Dissolution of Czechoslovakia
The Dissolution of Czechoslovakia (, ), which took effect on 1 January 1993, was an event that saw the self-determined split of the federal state of Czechoslovakia into the Czech Republic and Slovakia, entities that had arisen before as the "Czech Socialist Republic" and the "Slovak Socialist Republic" in 1969 within the framework of a federal republic.
Postage stamps and postal history of Slovakia
From 1 January 1993, Slovakia became independent after splitting from the Czech Republic and stamps were issued from that date inscribed "Slovensko". Stamps of the former Czechoslovakia continued to be valid until 30 September 1993.