Early Czechoslovakia Stamps

Exploration of European Stamps

Plate II, Position 89 of 100

Overview

The republic was established after the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1918. From 1939 to 1945, its western parts were the German protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia. Slovakia was independent and Sub Carpathian Ruthenia, in the east of the republic was granted to the Soviet Union. Currency 100 Haleru = 1 Korunia.

The first stamps were issued in October 1918, depicting the Hradcany Castle in Prague with the sun symbolically rising behind it is synonymous with the birth of the new state though the sun does not actually rise behind the castle. Designed by Alphonse Mucha, an exponent of Art Nouveau living in Prague.

Album
#4 - Bluish Green                   #8 - Brown	#7 - Red Orange
	#10 - Purple
1918 Hradcany definitive, face values of 20h Blue-green, 40h-Orange, 100h-Bright violet and 400h-Purple IMPERFORATES, various postmarks, 4 margins, typography (Used). Total 10 face values comprises of 3h, 5h, 10h, 20h, 25h, 30h, 40h, 100h, 200h & 400h.
#41	1919 Hradcany definitive, 1h-Brown PERFORATES, perf. 111/2 , typography, neat cds, very fine, rare & elusive stamp (Used)
#31	#30
1919 Hradcany definitive, 50h-Blue and 50h-Purple IMPERFORATES, 4 margins, double neat cds, very fine, rare and elusive stamps (Used)
#P2 - Green	1918 Czechoslovakia Pigeon definitive, 5h-Green PERFORATES, newspaper, neat cds (Used)
#J5 - Deep Bistre
1919 Czechoslovakia Doplatit definitive, 25h & 100 IMPERFORATES, neat cds (Used)
#B27 - Brown	“Posta Ceckoslovenska 1919” wide overprints on Austrian stamps, 2 heller IMPERFORATES, unused with little gum, scarce
#66 - Blue Green	#68 - Rose
1920 Czechoslovakia Pigeons definitive, 10h & 20h PERFORATES, perf. Comb 14, typography, neat cds, used
#71 - Red Brown	#87 - Yellow Green
#73 - Dark Blue	#88 - Dark Brown
1922 Czechoslovakia Republic definitive, 40h, 50, 60h & 100h PERFORATES, perf. Comb 14, typography, neat cds, used
#76 - Dark Green	#92 - Red Yellow
#77 - Violet	#94d - Violet Yellow
#78 - Vermilion	#81 -  Deep Violet
1923 Czechoslovakia Agriculture & Science definitive, 40h, 50h, 60h & 100h PERFORATES, perf. 133/4, typography, neat cds, used
#J65 - Ultra	#J63 - Dark Red
1923~1937   Czechoslovakia Doplatne definitive, 1K & 50h PERFORATES, perf. 133/4, typography, neat cds, used
#106 - Carmine Rose Perf. 10
	1925/1926   Posta Ceskoslovensko, 1K, 50h & 60h,  PERFORATES, used
#117- Deep Green	1925 Posta Ceskoslovensko, 50h-light green,  PERFORATES, large margin at 2 corners, scarce, used
#96 - Olive Green #119 - Blue	1925~1931 Ceskoslovensko definitive, 2K,  PERFORATES, used. P1 wmk. rare (Normal Wmk. 107)
#154 - Red	#156 - Red Violet
1929 Ceskoslovensko definitive, 20h & 30h,  PERFORATES, used
#203 - Claret Buff.	#146 - Carmine
1929~1939 Ceskoslovensko definitive, 1K & 50h,  PERFORATES, used	#144 - Dark Green
	1939 Slovenska Posta (Slovakia), 40h, 60h & 1K, PERFORATES, unused with gum.
#P11 - Ocher	#P12 - Light Blue
#P13 - Red Orange
1939 overprints ‘SLOVENSKY STAT 1939’ (Slovakia) red/black/blue, 2h, 5h, 7h, 1.5K, 1.6K, 2.5K & 3K postage stamps IMPERFORATES/PERFORATE, various colour, unused with gum.
#236  - Deep Green
1939 overprints ‘SLOVENSKY STAT 1939’ (Slovakia) red, 50h postage stamp – Green, unused with gum, block of four examples well perforates, fair combination.
1939 overprints ‘SLOVENSKY STAT’ blue (Slovakia), 1K postage stamp – Red, unused with no gum, block of four examples well perforates, opening in the bottom perforation
1939 overprints ‘SLOVENSKY STAT’ red (Slovakia), 10h postage stamp – Brown, unused with gum, block of two examples well perforates, very fresh combination
1939 overprints ‘SLOVENSKY STAT’ red (Slovakia), 50h postage stamp – Green, unused with no gum, block of eight examples well perforated, very fresh combination

