Poland added a fresh Olympic item to the February philately calendar. Poland opened its Milano Cortina 2026 philatelic note with a release timed to the first competition day. Poczta Polska started sales in post offices on 6 February and gave collectors an issue that sits exactly on the Olympic timeline.
Poczta Polska built the design with the Polish Olympic Committee and used photos from a special team session by Szymon showing three winter disciplines in motion: speed skating, alpine skiing, and biathlon. The design also features real members of Team Poland, not generic figures, which gives the issue a direct link to the national squad in Milano Cortina.
This stamp works well for beginner collectors because the issue has clear technical data. The postal service set the print run at 63,000 copies. The issue uses offset printing and a 43 × 31.25 mm format. The sales sheet contains 9 stamps. The denomination uses the letter “B,” which Poczta Polska applies instead of a printed numeric face value on this issue.
Poczta Polska also prepared a full philatelic set around the release. The operator added a First Day Cover and a commemorative date stamp with a snowflake motif for the day of issue. That detail matters for stamp-collecting readers because Olympic-themed material often gains interest through complete sets: stamp, FDC, and event cancellation from the same date.
The shop pages also support the release with product listings for the stamp and related items, which helps collectors confirm the issue and track format options. For an Olympic philately series, Poland’s 2026 stamp gives a clean, well-documented example: one country, one issue, one opening-day date, and a direct connection to the Winter Games in Italy.
See also our recent Olympic stamp notes: Italy’s official Milano Cortina stamps issue, Swiss Post’s Milano Cortina 2026 collector sets, and Estonia adds an Olympic issue to its 2026 philately program.
