2016-12-13 Tue

Polish Post has released a new stamp marking 400 years since Poles arrived in America.

The year 1620 is generally established as the foundation date of the first American colony. However, attempts to settle the land had been made as early as 20 years before that. It isn't common knowledge, though, that some of the earliest settlers in America were Poles.

In 1607 the British Virginia Company established the Jamestown colony, which served as a trade centre. The workers were outsourced from other countries. The first batch of the new settlers to reach Jamestown on 1 October 1608 included Dutchmen, Germans, and also Poles.

The Polish Post presents an anniversary postage stamp issued to commemorate the 400 years of Polish settlement in America. Issued on 30 September 2008 this stamp comes in the denomination of 3 zloty. An Indian profile is depicted on the stamp along with a drawing symbolising a Polish settler from 1608 on a background containing an outline of both continents.