Austria - Andreas Herzog's Goal

A very special and an extraordinary stamp on soccer was issued by Austrian Postal Authority. The stamp -Andreas Herzog's Goal - was issued on May 5, 2008. It was one among many stamps series to commemorate the Euro 2008 tournament.

Andreas Herzog's Goal

(Ranked 7th in the 2008 most extraordinary stamps)

This remark was taken from a report .... "Austria released a revolutionary lenticular stamp to celebrate the UEFA EURO 2008. 48 images of a TV recording are superposed on the stamp. To the viewer, the optical effect is that of a film sequence of approx. 3 seconds."

Clik here to view the excitement of Herzog's goal scoring.

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Lithuania: Drop-shaped stamp

Lithuanian Postal Authority - Lietuvos Pasatas - has issued a special stamp to commemorate the World Exhibition - Expo Zaragoza 2008. The stamp was issued on  June 7, 2008.

Expo Zaragoza 2008

(Ranked 5th in the list of 10 most extraordinary stamps 2008)

It is for the first time that an original drop-shaped postage stamp is dedicated to the participation of Lithuania in a world exhibition. The main topic of the exhibition EXPO Zaragoza 2008 (Spain, June September 2008) was "Water and Sustainable Development".

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Imagine Peace Tower - Iceland

The postal authority of Iceland has issued a special stamp - Imagine Peace Tower (IPT). The stamp issued in October 2008 October depicting the Imagine Peace Tower, which is dedicated to the memory of Beatle John Lennon.

The IPT stamp is printed in a traditional offset format and then overprinted with phosphorus in silk screen which causes the picture to accumulate light and then glow in the dark. When exposed to ultraviolet light, a picture of John Lennon appears on the stamp.

Imagine Peace Tower

The Imagine Peace Tower stamp was ranked number three is the list of Top 10 Extraordinary stamps of the Year 2008.

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Austria - Embroidery

Austria has issued a unique stamp: Embroidery - gentian. The stamp is in their series of Flora (Flowers - General) and Fine Arts (Textile) as what was described by wnsstamps. It was issued on September 19, 2008. One thing special about the stamp is that it was chosen as number one in the list of Top 10 extraordinary stamps of the year 2008.

Austria: Embroidery - Gentian

Embroidered stamp of Austria - featured on the stamp is the Clusius gentian (gentiana clusii).

According to the Austria Post:

The gentian embroidery commemorative stamp is offering collectors around the world the opportunity to acquire a new “embroidered” creation. The Gentian stamp is, like the first embroidered commemorative “Edelweiss”, a product of the Austrian embroiderers Hämmerle & Vogel. The commemorative will be sent around the world, telling the stories of embroidery and Alpine plants. The threads and the colour follow the natural shape of the Clusius gentian (gentiana clusii), discovered around 100 BC by King Gentius of Illyria.

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Morocco - Birthday of The Green Walk

A special stamp of Morocco to commemorate the 27th Birthday of Green Walk was launched on Nov 7, 2002. The Green Walk event was started way back in November 6, 1975.

Green Walk Anniversary (source - wns)

What is the Green Walk event actually?

According to a source (afrogouvernace) - The green Walk indicates a peaceful step thrown by the Moroccan king Hassan II on November 6th, 1975 with the intention of appending the territory of Western Sahara occupied by Spain. The Moroccans consider this Green Walk as being a recovery of the territories of which Morocco estimates who their comeback historically.

The king solicited the departure of 350 000 Moroccan civil volunteers armed with the Koran and with the Moroccan flag towards Western Sahara which Spain did not want to leave. Purpose was to put pressure on the Spanish administration so that it decolonizes Western Sahara and restores it in Morocco.

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