Historical stoves: Art Deco

The Stamp will be issued on October 20 th

	Catalogue number 0656 Date of issue 20.10.2010 Face value 20 CZK Print sheets 50 stamps Size of picture 23 x 40 mm Graphic designer Michal Vitanovský Engraver Bohumil Šneider
	Art Deco stoves - as indicated by the variety of its names, the Czech version of the Art Deco style had its special features. The names, such as rondocubism, curved or national style, show the embarrassment of theoreticians in naming this local style orientation. In any case, the common denominator was the bombastic decorativism, occasionally inspired with folklore. Stoves had a form similar to the contemporary architecture. The predominant material, used in the already large-scale production of Art Deco stoves, was enamelled sheet iron. The occasional burnt clay stoves, intended by the author as an original piece, represent the final stage of the unbroken historical line of glazed-tile stoves' development starting in the Middle Ages. The ceramic cover of the heating body in the chateau in Nove Mesto nad Metuji, created by Helena Johnova in 1939, is an example of the latter category. Do You like it? You can order it here

Historical stoves: Art Nouveau

The Stamp will be issued on October 20 th

Catalogue number	0655
Date of issue	20.10.2010
Face value	10 CZK
Print sheets	50 stamps
Size of picture	23 x 40 mm
Graphic designer	Michal Vitanovsky
Engraver	Bohumil Sneider

Art Nouveau, considered as the last comprehensive style, tried to replace the existing academic historicism with new, original ornaments. Art Nouveau gradually expanded into all areas of decorative art, glazed-tile stoves including. The architecture of Art Nouveau stoves, with its rather cold structuring in comparison with certain other historical styles, is not revolutionary. What makes it rich, however, are the gentle and noble ornaments covering the glazed tiles. The rich vegetable decorations of typical Art Nouveau stoves, including this South Moravian one, are a unique feature distinguishing them from other styles. The cast iron door whose decor often becomes a part of the overall art design is another special feature of Art Nouveau stoves. At the same time metal doors signal an alternative material that began to gain ground in the contemporary production of stoves.

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Technical Monuments: Historic bridge

The Stamp will be issued on October 20 th.

Catalogue number	0654
Date of issue	20.10.2010
Face value	12 CZK
Print sheets	50 stamps
Size of picture	40 x 23 mm
Graphic designer	Jan Ungrad
Engraver	Jaroslav Tvrdon

The Stone Bridge in Pisek (also known as the Stag Bridge) is the oldest still standing stone bridge in Bohemia. The bridge, spanning the Otava river, was the second stone bridge in Bohemia (after the already not existing Judith bridge in Prague). The exact date of its building is unknown, but the style is gothic. It was first mentioned in writing in 1348 when Charles IV ordered the town councillors to use fines collected in the town for maintenance of the bridge. A couple of gates with towers protected the bridge as well as the present historic town centre on either side. The left-hand tower was destroyed by the flood of 1768, the other one succumbed to wear and tear in 1825. The bridge is adorned by copies of the original, mostly 18th century baroque sculptures and the Cavalry. The 6.5m wide structure, slightly bulging up the river, consists of six arches spanning 111 metres, built on pillars with an upward save edge. The normal height above the water level is 5.5m. As one of the few medieval bridges, still standing and used in Central Europe, the stone bridge is a unique rarity.

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Technical Monuments - Cable-stayed bridge

The Stamp will be issued on October 20 th.

Catalogue number	0653
Date of issue	20.10.2010
Face value	10 CZK
Print sheets	50 stamps
Size of picture	40 x 23 mm
Graphic designer	Jan Ungrad
Engraver	Jaroslav Tvrdon

Cable-stayed bridge - Mariansky Bridge in Ustí nad Labem, designed by the renowned architecture studio Roman Koucky, is one of the most distinctive and disputed projects built in the post-November 1989 Czech Republic. Following years of lengthy discussions about location of the bridge, the city councillors decided to place it under the Mariánska Rock, a site best suited for the bridge's main role, i.e. combining the city's three quarters - the city centre, Krasne Brezno on the left bank and Strekov on the right bank of the Labe river. The 70m high bridge was built in 1993 to 1998 and became the city's new dominant. The height is not the only feature attracting the attention of people: the impossible-to-overlook system of steel cables suspending the 170m long bridge is similarly provoking. The architect designed the number of cables, the height and shape of the pylon not only with respect to static but also to his artistic visions. For instance, the height of the pylon was to counterbalance the Mariánská Rock on the other side of the river. It also matches the height of the tower of the gothic church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary nearby. According to the Structural Engineering International (SEI), quarterly Journal of the International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE), it is one of the ten most beautiful 1990s world buildings. It has also become the most expensive local project in the area of transport infrastructure since 1948, financed by a city. The city had to postpone the project of reconstruction of the Mírove Square and other projects. Last year the bridge changed its owners: it has become the property of the Road and Motorway Directorate of the Czech Republic since June 26th, 2008.

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The CTYRLISTEK COMICS - STAMP BOOKLET

The Booklet will be issued on October 20 th.

Catalogue number	VZS04
Date of issue	20.10.2010
Face value	100 CZK
Print sheets	á 10 die-cut self-adhesive stamps
Size of picture	23 x 31 mm
Graphic designer	Jaroslav Němeček

Myspulin a Cat Scientist
As a true scientist, Myspulin, the second of the four Ctyrlistek comics characters featured on a stamp, creates a chemical reaction setting off a firework of flowers coming out of the heated flask. Stamps with Bobik the Pig and Pinda the Rabbit, the other two 'boys' of the four Ctyrlistek characters, are to follow.

A stamp identified with the letter A corresponding to the price of Ordinary Letter - Standard up to 50 g in domestic service (current price according to the Price List of Basic Postal Services: CZK 10). Price of the booklet as of the date of issue: 10times CZK 10, i.e. CZK 100.

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