Hradčany Castle 20h turquoise-blue with double-print

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US$11

From Czechoslovakia's very first stamp issue, October 1918.

ConditionUsed, imperforate, large margins

CatalogueScott 4, SG 7

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Issue background

Czechoslovakia wasted little time putting its new identity on a stamp. Less than two months after declaring independence from Austria-Hungary, its first postage stamps appeared on 18 December 1918. Designed by Alphonse Mucha, better known for his Art Nouveau posters, they show Hradčany, Prague Castle,…

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