From the beginning of 2009 the postal company Slovenska Posta will accept three kinds of postage stamps. Apart from the new ones in euros, which will take effect on January 1, 2009, the company will also take currently valid stamps in Slovak crowns, as well as stamps which do not state their nominal value. After January 1, 2010, Slovenska Posta will no longer accept stamps in Slovak crowns. Only those in euros or without stated nominal value will be used. People will not be able to exchange crown stamp for new ones, according to the euromena.sk portal.
Slovenska Posta will issue the first euro stamps in January 2009. On January 1, a stamp with the nominal value of one euro will be issued. On January 2, twelve issues of stamps in mostly used nominal values rounded to two decimals will follow. Until now, information on nine of twenty-seven stamps from the 2009 issue plan have been released; they will bear the nominal value of EUR 0.01 (SKK 0.30), EUR 0.02 (SKK 0.61), EUR 0.05 (SKK 1.52), EUR 0.10 (SKK 3.03), EUR 0.20 (SKK 6.06), EUR 0.50 (SKK 15.16), EUR 1 (SKK 30.32), EUR 2 (SKK 60.64) and EUR 3 (SKK 90.96). According to the portal, other stamps will follow the currently valid price structure in the Slovak crown converted to euros following the announcement of the official conversion rate.
Postage stamps will be exempt from the requirement of dual pricing display, which will be become effective within thirty days of the announcement of the conversion rate. The duty will concern all other services and products. Slovenska Posta will have to withdraw and shred stamps in crowns that will remain valid until the end of 2009, within ninety days of expiration of their validity.
(EUR 1 = SKK 30.312 on June 30)