Theme of the stamp
Fauna and flora of Podyjí National Park.
a) The clouded Apollo (Parnassius mnemosyne) and mullein
b) The European ground squirrel (Spermophilus citellus)
c) The Šobes vineyard
d) The black stork (Ciconia nigra)
The upper part of the sheet consists mainly of a view of the famous Šobes vineyard. It also depicts a number of protected species of plants and animals found only in this area. One of them is the clouded Apollo (Parnassius mnemosyne).
South Moravia is the only place where this rare and endangered species of butterflies can be found. The lower part of the sheet portrays the most important species of fauna living in the park against an artistically rendered background.
The sheet also presents the black stork (Ciconia nigra) – the emblematic species and main motif of the park’s logo. The replacement of grass cutting machines by wild horse grazing helped one of the most endangered animal species in Bohemia – the European ground squirrel (Spermophilus citellus) – return to the park after half a century.
Method of printing
Recess print from flat plate combined with offset in the print run of 27 000 sheets.
Note
Miniature sheet: 175 x 120 mm; 4 stamps and coupons (se-tenant).