Czech post office news

Exhibition “Prague Castle in the art postage stamp”



The new stamp is a panorama of Charles Bridge and Prague Castle as viewed from the footbridge Novotny.

Prague Castle is the largest castle complex in the world. This place was therefore chosen for the exhibition of a representative to the general public, which will be presented more than ninety year tradition of Czech stamp production in conjunction with collections of objects of the Prague Castle. Visitors will learn about the history of postage stamps with their work. They will be here to see the original proposals marks liner rozkresby or engraving and printing plates. Of famous artists who were inspired Prague Castle, we can appoint Alfons Mucha, the author first postage stamps of Czechoslovakia in 1918, the Max Švabinský, Cyril Bouda, Jaroslav Lukavského, George A. and Ulrich Švengsbíra Kulhanek. The exhibition will run from 12 May 2010 – 1 August 2010.

Date of Issue: 5 May 2010
Denominations: 17 CZK

Children – Helen Zmatlikova



CZ post issued the occasional stamp of the issue of “Children – Helen Zmatlíková recalling the creation of one of the mostillustrator Children’s Books – Helen Zmatlíková. The postage stamp is illustrated book of pixie Pitrýsek Aškenazyho Louis: In Search of plum aromas. On the coupon are given blackberries, which are illustrations in the book by Josef Kolar.

Helen was born in 1923 in Prague. She learned a seamstress, but the more she enjoyed drawing. During the war she worked in art studio, sketching and proposed Melantrich handbags.

Date of Issue: 26 May 2010
Denominations: 10 CZK