Price: 0.25 euro
Year: 1955
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Matchbox label made in Czechoslovakia 1955. The text on the labels reads:”All under the banner of physical education for success. National spartakiades”.

Price: 0.50 euro
Year: 1949
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Matchbox label made in Czechoslovakia 1949. The text on the labels reads:”IX congress of the KSC”. The Congress of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (1921-1990) was formally the highest organ of the KSČ. At the Congress, the Central Committee was elected.
The Communist Party of Czechoslovakia was a communist and Marxist–Leninist political party in Czechoslovakia that existed between 1921 and 1992. The KSČ was the sole governing party in the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic though it was a leading party along with the Slovak branch and four other legally permitted non-communist parties. After its election victory in 1946, it seized power in the 1948 Czechoslovak coup d’état and established a one-party state allied with the Soviet Union. Nationalization of virtually all private enterprises followed, and a command economy was implemented.

Price: 1.00 euro
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Matchbox label made in Czechoslovakia late 1950’s, early 1960’s. The text on the labels reads:”10 Years Of The People’s Democratic CSR” CSR was the abbreviation of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic.

Price: 2.50 euro
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Matchbox label made in Czechoslovakia late 1950’s, early 1960’s. The text on the labels reads:”10 Years Of Succes CSR” CSR was the abbreviation of the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic.

Price: 1.50 euro
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Matchbox label made in Czechoslovakia late 1950’s, early 1960’s. The text on the top 4 labels reads:”Work Advances”, on the bottom 2 reads:”Agricultural Youth”. On the bottom of all labes it reads:”New shift of the 2nd Five-Year Plan”.
The Second Five-Year was during 1956-1960. During that period, investment continued at a high rate, although real wages and the supply of consumer goods also increased substantially, and national income grew by 6.9%. In the late 1950s, however, economic leaders noted that investment efforts were yielding diminishing returns. Large investments were required to sustain economic growth.
In 1958 and 1959, in response to this troubling situation, the government made several relatively minor adjustments in the functioning of organizations and prices, the first of the country’s economic reforms. The reforms involved some limited decentralization of authority, most notably giving enterprises more autonomy in handling investment funds. The intention was not to alter the Soviet economic model to any great extent but rather to enhance its overall operation. The reforms did not result in noticeable improvements in economic performance, however. Eventually, in 1962, planners quietly scrapped the entire reform program, reimposing most of the central controls.