CZECHOSLOVAKIA

CZECHOSLOVAKIA / ČESKOSLOVENSKO.

20th anniversary of Tatra National Park (now in Slovakia).
Lomnicka Mountains. Lomnica Peak (Lomnický štít).
Second stamp in a set of 6, issued on 08.09.1969.
Face value: 60 haléřů of Czechoslovak koruna.
Designed and engraving by Bedřich Housa and Jaroslav Lukavský.
Print: 4,590,000 copies.

Catalogs
- AFA No. 1737.
- Michel No. 1893.
- Scott No. 1641.
- StampWorld No. 1890.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 1844.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 1738.

Lomnica Peak (Slovak: Lomnický štít), at 2,634 m (8,642 ft) above sea level, is one of the highest peaks in the High Tatras of Slovakia. There is a solar observatory and a weather station with permanent staff throughout the year. Since 1940 the summit can be reached by cable car. Local shoemaker and amateur miner Jakab Fábry stated that he made an ascent between 1760 and 1790, but the first recorded ascent was made by English traveler and guide Robert Townson on August 16, 1793.

The Slovak Tatra National Park (there is another in Poland) covers an area of 738 km2 (284.9 square miles). It was established on January 1, 1949 and is the oldest national park in Slovakia; in 1987 a section of the Western Tatras was added to it. In 1992, together with the Polish park, it was declared a transboundary biosphere reserve by UNESCO.