TY - JOUR TI - Znaczek pocztowy jako źródło ikonograficzne AU - Essen, Andrzej TI - Znaczek pocztowy jako źródło ikonograficzne AB - The history of postage stamps was briefly presented in the paper. The focus of the paper, however, was put on the analysis of their visual contents. The main tendencies in the choice of contents presented on postage stamps both at the beginning of their history, i.e. in the 19th century, and in modern times were discussed. Political contents of the stamps, political aspects of their issues, and their social function were studied. The role of postage stamps in historical research as iconographic sources, which can be very important in certain cases, was determined. Political, social, and cultural functions of both issues and visual contents of postage stamps were also mentioned. VL - 2017 IS - Tom XXV PY - 2017 SN - 2451-4993 C1 - 2543-733X SP - 191 EP - 206 DO - 10.4467/2543733XSSB.17.013.7259 UR - https://ejournals.eu/czasopismo/ssb/artykul/znaczek-pocztowy-jako-zrodlo-ikonograficzne KW - źródła ikonograficzne KW - znaczek pocztowy KW - treść wizerunku KW - znaczenie społeczne