Knihtisk

The Typographic Stamps of Czechoslovakia

1920 Agriculture and Science Issue

The Post Office issued six stamps in the 1920 series. The 100 through 400 share a common implementation, with the 400h appearing in two distinctive types, but in preparing the 500h and 600h stamps, some small revisions occurred.

Original Design Modified design
Original design of the 1920 issue Modified design of the 1920 issue.

The major differences in the two implementations are: the later stamps have a somewhat bolder and rougher appearance, the ornamentation of their value tablet is slightly altered, their ribbon is broader and its lettering is a bit different, some of their shading lines are missing, and the face on their allegorical figure is more expressive.