Curiosities

Did you know that the first Czechoslovak stamp appeared merely two months after the establishment of the new state?

Výplatní známky z emise Hradčany

Following the establishment of the new state in 1918, the idea of fast creation of a high-quality stamp as a state symbol received a huge support and the newly established Post was looking for a most competent author.

Did you know that the Postal Museum has its own unique block of eighty of the first newspaper stamps in the world?

První novinové známky světa

The unique block arrived at the Postal Museum shortly after World War II, among other things (stamps and their counterfeits, cancellation marks, pre-stamp letters, Recommandé stickers, receipts, etc.) originating from seized collections administered by the National Renewal Fund.

Did you know that the oldest mail box in the Czech territory can be found in the Postal Museum?

Dřevěná poštovní schránka

The 1820s wooden, self-supporting mail box, originally a chest, is a unique tangible piece of evidence documenting the early history of mail boxes in the Austrian monarchy.

Did you know that so-called brake stones were used as first traffic signs?

Víte, že... tzv. brzdový kámen sloužil jako první dopravní značka?

Brake stones were roadside stones that used to be mounted on top of steep hills.

Postal Museum was the first museum set up in the newly created Czechoslovak state

Víte, že … Poštovní muzeum bylo založeno jako první muzeum po vzniku samostatného československého státu?

It happened by decision of the Minister of Post and Telegraph Offices of 18 December 1918, whereby the Chief Post Officer Václav Dragoun was charged to conduct "preparatory works necessary for the establishment of an independent postal museum."

Postal Museum´s second director was famous author and poet Jiří Karásek ze Lvovic

Víte, že... druhým ředitelem Poštovního muzea se stal známý literát a básník Jiří Karásek ze Lvovic?

The man working as Postal Museum's director in 1925-33 was postal inspector Josef Jiří Karásek (1871-1951), a well-known author and decadent poet writing under the name Jiří Karásek ze Lvovic.

Post offices - original historical interiors

Úřadovny - ilustrační obrázek

Postal Museum Vyšší Brod displays vintage reconstructions of 18th to 20th-century post offices. The latest one dates back to the era of interwar Czechoslovakia..