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Lenticular Stamp (from Dave Kent's World, Mekeel's & Stamps, June 20, 2008)
The European Soccer Championships are quickly approaching, and it’s turning into a battle of the stamps as well as the chore of kicking a large black-&-white ball randomly around a field for more than an hour. Austria, which will host some of the matches, has jumped ahead of its rivals with a “lenticular” stamp that offers a moving image of one of Austria’s greatest moments on the soccer field. It pictures, from three different angles, the game-winning goal kicked by Andi Herzog in the 76th minute of a Sept. 6, 1997 match against Sweden that paved the way for Austria to play in the World Cup Championships the next year.
The lenticular technology uses a special coating on the stamp that makes the image appear to move as you turn the stamp. The moving scene uses 48 images of a television recording that covers about three seconds of play. The stamp is the largest ever issued by Austria (2.6 by 1.9") and also the highest face value,€5.45, about $8.60.
The European Soccer Championships are quickly approaching, and it’s turning into a battle of the stamps as well as the chore of kicking a large black-&-white ball randomly around a field for more than an hour. Austria, which will host some of the matches, has jumped ahead of its rivals with a “lenticular” stamp that offers a moving image of one of Austria’s greatest moments on the soccer field. It pictures, from three different angles, the game-winning goal kicked by Andi Herzog in the 76th minute of a Sept. 6, 1997 match against Sweden that paved the way for Austria to play in the World Cup Championships the next year.
The lenticular technology uses a special coating on the stamp that makes the image appear to move as you turn the stamp. The moving scene uses 48 images of a television recording that covers about three seconds of play. The stamp is the largest ever issued by Austria (2.6 by 1.9") and also the highest face value,€5.45, about $8.60.
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