Description: This finely engraved steel-blue definitive stamp from Czechoslovakia features a smiling, forward-facing portrait bust of the celebrated Czech writer and anti-fascist activist, Julius Fučík. He is captured in casual attire with open collared clothing against a subtly textured, crosshatched blue background field. Nested within a crisp single-ruled frame, the top margin proudly states the country name "ČESKOSLOVENSKO", countered by the prominent face value "2 Kčs" resting in the bottom right corner. The activist's name, "J. FUČÍK", anchors the lower left corner, while heavy, overlapping curved black bars from a postal cancellation mark sweep across the base layout to record its legitimate travel history through the public postal system.
Circa: 1949-1952
Condition: Used - Hinged
Notes:
Fučík was an active member of the anti-Nazi resistance during World War II. After being arrested by the Gestapo in 1942, he secretly wrote his famous book, Notes from the Gallows, on smuggled scraps of paper before being executed in Berlin in 1943.