COVER N. 331 - SLOVAKIA

Postmark: Trnava Hora 96611  05.10.2023

Posted on the 5th October; received on the 11th October 2023

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The first thing that stroke me when looking at this cover was the realisation of how far Slavic languages are from the Latin roots of mine.

Trieda class... If not for the  numeral 1 right alongside the legend, thought I, one  would think that the sticker meant third class (whatever that may mean) by simple association of the word trieda to the way three is spelled in latin languages três, trois, three (drei, I know, but here it comes from the German...)...

Well nothing could be more far off from the truth. Not only "Three" in Slovak is... "Tri", but  also "Trieda" is the Slovak for ... you guessed it... "Class".

So what the sticker really means is 1st Class.  How easy our  unconscious associations can lead us to trouble.....

Anyway, Thanks a lot Michal. not only the stamps are nice, but I learned something from the sticker too 

 😀

 On to the stamps:

The one on the left with a face value of 1.40€ was issued on 19MAY2023, on the occasion of the bicentenary of the Express Stagecoach Service between Bratislava and Vienna, which I'd presume was ensured in a stagecoach just like the one in the photograph that illustrates the stamp.

The 0,20€ stamp is part of a three stamp definitive set, issued on 04JAN2021, themed on glasswork.

It is illustrated with a photo of a Golden Suzana wine glass, designed by glass artist Jozef Staník in the 60s of last century.

The Postmark hails from Trnavá Hora, in central Slovakia.