Slovakia 1939 First Issue Overprint

Slovakia · 1939 · 50h

This stamp is an overprint on a Czechoslovakian definitive stamp from 1929. The original design features the small coat of arms of Czechoslovakia. The overprint consists of the text 'SLOVENSKÝ ŠTÁT' and the year '1939', marking the establishment of the First Slovak Republic.

Issued shortly after the German invasion of Czechoslovakia in March 1939, this overprint signifies the creation of the Slovak State, a client state of Nazi Germany. It was a provisional issue, using existing Czechoslovakian stamp stock until new designs could be prepared.