Slovakia Postage Due Stamp, Coat of Arms

Slovakia · 1939 · 50 h

This postage due stamp features the Slovak coat of arms, a double-barred patriarchal cross on a trimount, enclosed within a decorative circular frame. The denomination '50' is prominently displayed at the top, with the currency 'h' (halierov) below the central design. The word 'DOPLATNÉ' at the bottom indicates its function as a postage due stamp, used to collect insufficient postage from the recipient.

Issued in 1939, this was the first postage due stamp of the First Slovak Republic, a client state of Nazi Germany that existed from 1939 to 1945 during World War II.