International Postage Meter Stamp Catalog/Czech Republic

Czech Republic

The first meter was used in 1993 after the breakup of Czechoslovakia. All stamps show “CESKA REPUBLIKA” in the frank. For issues before 1993 see CZECHOSLOVAKIA.

The stamps are grouped according to usage:

A. Stamps for private and commercial usage

PO. Stamps generated only by Post Office machines

GROUP A: Stamps for general commercial usage

All have simulated-perforation outer border, straight-line inner border, country name in panel at top, and post horn at bottom.

Sub-group AA: Mechanical (non-digital) stamps

AA1. Postalia “D3” (MV).

Frame is filled in between inner and outer border lines.

Frank width variable from 26 to 29 mm. Frank frame thickness also variable.

Value figures thin and narrow.

Date figures 2½ or 3 mm tall, with or without stops. If with stops, the one between M and Y is closer to the Y.

TM: DC

V/F:

0000

00.00

00.0o

000.oo

000000

AA2. Francotyp-Postalia “EFS3000/NEF300” (MV).

As Type A2 but inner and outer border lines are not filled in.

Value figures thin and narrow.

Date figures 3 mm tall, with stops. The stop between M and Y is always closer to the M.

TM: DC (found with stars or identification number at bottom)

V/F:

00.00

000.00

0000.00

AA3. Francotyp “C” (MV).

As Czechoslovakia Type B3 but with new country inscription.

Wide spacing between TM and frank.

Frank variable in width from 28 to 32 mm.

TM: DC

V/F:

0oo (O)

000 (G)

AA4. Hasler “Mailmaster” (MV).

Similar to Type A1 (frame lines filled in) but with larger value figures.

Frank width variable from 26 to 28 mm.

Date with stops after D and between M and Y.

A. "CESKA REPUBLIKA" small

B. "CESKA REPUBLIKA" large

TM: DC

V/F:

000.00

0000.00

AA5. Frama “M/E” (MV).

Value figures large and thick.

Country inscription in top panel variable in size.

Wide date with stops after D and M.

TM: DC variable in size

V/F:

000.00

AA6. Frama “EPS” (MV).

Nearly square frank, 27 x 29/30 mm.

Date without stops.

TM: DC

V/F:

000o

AA7. Pitney Bowes-GB "6900" (MV).

Smaller frank with relatively small value figures.

Frank variable in width. Post horn is tiny.

A. Letters in top panel short

B. Letters in top panel tall and narrow

TM: DC

V/F:

≋0.00

AA8. Pitney Bowes-GB “A900” (MV).

Frank considerably wider than tall.

Line under "CESKA REPUBLIKA".

TM: DC

V/F:

≋000.00

AA9. Pitney Bowes-GB “A900” (MV).

Similar to Type A7 but country name at top without panel line.

The outer frame consists of two thin lines rather than one thick one.

TM: DC

V/F: ≋000.00

AA10. Neopost “Electronic” (MV).

Frank nearly square 25 x 26.5 mm.

Both date and value figures widely spaced.

TM: DC

V/F:

≋0000

Sub-group AB: Digital stamps

AB1. Francotyp-Postalia “T1000” (digital).

Printed in shiny, cherry red through a mylar ribbon.

Value figures narrow but somewhat thick.

TM: DC

V/F:

0000.00

AB2. Francotyp-Postalia (digital).

Nearly square frank, 27 x 29 mm.

Relatively thin frame line with large points between the simulated perforations.

Date figures widely spaced.

TM: DC

V/F:

0000.00

a. With impression counter number vertical at left of town mark

AB3. Pitney Bowes ”EasyMail” (digital).

Wide frank, 32 x 24 mm.

Date figures with stops but tight spacing.

TM: DC

V/F:

≋000.00

AB4. Frama “Sensonic” (digital).

Upright design, 24 x 29 mm, with very tall value figures.

A. "CESKA REPUBLIKA" small

B. "CESKA REPUBLIKA" large

TM: DC

V/F:

0000.00

AB5. Neopost “SM26” (digital).

Fairly small frank slightly taller than wide, 24 x 26 mm.

Lettering in top panel is quite small with blank space at either side of text.

Value figures quite narrow.

TM: DC

V/F:

≋000.00

AB6. Neopost (digital).

Small, nearly square frank,, 24½ x 24 mm.

Text in top panel is much closer to bottom than to top.

Post horn at bottom is small

TM: DC

V/F:

000.00

AB7. Neopost (digital).

As Type AB6 but the post horn at bottom is larger.

The date figures are also larger.

The decimal in the value figures is smaller and barely displaces the adjacent figures.

TM: DC

V/F:

000.00

↑Jump back a section

GROUP PO: Stamps generated only by machines in Post Offices

PO1. Unknown manufacturer (APost, first version?)

Digital stamp printed on a self-adhesive label 41 x 68 mm.

Label has blue outer border, an underprint of diagonal yellow text, a rectangle for the registration number, and an inner frank in blue with country name at top.

Point-of-sale data printed digitally in black: registration number in box at center left (or string of asterisks if usage is not registered), date, ID number, weight, and postage value.