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Information about postal stamps and stationeries denominated in Slovak currency
The following provides basic information about the postal stamps and stationeries related to the introduction of the euro in Slovakia by virtue of Act No. 659/2007 Coll. of the National Council of the Slovak Republic on the Introduction of the Euro Currency in the Slovak republic and on the Changes and Amendments of Certain Acts dated 28 November 2007.
- Postal stamps and stationeries (postal stationery covers, letter cards, stamps booklets, aerograms, pigeongrams) will not be subject to dual price quotation.
- Until 31. 12. 2009, postal stamps and stationeries denominated in Slovak currency may be used to pay for postal services or other services pursuant to the Slovak Postal Service Tariff Book.
- From 1. 1. 2009 until 31. 12. 2009, i.e. following the transition to the euro, postal stamps and stationeries denominated in Slovak currency and in euro, as well as the postal stamps and stationeries without nominal value, can be used and can be mutually combined to pay for postal services.
- Starting 1. 1. 2009, postal stamps and stationeries denominated in Slovak currency can only be sold to potential customers through the Postal Philately Service (POFIS) network.
- Validity of postal stamps and stationeries denominated in Slovak currency will definitively expire on 31. 12. 2009.
- Postal stamps and stationeries denominated in Slovak currency cannot be exchanged for other valid postal stamps, i.e. for postal stamps and stationeries denominated in euro or without nominal value.
- Within 90 days of their expiration, i.e. during the first three months of 2010, the Slovak Post will completely withdraw from circulation postal stamps and stationeries denominated in the Slovak currency and destroy its stock thereof in cooperation with the ministry.
- Starting 1. 1. 2010, only postal stamps and stationeries denominated in euro and stamps and stationeries without nominal value can be used to pay for postal services.
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| EUROPA 2008 – The Letter
Issue number: 422
Date of Issue: 05. 05. 2008 Face value: 21 Sk Dimensions: 27 mm x 44 mm Layout/Format: UTL Stamps per TL: 8 Number in set: 1 Stamp designer: Dušan Polakovič Graphic lay-out: Ľubomír Krátky Printer: Poštovní tiskárna cenin, a. s. Praha Print technology: Offset Stamps edition: 0,2 mil. Stamp price: 21 Sk FDC designer: Dušan Polakovič FDC engraver: Arnold Feke Cancellation design: Dušan Polakovič FDC Printer: TAB, s.r.o., Bratislava FDC Print technology: recess printing from flat plates FDC edition: 3 600 ks |
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© Slovak Post, 2008
The theme of letter writing is a common motif of European philatelic publishers, and a motif traditionally designated by PostEurop for 2008. Letter writing, in its various forms, has a long history dating to the invention of script and writing. Over the centuries, letter writing developed in tandem with technical advances and cultural developments: from the first hieroglyphs and papyruses, to Greek and Latin literature, to medieval Europe, to the most recent patterns of modernity. Letter writing has always played an unrivalled role among means of human communication. Until recent times, the letter - as the most popular form of written communication - was a synonym for correspondence in general. Words such as post-office, envelope, and stamp, were established as the external manifestation of this prominence.
Today, the traditional form of the letter has gradually lost its dominance as the only and most prevalent form of human written communication. Not only have we changed the way we speak, also the technology we use to transfer written words has changed significantly. Mobile phones, the Internet, and e-mail have eroded the post-office, the envelope, and stamps as traditional symbols of communication. On the other hand, the instantaneousness and informational brevity of modern electronic messages deprives our communication of authenticity, human intimacy, and literary nature - qualities oft attributed to the letter.
Do we still expect traditional letters in our mailbox? Or is it only junk-mail, bills, and official notices? Admittedly, there is good cause for an optimistic outlook for letter writing. Although technology has become an everyday part of our lives, we are still rooted in the culture of European humanity, which is both our founding and privilege. A letter with a message has an intrinsically deep human meaning and belongs to man and Europe of today. Letter writing will remain a necessity for every cultured human being.
Jana Švecová
The theme of letter writing is a common motif of European philatelic publishers, and a motif traditionally designated by PostEurop for 2008. Letter writing, in its various forms, has a long history dating to the invention of script and writing. Over the centuries, letter writing developed in tandem with technical advances and cultural developments: from the first hieroglyphs and papyruses, to Greek and Latin literature, to medieval Europe, to the most recent patterns of modernity. Letter writing has always played an unrivalled role among means of human communication. Until recent times, the letter - as the most popular form of written communication - was a synonym for correspondence in general. Words such as post-office, envelope, and stamp, were established as the external manifestation of this prominence.
Today, the traditional form of the letter has gradually lost its dominance as the only and most prevalent form of human written communication. Not only have we changed the way we speak, also the technology we use to transfer written words has changed significantly. Mobile phones, the Internet, and e-mail have eroded the post-office, the envelope, and stamps as traditional symbols of communication. On the other hand, the instantaneousness and informational brevity of modern electronic messages deprives our communication of authenticity, human intimacy, and literary nature - qualities oft attributed to the letter.
Do we still expect traditional letters in our mailbox? Or is it only junk-mail, bills, and official notices? Admittedly, there is good cause for an optimistic outlook for letter writing. Although technology has become an everyday part of our lives, we are still rooted in the culture of European humanity, which is both our founding and privilege. A letter with a message has an intrinsically deep human meaning and belongs to man and Europe of today. Letter writing will remain a necessity for every cultured human being.
Jana Švecová
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