Členský průkaz Čs obec sokolská, 33/1933

Product detailed description

Condition: found, trace of time

Dimensions: 7.5 cm x 10.8 cm

An authentic Czechoslovak membership pass of Československá obec sokolská from 1933 - rare artifact of interwar Sokol movement. Pass number 54867/33 documents upper number series - individual member among tens of thousands. Entry year 1933 belongs to peak of interwar Sokol. Marks from 1939 show membership continuity until eve of German occupation. Stamp and authentic signature ensure officiality. Absence of photograph is characteristic interwar administrative practice. Combination of high series number (54867), precise dating (1933-1939), documentation until occupation, and authentic stamps make this pass extremely valuable for collectors. Ideal piece. Valuable historic artifact.

FAQ - Czechoslovak Sokol Passes and Collecting:

Why are Sokol passes from 1930s so rare?
Many were destroyed during World War II. Occupation completely stopped Sokol. Passes that survived are witnesses to time when Sokol had millions of members. Number 54867 means this member was one of tens of thousands.

What role did Sokol play in interwar Czechoslovakia?
Sokol was one of largest and most important movements. Millions of members. It was physical education, but also political and nationalist organization. Pass represents this influence.

What does number 54867/33 mean?
Suffix /33 means year 1933 - registration year. Number 54867 is ordinal member number that year. High numbers mean enormous numbers of people joined Sokol in 1933.

Why are marks from 1939 important?
In 1939 German occupation and Sokol was banned. Mark from 1939 shows member was member until last moment before ban. This is rare - not many passes with 1939 date.

What increases value of interwar Sokol pass?
Entry year (1933 is Sokol peak), series number (higher numbers more valued - means massive membership), marks until occupation (1939), authentic signature, stamps (different local Sokols had different stamps), and document condition.

How to identify authentic Sokol pass?
Check stamp (if visible, should have Sokol logo - often local Sokol district), signature (handwritten, not print), marks (should have year), and paper (interwar paper is fragile and yellowed). Numbers should be in logical sequence.

How to systematically collect Sokol passes?
Seek series of years - 1920s, 1930s, 1940s (post-war restart). Lower numbers each year are rarer. Passes with latest marks (1939, 1940, 1945) most valued. Signatures of different leaders and locals are interesting.

What was impact of Nazism on Sokol?
Sokol was banned during Nazi occupation. Membership ended. Passes from last years before occupation (1938-1939) are rare. After war Sokol revived but with communist influence. Interwar passes are cleaner.

How to preserve old Sokol documents?
Archival folders without plastics. Dry place without sun. Paper is fragile. Never glue. Signatures and stamps are fragile - protect from rubbing. Pencil writing on some passes especially fragile.

What value has pass without photograph?
Photograph increases value - if present. Without photograph not lower price, because interwar passes typically had no photographs. More important are membership marks - stamps, signatures, marks.