Postmarks of the Czech lands

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Cancellations or Postmarks stamped within the borders of the current Czech Republic territory. The current location name is given.

Prephilately

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Philately in older context

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Austrian Empire period (1850-1867)

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They were cancelled in the provinces Bohemia, Moravia and Silesia. They are sorted by issue and value.

Issue I (1850)

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Issue II

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Issue III (1861)

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Issues IV & V

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Austrian Monarchy (1867-1918)

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Kreuzer Franz Joseph

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The bilingual cancellations were officially required in 1871, except for locations which were dominatingly German speaking[1] (later called Sudetenland).

1883 issue

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1890 - 1896 issues

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Heller - Kronen

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In 1900, there were 1434 post-offices in Bohemia, 656 in Moravia, and 188 in Silesia, which is 37% of the amount of post-offices (6186)[2] in the Austrian part (Cisleithania) of the monarchy.

1908-1918

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Sorted by issue

References

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  1. Wilhelm Klein 1967 "für alle Gebiete einzuführen, die nicht überwiegend deutsch waren"
  2. Die postalischen Abstempelungen auf den österreichischen Postwertzeichen-Ausgaben 1867, 1883 und 1890, Wilhelm KLEIN, 1967

Czechoslovakia (1918-1939)

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On 15 March 1939, part of Czechoslovakia was assimilated in the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia.