Czech Republic: EUROPA 2023 - "Peace - the highest value of humanity"

 

Stamp:

EUROPA 2023 - "Peace - the highest value of humanity" - Issued: 09-05-2023

I sent this Cover to myself during my visit at IBRA23.

Czech Republic: EUROPA 2022 - "Stories & Myths”

 

Stamp:

EUROPA 2022 - "Stories & Myths” - Issued: 06-04-2022

 

Many thanks to Jeremy!

Czech Republic: Stamp on Stamp - "The Red Mercury Stamp"

Austria’s newspaper stamps, known as the Mercury stamps, first appeared in 1851. They were the first newspaper stamps issued in the Czech territory. The stamps, designed by engraver Josef Axmann, were very small and were not denominated, the colour indicating the value. They depicted a profile of the Greek messenger god Hermes, known in Rome as Mercury, framed with the text (clockwise from top to bottom) “ZEITUNGS” – “POST” – “STÄMPEL” – “K.K., and a rose in each corner of the frame. The stamps mainly differ in colour. The most common blue stamps were stuck directly to newspapers, which are quite often preserved. The yellow and pink stamps were used for larger numbers of copies. The Red Mercury, also known as the Scarlet Mercury, is the rarest of the Mercury stamps. They were glued to tapes used to frank a bundle of 10 newspapers. The tapes were torn and discarded after delivery, which makes the Red Mercury stamps one of the top ten most expensive stamps in the world.

Source: https://www.ceskaposta.cz/en/

Stamp:

Stamp on Stamp - "The Red Mercury Stamp" (from a set of 2) - Issued: 23-09-2020

Many thanks to Vladimir!

Czech Republic: EUROPA 2018 "Bridges"

 

Stamp:

EUROPA 2018 "Bridges" - Issued: 02-05-2018

I sent this Cover to myself during the International Stamp Fair 2018 in Essen, Germany!

Czech Republic: Offical Postcrossing Stamp

Today I received a nice cover from the Czech Republic. It symbolize the never-ending flow of postcards, from hand-in-hand, connecting different people all around the world. The stamp was launched in early September at the yearly Sběratel/Collector's fair.

Stamp:
Postcrossing - Issued: 02-09-2015

Many thanks to Klara for this nice cover!

Czech Republic: Prague

Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. It is also the 15th largest city in the European Union. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava River, the city is home to about 1.24 million people, while its larger urban zone is estimated to have a population of nearly 2 million. On the card you can see on the large picture the Týn Church. It is a dominant feature of the Old Town of Prague and has been the main church of this part of the city since the 14th century. The church's towers are 80 m high and topped by four small spires.

Stamps:
Czech Cars - Škoda I. - Issued: 04-09-2013 with some special postmark