Postage stamps and postal history of the Czech Republic
Encyclopedia
This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history
of the Czech Republic
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The Czech Republic is a country in Central Europe
which borders Poland
to the northeast, Germany
to the west and northwest, Austria
to the south and Slovakia
to the east.
were in use and were still valid until 30 September 1993. Stamps of the Czech Republic are marked Česká republika.
First stamps was printed printing house by the Ministry of Communication - the Czech Post’s Technical Centre of Machines. After privatization in 1992 The Postal Printing House of Securities Prague, Inc. = Poštovní tiskárna cenin Praha a.s.
Postal history
Postal history is the study of postal systems and how they operate and, or, the study of postage stamps and covers and associated material illustrating historical episodes of postal systems...
of the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
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The Czech Republic is a country in Central Europe
Central Europe
Central Europe or alternatively Middle Europe is a region of the European continent lying between the variously defined areas of Eastern and Western Europe...
which borders Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
to the northeast, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
to the west and northwest, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
to the south and Slovakia
Slovakia
The Slovak Republic is a landlocked state in Central Europe. It has a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia is bordered by the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to the south...
to the east.
First stamps
The first stamps of the Czech Republic were issued on 20 January 1993 after the former Czechoslovakia was split into the Slovak Republic and the Czech Republic from 1 January 1993. Before then, stamps of the Czechoslovak RepublicPostage stamps and postal history of Czechoslovakia
This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Czechoslovakia.Czechoslovakia was a country in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
were in use and were still valid until 30 September 1993. Stamps of the Czech Republic are marked Česká republika.
First stamps was printed printing house by the Ministry of Communication - the Czech Post’s Technical Centre of Machines. After privatization in 1992 The Postal Printing House of Securities Prague, Inc. = Poštovní tiskárna cenin Praha a.s.
See also
- List of people on stamps of the Czech Republic
- Postage stamps and postal history of CzechoslovakiaPostage stamps and postal history of CzechoslovakiaThis is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Czechoslovakia.Czechoslovakia was a country in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
- Postage stamps and postal history of SlovakiaPostage stamps and postal history of SlovakiaThis is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Slovakia.Slovakia is a landlocked country in Central Europe with a population of over five million and an area of about . Slovakia borders the Czech Republic and Austria to the west, Poland to the north, Ukraine to the east and Hungary to...
- Society for Czechoslovak PhilatelySociety for Czechoslovak PhilatelySociety for Czechoslovak Philately is a philatelic organization dedicated to the collection and study of the postage stamps and postal history of Czechoslovakia, the Czech Republic and Slovakia.-History:...
External links
- Czechoslovak Philatelic Society of Great Britain
- Stamp Domain Czech pages.
- Czech Printing House - printing postage stamps for czech and slovakia.
Further reading
- Czechout the journal of the Czechoslovak Philatelic Society of Great Britain.