New issue of the journal SLOVENSKÁ FILATELIA (SLOVAK PHILATELY) 2026/2

Information on the publication of a new issue of the philatelic magazine SLOVENSKÁ FILATELIA (SLOVAK PHILATELY), which brings current philatelic information and specialized articles in the field of philately - postage stamp collecting and deltiology - postcard collecting.

SLOVENSKÁ FILATELIA 2026/2

Philatelic journal of the Union of Slovak Philatelists (ZSF)

Contents:

Editorial

» SLOVPHILEX 2027 - A Call - Pavol Lazar

From the Meetings of the ZSF Council

» Information from the Meeting of the ZSF Council - Zdeněk Baliga

Territorial Philately

» Newspaper Mail in Slovakia in the Context of the Use of the Fifth Issue of Austrian Newspaper Stamps - Pavol Lazar

Correctly determining the specialized classification of a newspaper item solely from its individual components is often a compilation of knowledge from several fields of philately.

Postal History

» Once Again, the Sadzice Post Office - Miroslav Bachratý

The article follows Michal Zika's article entitled “Detective Filip Investigates”, published in the previous issue of our journal. It deals with dating the use of the Sadzice postmark.

» Veľký Medep Is Not a Typo - Miroslav Bachratý

How could an erroneous postmark used at the Veľký Meder post office after the liberation have come about? The article outlines possible explanations for this error.

Thematic Philately

» Slovenská strela - a Slovak Theme in Czech Stamp Design - Jan Ištvánek

Some means of transport become symbols of the era in which they served. One such example was the Slovenská strela motor coach, which ran on the Bratislava - Prague line in the 1930s.

Slovak Stamp

» Distinguishing Corner Blocks of Four in the Postal Congress Stamp Series - Oldřich Jarabica

Can you assemble a so-called authentic miniature of corner blocks of four from the Postal Congress stamp issue? The article below provides instructions on how to do so.

» Printing Curiosities of the CDV 292 Postal Stationery Card “Sport Motif” - Miroslav Gerec

A detailed examination of even an ordinary philatelic item can bring interesting findings. The CDV 292 postal stationery card “Sport Motif” has also undergone such research.

What We Collect

» Postal Stationery Postcards - Vojtech Jankovič

An article focused on the less widespread collecting field of postcards with imprinted stamps which, unlike ordinary postcards, are considered philatelic material and therefore offer a wealth of thematic motifs, especially for thematic and open philately collections.

Educational Articles

» Commercial Stamp - an Original Presentation on Every Postal Item - POFIS

Exhibitions

» SLOVPHILEX 2027

» SANDBERGFILA 2026 - Small but Exceptional in Many Ways - Vojtech Jankovič

Life in the Clubs

» SANDBERGFILA 2026 and the Days of Slovak Philately - Vojtech Jankovič

» 53rd National Round of the Youth Philatelic Olympiad - Filip Bulla

Social Chronicle

» Sad News - Mrs Köglerová Has Left Us - Michal Zika

» Teodor Magda 1934 - 2026 - Committee of the Philatelic Club 54-01 Košice

» Mgr. František Sopko Has Left Our Ranks - Zdeněk Baliga

Stamp Issue Plans

» Slovak Postage Stamps 2026, Second Quarter

Advertising - Notices

Further Information:

The journal of the Union of Slovak Philatelists, SLOVENSKÁ FILATELIA, is published only in printed form and is sent free of charge to the postal addresses of all ZSF members. With four issues per year, it is a membership benefit worth more than €12 annually (journal + postage). Therefore, if you are among the members who have not received it, please contact the Secretariat and check that it has your current postal address on file and that your membership fee for the current year has been paid.

ZSF Secretariat, Radlinského 9, 812 11 Bratislava, mobile: 0911 346 782, email: zsfsekretariat@gmail.com.

Further information about the Union of Slovak Philatelists (ZSF), its activities and how to become a member can be found on the official Union website www.slovenskafilatelia.sk.