Theme of the stamp
The common topic of the 2021 EUROPA series issued by the participating countries is “National endangered wild animals”. The species chosen by the Czech Republic is the wildcat. The designers decided to portray not only one but a couple of wildcats on the stamp, with only the head of one of the two cats being captured.
The wildcat is one of Czech rarest mammals. The difference between the wildcat and the domestic cat is readily apparent: the wild species is larger, mostly due to the longer and thicker hair. The fur colour is typically grey-brown to grey-yellow with distinct stripes on the back, legs, and tail. The shape, length, and the way the wild and the domestic species hold the tail also differ. The wildcat has a larger head, clearly smaller ears, and long sensitive whiskers.
In the Czech Republic, the wildcat usually lives in deciduous or mixed forests in low-lying mountainous or hilly areas. What it needs is a place to hide in, such as rock crevices, cavities in old massive trees, or abandoned fox and badger burrows.
Product description
Face value: a stamp identified with the letter E corresponding to the price of Ordinary Item up to 50 g – European countries in international service (current price according to the Price List of Basic Postal Services).
Method of printing
multi-coloured offset