Czech Stamp Engravers

The tradition of Czech stamp production (I)

Since 1994, the Czech Republic has issued an annual stamp as part of a series entitled "The Tradition of Czech Stamp Production". The series features reproductions of famous Czechoslovak stamps, as well as portraits of prominent Czech stamp designers and engravers.

Economy and Science, the original Czechoslovak stamp was designed and engraved by Jakub Obrovsky, and issued in 1920.
The present Czech Republic stamp was designed by Jaroslav Fiser, engraved by Vaclav Fajt and issued on January 20, 1998.

100th Birth Anniversary of the Czech writer Alois Jirasek (1851-1930). The original Czechoslovak stamp was designed by Karel Svolinsky, engraved by Jindrich Schmidt, and issued in 1951.
The present Czech Republic stamp was designed and engraved by Bedrich Housa and issued on January 20, 2001, commemorating the 150th anniversary of Jirasek's birth.

Allegory of the Republic - 20th Anniversary of Czechoslovak Independence (1918-1938). The original Czechoslovak stamp was designed by Max Svabinsky, engraved by Bohumil Heinz, and issued in 1938.
The present Czech Republic stamp was designed and engraved by Bedrich Housa and issued on January 20, 2002.

St. Vitus Cathedral at Prague Castle - Little Entente (1937). The original Czechoslovak stamp was designed by Jan Charles Vondrous, engraved by Karl Seizinger, and issued in 1937.
The present Czech Republic stamp was designed and engraved by Bedrich Housa and issued on January 20, 2003.