New issue of the journal FEPA NEWS II Series No. 47 – October 2025

The new issue of the magazine of the European Philatelic Federation FEPA NEWS, which brings not only organizational information but also contributions dedicated to the development of philately and the creation and display of philatelic exhibits and literature.

13. 11. 2025

Postage Stamp:
European Nature Conservation Year - Slovak Pasque Flower (Pulsatilla Slavica)

European Nature Conservation Year - Slovak Pasque Flower (Pulsatilla Slavica)
Date of Issue: 28. 02. 1995
Valid until: 31. 12. 2009
Face value: 3 Sk
Postage stamp dimensions: 30 x 23 mm
Printing sheet form: TL
Stamps in printing sheet: 50
Stamps in set: 3
Printing company: Poštovní tiskárna cenin, a.s., Praha, Czech Republic
Printing technique: Rotary recess printing combined with intaglio printing
Amount printed: 3475000

Angličtina / English

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Postage stamp issued to mark the Year European Nature Conservation depicting Slovak Pasque Flower (Pulsatilla Slavica).


Text motifs: Rok ochrany európskej prírody / Poniklec slovenský / Pulsatilla slavica

Pictorial motifs: Poniklec slovenský (4 kvety), medzinárodný symbol Roku ochrany európskej prírody.

Postage stamp artwork: akad. mal. Kamila Štanclová

Postage stamp engraving: František Horniak

Thematic description and context:

Poniklec slovenský - symbol krásy slovenskej kveteny, jeden z najkrajších našich poniklecov s veľkým fialovým kvetom, západokarpatský endemit. Rastie na vápencových skalách v podhorských a horských oblastiach jedine v slovenských Západných Karpatoch a Chocholovskej doline v Poľsku. Je úplne chránený, veľmi ohrozený druh.


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