Sigismund II Augustus
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Sigismund II Augustus was King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania, the son of Sigismund I the Old, whom Sigismund II succeeded in 1548. He was the first ruler of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth and the last male monarch from the Jagiellonian dynasty.
A 1568 Lithuanian coin of Sigismund II Augustus with Vytis and the Columns of Gediminas
Queen Elizabeth, by Lucas Cranach the Younger
Child armour of Sigismund II Augustus, which was commissioned by Emperor Ferdinand I for his daughter's Elizabeth of Austria marriage with Sigismund II Augustus
Polish Post
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The Polish Post is the state postal administration of Poland, initially founded in 1558. The company is headquartered in Warsaw and employs over 67,000 people. It is the largest mail-handling company in the country, which additionally provides courier, banking, insurance and logistics services. The digital services, such as neo-stamps, neo-letters and neo-postcards, are available through the Internet-based platform Envelo.
Headquarters in Warsaw
A postage seal of the Polish Crown under king Augustus III
A Polish courier on Sokół 1000 motorcycle, before 1939
Poczta Polska mailbox with a yellow post-horn symbol on blue, used before rebranding