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day of the stamp - Austria / II. Republic of Austria 1998 - 7 Shilling

Designer: Stefferl, Otto

day of the stamp - Austria / II. Republic of Austria 1998 - 7 Shilling


Theme: Science
CountryAustria / II. Republic of Austria
Issue Date1998
Face Value 7.00 
Edition Issued4,000,000
Colormulti-colored green
Printing Typecombination printing
Stamp TypeCommemorative
Item TypeStamp
Chronological Issue Number1603
Chronological ChapterOOS-OE2
SID389646
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The representation of the eighth value of the ten-part stamp series for the respective "Stamp Day" from 1991 to 2000 is as appealing as it is unusual: a marvelous mythical creature, easily attributed to the many-sided kin of dragons, surrounds and presents the letters "R" and "L" in a very idiosyncratic way, the third to last letters of the philatelists all the hearted concepts "stamp" and "philately". The present miniature of Prof. Otto Stefferl revives first the imaginary world that is linked in our culture with the sight of such mythical creatures. The legendary dragons, as powerful and terrifying creatures, as powers always superior to supremacy, as cunning tempters and destroyers in ordered orders, can not be sought only on water, on land and in the air. Certain human behaviors justify the assumption that, symbolically speaking, more or less little dragons are hidden in each of us. But luckily - and also the legends and fables teach us that - the dragon-figures we know, in whatever form they appear, are not insurmountable. With these and similar considerations, Otto Stefferl's little fiend undoubtedly ensures that even in philately, the "action" that is always emanating from dragons is not neglected!

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The representation of the eighth value of the ten-part stamp series for the respective "Stamp Day" from 1991 to 2000 is as appealing as it is unusual: a marvelous mythical creature, easily attributed to the many-sided kin of dragons, surrounds and presents the letters "R" and "L" in a very idiosyncratic way, the third to last letters of the philatelists all the hearted concepts "stamp" and "philately". The present miniature of Prof. Otto Stefferl revives first the imaginary world that is linked in our culture with the sight of such mythical creatures. The legendary dragons, as powerful and terrifying creatures, as powers always superior to supremacy, as cunning tempters and destroyers in ordered orders, can not be sought only on water, on land and in the air. Certain human behaviors justify the assumption that, symbolically speaking, more or less little dragons are hidden in each of us. But luckily - and also the legends and fables teach us that - the dragon-figures we know, in whatever form they appear, are not insurmountable. With these and similar considerations, Otto Stefferl's little fiend undoubtedly ensures that even in philately, the "action" that is always emanating from dragons is not neglected!.