking water for horses. This iconic monument commemorates the Bambers, poor Catholic farmers from Bavaria (today south-east Germany), who came to the Pozna艅 area in the hundreds in the early 18th century at the invitation of the city authorities to help rebuild villages devastated by war and plague. Known for the elaborate folk dresses worn by women, this ethnic group quickly integrated into Polish society, learning the language, identifying themselves as Polish and fighting for Polish national causes.
Actually only just a few of the postmarks show animals. They all show some symbolic pictures for the cities or the mail process. And I think the Katowice one shows a mail pigeon and not a rooster. ;)
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