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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