Czechoslovakia

Československo

1935 March 4th

Stamp commemorating the 16th anniversary of the death of 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 338
Stamp Number CS 208
Yvert et Tellier CS 298
Stanley Gibbons CS 341
AFA number CS 198
POFIS CS 291