Cesky Teshin (CZ)

Český Těšín (pronunciation: [ˈtʃɛskiː ˈcɛʃiːn] ; Polish: Czeski Cieszyn, German: Tschechisch-Teschen) is a town (24,650 inhabitants end 2016) in the Karviná District, Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. It lies on the west bank of the Olza river, in the heart of the historical region of Cieszyn Silesia. Until the 1920 division of the region between Poland and Czechoslovakia, it was a western suburb of the town of Teschen.

Historically in the Austrian Silesia province.

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Postmark in the Czech Republic

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Postmark in Czechoslovakia era

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Postmarks in Austria-Hungary era (1867-1918)

Linear TESCHEN (1874ca). Klein type aL.		Bilingual DC in 1898. Klein type gDjeb.
Bilingual DC in 1903.	Bilingual Station DC in 1907, to be confirmed.	Bridge in January 1918.

Cards and covers

Bilingual C-K (2 kr stationery with 3 kr extra) to Loochristi (Belgium).
From WIEN 1 to Teschen k. k. Schlesien in 1900.	Illustrated side

Postmarks in Austrian Empire Silesia Crownland

The German name TESCHEN was in use when the post office opened before 1850, head of District (Bezirkshauptmannschaft) of TESCHEN.

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Rare and fine mute cancel in 1851, Mueller 3000 points, sold 11,000 SF in 1981.

Circle