STAMP ISSUE 11 November 2013

LIECHTENSTEIN PALACE, VIENNA

CHRISTMAS 2013 – Themes FROM THE CHRISTMAS STORY

XXII WINTER OLYMPIC GAMES

CHINESE SIGNS OF THE ZODIAC: HORSE 3 Liechtenstein Palace, Vienna News from Philately Liechtenstein 6 Christmas 2013 – Themes from the Christmas story 9 XXII Olympic Winter Games Trade fairs: Which is the most beautiful? 12 Chinese Signs of the Zodiac: There will be a Philately Liechtenstein in- In the vote to select the most beautiful Horse formation and sales stand at the follow- stamp of 2012 our customers chose the ing stamp fairs: issue “Liechtenstein Panoramas - II: La- 15 Year Set 2013 wenatal and Valünatal Valleys”. From all 2013 Yearbook 24th – 26th October 2013 the votes cast 30 winners were drawn by 16 Programme for the year 2014 31st International Stamp Fair, lot who can now delight in a handsome 17 Book: Carrier pigeons, balloons, Sindelfingen, Germany book of photographs of the Principality of tin cans Liechtenstein. The winners were each in- News from 6th – 9th November 2013 formed in person. We take this opportu- Liechtensteinische Post AG Salon Philatélique d'automne Paris, nity to express our warm thanks for the France lively interest shown in this popular com- 18 Postmarks petition. 20 Christmas commemorative set 22nd – 24th November 2013 “Europa Postal Vehicles” Veronafil, Verona, Italy 1st place: commemorative set Liechtenstein Panoramas - II: Lawenatal and Valünatal Valleys

2nd place: Chinese Signs of the Zodiac 2013: Year of the Snake

3rd place: LIBA 2012: Liechtenstein Legends Imprint Publisher: © Liechtensteinische Post AG Editor: Philatelie Liechtenstein Texts: Mathias Ospelt, Philatelie Liechtenstein Translation/copy-editing: Tradas Übersetzungsdienste, Schaan Design and typesetting: Philatelie Liechtenstein Printing: Lampert Druckzentrum AG, Vaduz Photos: iStockphoto.com; LIECHTENSTEIN The Princely Collections, Vaduz-Vienna; Louis Jäger, Schaanwald 2 Liechtenstein Palace, Vienna

In the past the “Princely Treasures” series of the Garden Palace for 200 years. One with the three stamps “Silk wall-covering has illustrated valuable exhibits from the of the two ceiling panels, Bellucci’s “Time left” (face value CHF 1.00), “Silk wall- Liechtenstein Museum in Vienna, which unveiling the Truth”, is now in the so- covering centre” (face value CHF 1.40) since 2012 has no longer been open to called Small Courbaril Room. Like most and “Silk wall-covering right” (face value the public as it was formerly and is now of the Stadtpalais’s state apartments this CHF 3.60) depicts sections of the flo- operated under the name “Garden Pal- room, which takes its name from the ral pattern on the wall-covering in this ace”. Together with the “Stadtpalais” wood of the animé tree (Hymenaea cour- room. They have been applied in gold to palace on Bankgasse in Vienna’s city cen- baril), has been furnished with pains- real silk by a combination of offset print- tre which likewise belongs to the princely takingly restored and partially re-woven ing, elaborate embossing and hot-foil family of Liechtenstein the Garden Palace silken wall-coverings. The commemoStandmuster- stamping. FDC in Rossau has for over 300 years been rative sheetlet designed by HPStadtpalais Gassner Liechtenstein, Wien firmly embedded in the history of the Austrian capital. After some four years’ FDC Art.-Nr. 213.12.52 renovation work the Stadtpalais too has since April 2013 again been resplendent in all its former glory. Magnificent state apartments and exquisite masterpieces from the Princely Collections dating from the age of classicism and Biedermeier now attract the visitor. Baroque stuccoed ceilings combine with the sumptuous neo-rococo interior, the original furniture and refined parquetry floors by the Ger- man master joiner Michael Thonet (1796- 1871) to form a harmonious whole, pro- viding insights into 300 years of art and architectural history. These treasures include ceiling panels by the Italian rococo painter Antonio Bel- 3 lucci (1654–1726) which were a feature

