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SOKOL POSTCARDS and Poster Stamps 1951 (Click on any image to view an enlarged version) After the Communist takeover of Czechoslovakia in 1948, Sokol was tolerated for a short time, but soon its patriotic fervor aroused the fears of the oppressors, and in 1952 it was completely outlawed. Its leaders were arrested, some were imprisoned, all were harrassed. ------------------ Matchbox labels In 1951 the last Sokol Congress until 1990 was held.   SOKOL PATŘÍ PRACUJÍCÍM IX SJEZD ČOS "Sokol Belongs To Workers" 9th Congress of ČOS Note the term "workers" - the Communists were trying to impose their philosophy on the organization. ČOS = České Obec Sokolská = Czech Village Sokol ------------------ Membership stamps, Prague ČOS, 1949-1951

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