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POWERED FIRE-ENGINE





COMMEMORATIVE POSTAGE STAMP
Date of issue: 15. 10. 2003
Face value: 9 CZK
Printing sheets: 50 stamps
Size of the stamp: 40 x23 mm
Author and engraver: Bedřich Housa
Method of printing: rotary recess print in black combined with photogravure in, ochre, brown, grey and red
Subject of the stamp: Powered fire-engine, 1933
These stamps are issued to celebrate the 140th anniversary of the Czech fire-fighting movement. The organisation with the largest membership is the Association of Firemen from Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia. Established in 1991 as a civic association and the legal successor to the Fire Prevention Union, it has more than 310,000 members of all age categories. The permanent exhibition of the history of Czech firemen, which was a source of inspiration for the author of the issue designs, is at the Přibyslav castle.
Catalogue No.: 0376


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