OFF TRACK with Zdenék Brdlik

The final Ceskoslovensko postage stamp for a while. From what I've been able to translate it is celebrating a 6 day motorcycle race.

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The only information I find about the artist, Zdenék Brdlik, are the years of his birth and death, 1929 to 1983. To see two other examples of his work click here.

The engraver, J. Mracek, is just as mysterious. I find his name listed as an engraver, but find no biographical information. Here and here are examples of his work.