The postage stamp depicts the famous painting ‘Girl with a Mandolin’ by Emil Filla, one of the most significant Czech painters of the 20th century. Filla was the leading pioneer of Cubism in Central Europe, and his work became a symbol of the artistic avant-garde of his time. Thanks to his extraordinary talent and ability to develop the ideas of the Parisian masters, he is today often recognised in an international context as the ‘Czech Picasso’. The motif of a girl playing the mandolin is a classic and universally popular theme in Cubist art. The painting exudes a perfect balance between musical harmony and visual interplay, where shapes and muted colours come together to form a fascinating geometric mosaic. This issue faithfully reproduces the original canvas as a perfect printed miniature, which exudes the relaxed atmosphere of the elegant artists’ studios of the first half of the 20th century. Why choose this stamp: The legacy of the Czech Picasso: A unique opportunity to own a work by a visionary who fundamentally shaped the face of modern Central European art. Music and geometry: A visually captivating motif that combines traditional European aesthetics with a bold and timeless Cubist style.