Slovakia First Definitive Issue

Slovakia · 1939 · 50h

This stamp is the first postage stamp issued by the First Slovak Republic. It features a portrait of Andrej Hlinka, a prominent Slovak Catholic priest, journalist, and politician who was a leading figure in the Slovak national movement. The design is simple, focusing on the portrait against a solid background, with the country name 'SLOVENSKO' and the denomination '50h' clearly displayed.

Issued shortly after the declaration of the Slovak Republic in March 1939, this stamp marks the nation's new-found, albeit short-lived, independence as a client state of Nazi Germany following the dismemberment of Czechoslovakia.