Czech Post honours stamp designer Ivan Strnad

The late stamp designer Ivan Strnad has been honoured with a stamp featuring his portrait and two of his designs.

Ivan Strnad (1926-2005) was a Czech designer who created more than 100 stamps for Cezchsolovakia as well as banknotes and share warrants. Strnad was born in Prague and was a teacher at the city's Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design. One of his forms of art was figure composition, which is reflected in the new 10 CZK stamp, which features a female nude from a 1974 Intersputnik stamp, as well as an item of postal stationery from a stamp celebrating the fiftieth anniversary of automated telephone operation, issued in 1975.

Ivan Strnad stamp issue

The Ivan Strnad stamp is issued in sheets of thirty and as a booklet of eight stamps and four coupons. The coupon features the background of the 1 Kcs stamp which appeared in the 1977 Space Exploration series.

• Issue date: 20 January 2013
• Designer: Pavel Sivko
• Denomination: 10 CZK
• Size: 40mm x 23mm

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