Bohemia and Moravia
Stamps of 1939

Michel 6
"Portraits - Jan Amos Komenský"

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 czech philosopher and theologian Jan Amos Komensky (also known as John Amos Comenius) (28-3-1592 to 15-11-1670), one of the earliest champions of universal education.

Mi 6
40H
blackish blue
Jan Amos Komensky

Valid until: 15th Dec 1939

Quantities: 276,500

Unlike some other stamps in this set Michel 6 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.

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