Stamp tribute to Eliška Junková
Stamp tribute to Eliška Junková
On Wednesday, November 26, Czech Post will release a new commemorative postage stamp sheet featuring Eliška Junková. The sheet depicts a stylized scene from a period car race.
Eliška Junková was a Czech racing driver who competed in Bugatti cars. She started out as her husband Čeněk Junk's co-driver and later drove herself. In the 1920s, she was the fastest woman in the world and the only woman in Grand Prix history to match the best drivers in the competition. Her greatest achievements included the first victory by a woman in the international hill climb race X. Zbraslav – Jíloviště in 1926, victory in the 1st German Grand Prix in 1927 at the Nürburgring, and fifth place in the Targa Florio race in 1928.
The two stamps on the sheet are marked with the letter "A," which corresponds to a price of CZK 36, and the letter "E," which corresponds to a price of CZK 48. The sheet has a print run of 26,000 copies and will be available at selected branches and the Czech Post e-shop.