Slovakia Postage Due Stamp

Slovakia · 1939 · 50 h

This is the first postage due stamp issued by the Slovak Republic in 1939. The design features a large numeral '50' indicating the value, with 'PORTO' above and 'SLOVENSKO' below, all enclosed within an ornate, decorative frame. The stamp's purpose was to collect insufficient postage from the recipient of a mail item.

Issued shortly after the establishment of the First Slovak Republic, a client state of Nazi Germany, this stamp marks the beginning of Slovakia's independent postal system during World War II.