Limited Special Edition - 300 Years of Liechtenstein
A limited special edition of the embroidered anniversary stamp will appear in addition to the regular stamp issue. The special issue is embroidered with a 24-carat real gold thread and adorned with eight original Swarovski crystals. Real gold thread has never been used for an embroidered stamp to date which means this special issue is a genuine world-first. The rare issue which is strictly limited to 2019 units.
Technical Details:
Date Of Issue: 23 January 2019
Designers: Peter Vogel, Lustenau
Stamp Format: 56 x 51 mm
Perforation: 14 x 13 3/4
Sheet Format: 56 mm x 51 mm
Quantity: 70,000 Embroidered Stamps
Material: Embroidery in Red and Gold
Printing: Hämmerle & Vogel GmbH & Co KG, Lustenau
The Principality of Liechtenstein marks its 300th anniversary on 23 January 2019. Through the special stamp “300 Years of Liechtenstein” (face value: CHF 6.30), Philately Liechtenstein will be making an exclusive contribution to this historic occasion. For the first time in history, it will be issuing an embroidered stamp. The anniversary stamp is self-adhesive and is presented in the shape of a Princely hat. It was made by the embroidery firm Hämmerle & Vogel in Lustenau, Austria.
In 1719, Emperor Karl VI united lands owned by Prince Hans Adam I of Liechtenstein, i.e. the county of Vaduz and the dominion of Schellenberg, and elevated them to form the Principality of Liechtenstein. A ditch called the “Scheidgraben” is located between the two parts of the country which are today divided into the highland part (“Oberland”) and the lowland part (“Unterland”). This is where the residents of all eleven municipalities of the country will meet to march together and celebrate the unification in 1719 on the jubilee day, which is also the issue date of this special stamp. At the same time, this occasion marks the beginning of numerous activities in the jubilee year which will reach their peak on the date of the national holiday on 15 August 2019.
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Liechtenstein honors 300th anniversary with embroidered souvenir sheet:
To celebrate its 300th anniversary on Jan. 23, the Principality of Liechtenstein will issue its first embroidered souvenir sheet.
The 6.30-franc self-adhesive souvenir sheet is shaped like a crown, known as a princely hat. Peter Vogel designed the sheet, which measures 56 millimeters by 51mm. The printing quantity was 70,000.
Hammerle & Vogel produced the sheet by embroidery in red and gold. This embroidery manufacturer based in Lustenau, Austria, also has produced embroidered stamps for Austria, starting with the Edelweiss stamp issued July 19, 2005 (Scott 2019). More recently, it created the Styrian Hat stamp issued Sept. 22, 2018.
Switzerland was the first country to issue an embroidered stamp, doing so on June 21, 2000 (Scott 1075). Brazil (3146), Italy (2624), Micronesia (959) and Singapore (1372) are among the other countries that have released embroidered stamps. (For more information, see Wayne Chen’s report on embroidered stamps published in the Sept. 12, 2016, issue of Linn’s.)
Located between Germany, Austria and Switzerland, Liechtenstein is the sixth smallest country in the world. The landlocked principality occupies an area of a little less than 62 square miles.
Although the region has been inhabited for approximately 7,000 years, it wasn’t known as Liechtenstein until the 18th century.
Liechtenstein’s official tourism website, https://tourismus.li/ en, said: “The name ‘Liechtenstein’ was given to the region by the Princes of Liechtenstein, who purchased the County of Vaduz (1712) and the lands of Schellenberg (1699) and united them to form the Principality of Liechtenstein in 1719.
“The name of the eponymous princely house can be traced back to a castle in the town of Maria Enzensdorf in Upper Austria. Built by Hugo von Petronell-Liechtenstein around 1130, this castle is said to stand on a rock known as the light (‘Licht’) stone (‘Stein’).”
The principality’s official 300th anniversary celebration is on Jan. 23, the day the embroidered souvenir sheet is being issued, although events will be held throughout the year.
Date Of Issue: 23 January 2019
Designers: Peter Vogel, Lustenau
Stamp Format: 56 x 51 mm
Perforation: 14 x 13 3/4
Sheet Format: 56 mm x 51 mm
Quantity: 70,000 Embroidered Stamps
Material: Embroidery in Red and Gold
Printing: Hämmerle & Vogel GmbH & Co KG, Lustenau
The Principality of Liechtenstein marks its 300th anniversary on 23 January 2019. Through the special stamp “300 Years of Liechtenstein” (face value: CHF 6.30), Philately Liechtenstein will be making an exclusive contribution to this historic occasion. For the first time in history, it will be issuing an embroidered stamp. The anniversary stamp is self-adhesive and is presented in the shape of a Princely hat. It was made by the embroidery firm Hämmerle & Vogel in Lustenau, Austria.
In 1719, Emperor Karl VI united lands owned by Prince Hans Adam I of Liechtenstein, i.e. the county of Vaduz and the dominion of Schellenberg, and elevated them to form the Principality of Liechtenstein. A ditch called the “Scheidgraben” is located between the two parts of the country which are today divided into the highland part (“Oberland”) and the lowland part (“Unterland”). This is where the residents of all eleven municipalities of the country will meet to march together and celebrate the unification in 1719 on the jubilee day, which is also the issue date of this special stamp. At the same time, this occasion marks the beginning of numerous activities in the jubilee year which will reach their peak on the date of the national holiday on 15 August 2019.
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Liechtenstein honors 300th anniversary with embroidered souvenir sheet:
To celebrate its 300th anniversary on Jan. 23, the Principality of Liechtenstein will issue its first embroidered souvenir sheet.
The 6.30-franc self-adhesive souvenir sheet is shaped like a crown, known as a princely hat. Peter Vogel designed the sheet, which measures 56 millimeters by 51mm. The printing quantity was 70,000.
Hammerle & Vogel produced the sheet by embroidery in red and gold. This embroidery manufacturer based in Lustenau, Austria, also has produced embroidered stamps for Austria, starting with the Edelweiss stamp issued July 19, 2005 (Scott 2019). More recently, it created the Styrian Hat stamp issued Sept. 22, 2018.
Switzerland was the first country to issue an embroidered stamp, doing so on June 21, 2000 (Scott 1075). Brazil (3146), Italy (2624), Micronesia (959) and Singapore (1372) are among the other countries that have released embroidered stamps. (For more information, see Wayne Chen’s report on embroidered stamps published in the Sept. 12, 2016, issue of Linn’s.)
Located between Germany, Austria and Switzerland, Liechtenstein is the sixth smallest country in the world. The landlocked principality occupies an area of a little less than 62 square miles.
Although the region has been inhabited for approximately 7,000 years, it wasn’t known as Liechtenstein until the 18th century.
Liechtenstein’s official tourism website, https://tourismus.li/ en, said: “The name ‘Liechtenstein’ was given to the region by the Princes of Liechtenstein, who purchased the County of Vaduz (1712) and the lands of Schellenberg (1699) and united them to form the Principality of Liechtenstein in 1719.
“The name of the eponymous princely house can be traced back to a castle in the town of Maria Enzensdorf in Upper Austria. Built by Hugo von Petronell-Liechtenstein around 1130, this castle is said to stand on a rock known as the light (‘Licht’) stone (‘Stein’).”
The principality’s official 300th anniversary celebration is on Jan. 23, the day the embroidered souvenir sheet is being issued, although events will be held throughout the year.
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