~ NOTABLE COLLECTION ~

1^ST. Edition

Issued of Hradcany at Prague

1918 Czechoslovakia Scott #1, 3h reddish violet, Typo, Imper., LMM

~ CV $0.80(M) ~

1918 Czechoslovakia Scott #2, 5h yellowish green, Typo, Imper., LMM

~ CV $0.80(M) ~

1918 Czechoslovakia Scott #3, 10h rose, Typo, Imper., LMM

~ CV $0.80(M)  ~

1918 Czechoslovakia Scott #4, 20h Bluish Green, Typo, Imper., LMM

~ CV $0.80(M) ~

1918 Czechoslovakia Scott #5, 25h deep blue, Typo, Imper., LMM

~ CV $0.80(M)~

1918 Czechoslovakia Scott #6, 30h bristre, Typo, Imper., LMM

~ CV $0.80(M) ~

1918 Czechoslovakia Scott #7, 40h reddish orange, Typo, Imper., LMM

~ CV $0.80(M) ~

1918 Czechoslovakia Scott #8, 100h brown, Typo, Imper., LMM

~ CV $1.50 (M) ~

1918 Czechoslovakia Scott #9, 200h ultra, Typo, Imper., LMM

~ CV $2.25(M) ~

1918 Czechoslovakia Scott #9 (a), 200h blue, Typo, Imper., LMM

“Flag on Cathedral”, Rare

~ CV $220.00(M) without flag~
~ Estimated value with flag on Cathedral $500.00~

1918 Czechoslovakia Scott #10, 400h purple, Typo, Imper., LMM

~ CV $5.00(M) ~

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2^nd.  Edition

Issued of Hradcany at Prague

1918 Czechoslovakia Unlisted, 3h red violet, Typo, Private Perforation Perf. 11 1/2, LMM, Elusive
-EV $400.00-

1918 Czechoslovakia, 5h Yellowish Green, #13a
Perf. 11 1/2 x 10 3/4
-CV $45.00(M)-

1918 Czechoslovakia, 20h Bluish Green, #15b
Perf. 13 3/4, Elusive
-CV $8.00(M)-

1918 Czechoslovakia Scott #14a, 10h carmine red, Typo, Private Perforation Perf. 11 1/2, LMM

~ CV $8.00(M) ~

1918 Czechoslovakia Scott #15a, 20h bluish green, Typo, Private Perforation Perf. 11 1/2, LMM

~ CV $0.80(M) ~

1918 Czechoslovakia Scott #16, 25h Deep Blue, Typo, Private Perforation Perf. 13 3/4, 
VFU

~ CV $0.40(U) ~

1918 Czechoslovakia Scott #200h Ultra, Typo, Private Perforation Perf. 13 3/4, 
VFU

~ CV $0.40(U) ~

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3^rd.  Edition

Issued of Hradcany at Prague

Type II – Sun behind cathedral. Colourless plant leaves (foliage) in foreground.

Type III – Without sun. Shaded foliage in foreground.

Type IV – No foliage in foreground. New position of cathedral. Thin letters.

1919 Czechoslovakia Scott #23, 1h dark brown, Typo, Imperf., Type II, LMM

~ CV $0.80(M) ~

1919 Czechoslovakia Scott #27a, 15h brownish red , Typo, Imperf., Type IV,  LMM

~ CV $50.00(M) ~

1919 Czechoslovakia Scott #30, 50h dull brown, Typo, Imperf., Type II, LMM

~ CV $0.80(M) ~

1919 Czechoslovakia Scott #31, 50h dark blue, Typo, Imperf., Type IV, LMM

~ CV $0.80(M) ~

1919 Czechoslovakia Scott #32, 60h orange, Typo, Imperf., Type III, LMM

~ CV $1.50(M) ~

1919 Czechoslovakia Scott #33, 75h slate grey, Typo, Imperf., Type IV, LMM

~ CV $8.50(M) ~

1919 Czechoslovakia Scott #34, 80h olive green, Typo, Imperf., Type III, LMM

~ CV $1.00(M)~

1919 Czechoslovakia Scott #36, 120h greyish black, Typo, Imperf., Type IV, LMM

~ CV $3.00(M) ~

1919 Czechoslovakia Scott #36a, 120h Silver Grey, Typo, Imperf., Type IV, LMM
Scarce

~ CV $450.00(M) ~

1919 Czechoslovakia Scott #38, 300h greyish  green, Typo, Imperf., Type III, LMM

~ CV $8.00(M) ~

1919 Czechoslovakia Scott #39, 500h reddish brown, Typo, Imperf., Type IV, LMM

~ CV $10.00(M) ~

1919 Czechoslovakia Scott #40 (a) , 1000h Bluish Violet, Typo, Imperf., Type III, LMM
Scarce

~ CV $50.00(M) ~

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4^th.  Edition

Issued of Hradcany at Prague

1919 Czechoslovakia Scott #41, 1h dark brown, Typo, Perf. 13 3/4., Type II, LMM

~ CV $0.40(M) ~

1919 Czechoslovakia Scott #42, 5h Blue Green, Typo, Perf. 13 3/4., Type II, VFU

~ CV $0.40(M) ~

1919 Czechoslovakia Scott #43, 10h yellowish green, Typo, Perf. 13 3/4., Type IV, LMM

~ CV $0.80(M) ~

1919 Czechoslovakia Scott #44, 15h red, Typo, Perf. 13 3/4., Type IV, VFU

~ CV $0.80(M) ~

1919 Czechoslovakia Scott #45, 20h dark carmine, Typo, Perf. 13 3/4., Type IV, LMM

~ CV $0.80(M) ~

1919 Czechoslovakia Scott #46a, 25h dull violet, Typo, Perf. 11 1/2., Type IV, LMM

~ CV $80.00(M) ~

1919 Czechoslovakia Scott #46b, 25h Blackish Violet, Typo, Perf. 13 3/4 x 10 3/4., Type IV, VFU

~ CV $40.00(U) ~

1919 Czechoslovakia Scott #45a, 20h Rose, Typo, Imp, Type IV, LMM
Scarce

~ CV $82.50(M) ~

1919 Czechoslovakia Scott #47e, 30h Deep Violet, Typo, Imp., Type IV, VFU
Scarce

~ CV $200.00(U) ~

1919 Czechoslovakia Scott #47d, 30h Deep Violet, Typo, Perf. 13 3/4 x 13 1/2, Type IV, VFU
Rare

~ CV $850.00(U) ~

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Specialty Collection for Beginners

Self Made Reference

The early Czechoslovakia stamps would be divided into 3 types for Philatelic study such as Imperforation with different colour shades, various perforation and private perforation. Some of them are rare, limited copy and most valuables.

Imperforation 

Perforation

Private Perforation