CZECHOSLOVAKIA

CZECHOSLOVAKIA / ČESKOSLOVENSKO.

Gerlachovský štít (Gerlach Peak), in Tatra mountains, from Vyšné Ružbachy Spa (now in Slovakia).
Fouth stamp in a set of 4, issued on 17.03.1956.
Face value: 1.20 Czechoslovak koruna.
Design: Mario Stretti.
Engraving: Jindra Schmidt.
Print: 3,375,000 copies.

Catalogues
- Michel No. 962.
- Scott No. 743.
- StampWorld No. 958.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 912.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 848.

Gerlachovský štít (Gerlach Peak), at 2,655 m (8,711 ft), is the highest peak in the High Tatras, in Slovakia, and in the entire Carpathian mountain range. The first confirmed ascent was made by Ján (Johann) Still, from the town of Nová Lesná, in 1834. In the Austro-Hungarian Empire it was known as Franz Joseph Peak, in homage to the emperor.