Slovakia 50h on 50h Newspaper Stamp, "SLOVENSKO" Overprint

Slovakia · 1939 · 50h

This is a Czechoslovakian 50h newspaper stamp featuring a stylized falcon, overprinted in red with the word "SLOVENSKO" for use in the newly formed Slovak State. The overprint signifies the political transition and the establishment of a separate postal administration following the German occupation of Czechoslovakia.

Issued in March 1939, this stamp is one of the first issues of the Slovak State, a client state of Nazi Germany formed after the dismemberment of Czechoslovakia at the beginning of World War II.