Bohemia and Moravia
Stamps of 1939

Michel 19
"Landscapes - Bratislava Castle"

Issued 15th July 1939. Czechoslovak issued stamps with "BÖHMEN u. MÄHREN / ČECHY a MORAVA" overprint. Former country name obliterated using 3 lines. This stamp features Bratislava Castle the most prominent feature of the city of Bratislava, high above the River Danube.

Mi 19
10 Kc
black cobalt blue
Bratislava Castle

Valid until: 15th Dec 1939

Quantities: 275,000

Unlike some other stamps in this set Michel 19 was only ever overprinted on existing stamps.

There are many counterfeit overprints in existance, the genuine overprints can be detected by magnification where it can be seen that the overprint is made up of small dots. The counterfeit examples are typically solid and do not show individual dots. In addition there are many counterfeit cancellations, many of which are backdated and these need to be expertised to ensure they are genuine.

The new printings can be differentiated from the original printings in that there is a coloured dot below the plate number 1 and two coloured dots diagonally to the right below the plate number 1A. None of the original printings have these dots.

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