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Scouting Around the World Po land

The Polish Sco ut movement was started in 1910 in Lw6w (now - Lviv, Ukrain e). The rapid development
and popularity of Boy Scouts continued up to 1914, but was interrupted by the o utbreak of World War I.
Around the end of 19 14 and the beginning of 19 15, th e Scout movement resumed , but conti nued in
hiding. The temporary interrupti on was not exact ly caused by the imposed martial law, but mainl y by the
absence of the mature leadership who were mob ili zed in the German Army.

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Postcard franked with 4 Gr CZUWAJE (Be Prepared) Boy Scout label.
The labe l was most probab ly a fund -ra ising type, and was sold for 4 Groszy.
It had no offic ial postage va lue, and its acceptance as postage is most likely by coincidence.

The postcard is dated 17 August 191 7 and it is sent from Lwow to Uhryn6w.
Both of these ci ties were then in Poland, and a re today in Ukra ine.
Red (Austrian) censorship cachet.