The special stamp deals with one of the most significant events of the modern Slovak history – declaration of the Memorandum of the Slovak Nation on June 6 – 7, 1861 at the national assembly in Martin. It was already the second Slovak national programme (the first one were the Demands of the Slovak Nation of 1848). The Slovaks tried to obtain acknowledgement of their national individuality and drawing political consequences of this acknowledgement – obtaining Home Rule on a designated area (Slovak area) which they inhabited. It was related to the renewal of political life in the Austrian Empire, where...