COVER N. 596 - CZECH REPUBLIC

Postmark: 95 Let-  A Born - Praha 1 12.06.2025

Posted on the 12th June; Received on the 18th June 2025

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A man is his moustache! At least that's what the nice first day postmark on the cover I got from  The Czech Republic, seems to state: and there's an element of truth in it, says I, who, for many years, proudly wore a moustache before letting the rest of my facial hair claim its territory, thus saving me the daily trouble of shaving...

Thanks a lot Ivan!

Adolf Born (1930 – 2016) was a Czech painter, caricaturist, filmmaker and  illustrator who devoted much of his talent to the illustration of children's books and who also designed at least two stamps for the Czech Postal Administration since  his was the hand and the talent behind  the Czech 1997 EUROPA/CEPT issue, illustrating the common theme "Tales and Legends". 

On 20JAN2019 the Czech Postal Operator issued a Tariff A (Domestic, Standard, up to 50g) stamp honouring his life and work the stamp featuring his portrait and some illustrations (a dog and a boy and a girl) which I presume were authored by Born for one of his children's books.

95 years past his birth date, on 12JUN2025, Czech Post issued the special commemorative cancellation on the cover, which features Born's signature over his distinctive moustache.

Postage was completed with a 12 Koruna stamp issued on 20JAN2011, celebrating the 800th anniversary of the birth of St. Agnes of Bohemia, who was canonised by Pope John Paul II in 1989.