COVER N.21 - Czech Republic
Postmark: FC VIKTORIA PLZEŇ 110 - 30JUN2021
Posted on the  30th june; received on the 13th July.
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My second cover from Czechia. Thank you so much, Ivan.

Unfortunately the cover seems to have been caught in the rain sometime during transit and the envelope was a bit wrinkled, but luckily no damage to stamp or postmark.

This year Europa Stamps are simply great, I find. And this is well illustrated by the outstanding single stamp the Czech Republic issued on 21APR21, with a fantastic drawing of two wildcats (Felis silvestris), a most endangered mammal not only in the Czech Republic, but also in other countries like mine, in part due to hybridisation with domestic cats.

quoting from the Czech Post website:

"The wildcat is one of Czech rarest mammals. The difference between the wildcat and the domestic cat is readily apparent: the wild species is larger, mostly due to the longer and thicker hair. The fur colour is typically grey-brown to grey-yellow with distinct stripes on the back, legs, and tail. The shape, length, and the way the wild and the domestic species hold the tail also differ. The wildcat has a larger head, clearly smaller ears, and long sensitive whiskers."

Ivan managed to get a nice commemorative postmark on the cover and even though I'm not a soccer fan, any club that reaches 110 years of history, like the FC Viktoria Plzeň is worthy of admiration.

FC Viktoria Plzeň was established in the city from where it gets its name in the year of 1911. It currently plays in the Czech Republic premier league.