[Below: 1940 postcard bearing the image of Dr. Milan Rastislav Štefánik (July 21, 1880 – May 4, 1919). Štefánik was a Slovak politician, diplomat, and astronomer.]

[Below: Another postcard from 1940 bearing the image of Dr. Milan Rastislav Štefánik.]

[Below: 'On guard!'.]

[Below: Europe united!]

[Below: 1942 postcard sent from Holíc (a town in western Slovakia) to Bratislava. Note that this stamp bears the image of the great Jozef Tiso.]

[Below: 1942 postcard sent within Bratislava. Note that the main stamp bears the image of the great Jozef Tiso.]

[Below: 1942 postcard celebrating an 1881 memorandum. Note that the extra stamp bears the image of Andrej Hlinka.]

[Below: 1942 postcard celebrating an 1861 memorandum.Note that the extra stamp bears the image of the great Jozef Tiso]

[Below: 1939 philatelic sheet with stamps bearing the image of Andrej Hlinka. Note that the cancel is also honoring him.]