Cravat on postal stamps
It is known that Cravat comes originally from the Croatian.
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cravat
- academia-cravatica.hr/en/
Do you have some stamps that display Cravat?
At the beginning of the 7th century we can note the setting of the Croats, one of the oldest European peoples, on the present day ethnic and historic territory, Although small in number, their contribution to the European culture is, nevertheless, remarkable. A tie is the Croatian contribution to the general development of clothing and fashion.
The etymology of the word, as the majority of the dictionaries and encyclopedias will note it, indicates to its Croatian origin. In the mid-17th century, the French introduced the word "Cravate" into their language to describe a piece of cloth worn round the neck. It was, probably under the influence of the word "Krawate" from a German dialect (the German literary standard language word was Krote - Croatian).
One of the popular background information to why a cravat got its name after the Croats is as follows: In the 17th century, during the thirty years of war (1618 - 1648) in which France and Sweden had united forces against the German Empire the Croatian soldiers served as mercenaries in the light cavalries of both armies.
One of the 24 cavalry regiments that were formed in France in 1643 was the Croatian regiment "Royal-Cravattes". It was an elitist regiment which fought many battles for the kings Louis XIII and Louis XIV. Its soldiers differed from other French troops in their warring strategies, arms and uniforms. A peculiar detail of their uniform was a kerchief knotted around the neck. Not only did the French soldiers adopt the fashion of wearing the neck kerchief, but it soon grew very popular among the civilians.
THE CROATS CAN ONLY THINK OF THE MILLIONS OF MEN WORLDWIDE-WHO EVERY MORNING TIE A KNOT UNDER THEIR SHIRT COLLARS WITHOUT EVEN BEING AWARE ITS ORIGIN IS CROATIAN.
Stamps were printed in sheet of 20 stamps, and in block and first day sheet (with set of stamps and block)
Source of this article: Croatian Post
Here is my Block of 3 stamps
The First Tie of the Croatian Soldier, 1630
The Tie of the English Dandy, 1810
The Tie of a Businessman, 1995
Posted 02/23/2018 5:37 pm
