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20th anniversary of Tatra National Park (now in Slovakia). 
Bielovodská Valley (Bielovodská dolina).
Third 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.
Printing: Recess.
Print: 4,590,000 copies.
Size: 70 x 38 mm.

Catalogs
- AFA No. 1735.
- Michel No. 1894.
- POFIS No. 1782.
- Scott No. 1642.
- StampWorld No. 1891.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 1845.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 1740.

The Bielovodská Valley (Slovak: Bielovodská dolina), on the border between Slovakia and Poland, is the only valley in the Alpine Tatras and the longest of all the Tatras: it is more than 10 km (6.20 mi) and during the Last Glacial Period, there was a glacier 14 km (8.70 mi) long and more than 300 m (984 ft) thick. The water flows through the Biela voda (Polish: Białka) River.

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International Trade Fair of Brno.
Siplified map of Europe.
First stamp in a set of 3, issued on 14.08.1961.
Face value: 30 haléřů of Czechoslovak koruna.
Design and engraving: Jaroslav Goldschmied.
Printing: Photogravure and recess.
Print: 3,750,000 copies.
Size: 44 x 27 mm.

Catalogs
- AFA No. 1129.
- Michel No. 1283.
- POFIS No. 1195.
- Scott No. 1060.
- StampWorld No. 1280.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 1240.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 1162.

The city of Brno has a tradition of fairs, which is inseparable from the industrial development of the city, an important industrial, scientific and logistical center in Central Europe. Annual markets and trade exhibitions have been held in Brno since 1243. As a result of the boom in the textile industry in the city, the first trade fairs were held in the 18th century. Since 1821 regular trade exhibitions have been held in Brno. Wholesale traders from Vienna, Linz, Saxony, Hungary and Turkey attended the annual markets in the city 104,000 visitors attended the Imperial Jubilee Exhibition in 1888, the largest exhibition held in Brno. From 1922 to 1927 the Brno Annual Exposition Markets were held regularly, and the tradition has continued until now with the International Trade Fair in the Brno Exhibition Centre (opened in 1928). Brno is also known as "The capital of trade fairs".

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Thanks to Kazimierz R. Leszczyński for his contribution (http://leszkarozdub.blogspot.com).

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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.

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16th Communist Party Congress Goals and Projects.
Map of telecommunications.
First stamp in a set of 3, issued on 20.10.1984.
Face value: 1 Czecoslovakian koruna.
Design: Jaroslav Kodejš (b. 1938).
Engraving: Miloš Ondráček (b. 1936) and Václav Fajt (b. 1952).
Printing: Photogravure and recess.
Print: 17,520,000 copies.
Size: 44 x 27 mm.

Catalogues
- AFA No. 2637.
- Michel No. 2786.
- Scott No. 2531.
- StampWorld No. 2783. 
- Stanley Gibbons No. 2753.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 2604.

The Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (Komunistická strana Československa, KSČ) was founded at the Congress of the Czechoslovak Social Democratic Party held in Prague between May 14 and 16, 1921 and remained active until 1992 (except during the German occupation of the country in WWII). Its first leader was Václav Šturc (1858-1939). The KSČ exercised power in the country from 1948 to 1989. The "Law on the illegality of the communist regime and resistance against it", passed in 1993 in the Czech Republic, made it illegal in the new Republic.

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11th Congress of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia.
Illustrated map of Czechoslovakia, and sickle and hammer.
Second stamp in a set of 3, issued on 26.05.1958.
Face value: 45 haléřů of Czechoslovak koruna.
Print: 1,490,000 copies.

Catalogues
- Michel No. 1076.
- Scott No. 860.
- StampWorld No. 1073.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 960. (?)

The Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (Komunistická strana Československa, KSČ) was founded at the Congress of the Czechoslovak Social Democratic Party held in Prague between May 14 and 16, 1921 and remained active until 1992 (except during the German occupation of the country in WWII). Its first leader was Václav Šturc (1858-1939). The KSČ exercised power in the country from 1948 to 1989. The "Law on the illegality of the communist regime and resistance against it", passed in 1993 in the Czech Republic, made it illegal in the new Republic.

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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.

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20th anniversary of Tatra National Park (now in Slovakia).
Mount Ganek in Tatra Mountains.
First 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: 4,770,000 copies.

Catalogues
- Michel No. 1892.
- Scott No. 1642.
- StampWorld No. 1889.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 1640.

Mount Ganek (or Gánok) in the Tatra National Park (Slovakia), near the Polish border, has an altitude of 2465 m (8,087 ft) at its highest peak.

The Slovak Tatra National Park (there is another in Poland) covers an area of 738 km² (284.9 sq mi). 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 trans-cross-border biosphere reserve by UNESCO.

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30th Anniversary of the Antarctic Treaty.
Antarctica map.
Stamp issued on 20.05.1991.
Face value: 8 Czechoslovakian koruna.
Design: I. Schurmann.
Engraving: M. Ondráček.
Print: 19,990,000 copies.

Catalogues
- Scott No. 2827.
- StampWorld No. 3083.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 3061.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 3086.

On December 1, 1959, the twelve countries that had carried out scientific activities in and around Antarctica during the 1957-1958 International Geophysical Year signed the Antarctic Treaty in Washington. The Treaty entered into force on June 23, 1961, and has been accepted by many other nations. The Treaty recognizes, among other things, the interest of all humankind that Antarctica continue to be used exclusively for peaceful purposes and shall not become the scene or object of international discord. The signatory countries were: Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Chile, France, Japan, New Zealand, Norway, South Africa, the Soviet Union, the United Kingdom, and the United States.