Description: This vintage definitive postage stamp from the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic depicts a medical doctor examining an infant child. Printed in a rich, monochromatic light-brown ink palette, the centered composition presents a physician in standard surgical attire—complete with a protective face mask, cap, and spectacles—gently applying a stethoscope to the chest of a small baby laying flat on a clinic table surface. An abstract background pattern of uniform vertical shading lines fills the inner frame layout. The country name "ČESKOSLOVENSKO" spans cleanly across the upper border, while the high face value "2 Kčs" denoting 2 Czechoslovak koruny is positioned in the upper right. The lower margin layout attributes the original artwork to designer Mario Stretti on the left and master engraver Jindřich Schmidt on the right.
Circa: 1950s
Condition: Used - Hinged
Notes:
This 2-koruny issue forms a vital piece of the historic 1952 "Socialist Healthcare" (Sociální zdravotnictví) series. The communist administration circulated this specific series to visually advertise its newly established, fully nationalized medical network, using regular household mail correspondence to promote public health clinics and state welfare programs.