Czechoslovakia

Československo

21st November 1938

Definitive stamp depicting General Milan Rastislav Štefánik.

Milan Rastislav Štefánik (1880-1919) was a Slovak politician, diplomat, aviator, Freemason, and astronomer. During World War I, he served at the same time as a general in the French Army and as Minister of War for Czechoslovakia. As one of the leading members of the Czechoslovak National Council, he contributed decisively to the cause of Czechoslovakian sovereignty.

Catalogue numbers:

Michel CS 402
Stamp Number CS 252
Yvert et Tellier CS 345
Stanley Gibbons CS 390
AFA number CS 256
POFIS CS 346