Poland Fundraising / Publicity Stamp Issued by the Pogotowia Ratunkowego w. Warszawie (Warsaw Ambulance Service) this appears to be a fundraising stamp, probably issued around 1918/1920, based on the denomination (1 Koruna) and the text at the top, which implies it was the 10th anniversary - perhaps honoring the 10th anniversary of the Service's motorized transport.
According to the Ambulance Service website at meditrans.waw.pl:
The Ambulance Service in Warsaw was established in 1897 on the initiative of Dr. Józef Zawadzki, who
in the years 1890-1893 he worked in an emergency station in Vienna, where he learned how such an institution is organized. Initially, the Ambulance Service, which initially was called "Emergency Aid Society", lived on social contributions, voluntary donations, social insurance fees for transporting the sick and helping
at home for disabled and bed-ridden people and from municipal subsidies.
Until 1909, only horse traction was used in the Warsaw ambulance service. Every intervention back together
it took about an hour and a half to get to the base, so definitely too long, because the car could handle as many as 3 calls during this time. A year later, in 1910, the first technical revolution took place. Only cars left for accidents, and horses were only used to transport sick people.
This stamp is F/VF, no gum.
Approximate Image Size: 39 x 46 mm.
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