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STAMP ISSUE Liechtenstein Palace, Vienna FACE VALUES / SUBJECT CHF 1.00 Silk wall-covering left CHF 1.40 Silk wall-covering centre CHF 3.60 Silk wall-covering right STAMP FORMAT 35 x 50 mm PERFORATION 1 1 14 /4 x 14 /2 SHEET FORMAT 120 x 85 mm DESIGN Hans Peter Gassner, Vaduz PRINTING 4-colour offset, FM screening, gold hot-foil stamping Cartor Security Printing Meaucé la Loupe PAPER Chancellor FSC Mix Credit 110 g/m2 + silk (Total 223 g/m2)

5 Art.-Nr. 213.12.2 Christmas 2013 – Themes from the Christmas story

For the Christmas stamps which appear Bible is also the basis of the prayer “Ave their flocks” (face value CHF 1.40). The im- regularly in time for Advent the services of Maria” (“Hail, Mary”). The blue stamp with age on the blue-and-yellow “Three Kings” Liechtenstein’s arguably most important a star at the centre shows the “Nativity” stamp (face value CHF 1.90) is that of the stamp designer have been retained this (face value CHF 1.00), in central Europe tra- Three Kings journeying to Christ’s crib from year: the “graphical pioneer” and artist ditionally celebrated on Christmas Eve the East guided by a star. As for several Louis Jäger, born in 1930. In 1960 Jäger, (24th December). Soft shades of green form years now in response to numerous cus- then a young graphic artist just 30 years of the background for an angel’s annunciation tomer requests, the stamps are again self- age who had trained in Munich, Berlin and of the birth of Christ to the “Shepherds and adhesive. elsewhere, designed his first stamp: Liech- tenstein’s first Europa stamp. This stamp became famous for appearing in an edition of only 322,000 which sold out immediately and rapidly became a rarity among philate- lists. And the name Louis Jäger was the talk of the entire country. 53 years and over 130 FDC Art.-Nr. 213.13.52 stamp designs later Louis Jäger made head- lines again: in July 2013 the jubilee stamp designed by him “300 Years of the Liech- tenstein Oberland“ was declared the world’s most beautiful stamp of 2012 in the international stamp competition "Premio Internazionale d'Arte Filatelica". The “Christmas 2013” series of stamps depicts four scenes painted in watercolour from the traditional Christmas story familiar from the Gospels of St. Luke and St. Mat- thew. The brilliant yellow “Annunciation” stamp (face value CHF 0.85) tells of the Archangel Gabriel prophesying to Mary the birth of her son Jesus. This passage in the 6 Art.-Nr. 213.13.3 Art.-Nr. 213.13.2

7 Standmuster Maximumkarte MK 372 Standmuster Maximumkarte MK 372 Weihnachten 2013 Weihnachten 2013 Verkündigung Heilige Drei Könige Art.-Nr. 213.13.62 TECHNICAL DATA

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Datum: Datum: XXII Winter Olympic Games

From 7th to 23rd February 2014 the 22nd burg, where amongst other things she Winter Olympic Games take place in the teaches at the State University of Art. hinterland of Sochi, one of Russia’s most For the “Sochi 2014” stamp (face value popular Black Sea bathing and health re- CHF 2.60) Philately Liechtenstein has in sorts. Although the climate in the town it- conjunction with these two artists broken self is sometimes subtropical, the nearby new ground in stamp design. A stone origi- mountains of the Caucasus beckon with nating from Sochi was ground up, mixed Art.-Nr. 213.14.3 their snow-covered slopes. As in previous with paint and applied to the stamp by decades Liechtenstein will be entering a thermography. If one passes a finger over small but potent team in these Winter the stamp, the milled stone can be clearly Olympics. As always, Liechtenstein’s medal- felt. winning ambitions will of course be limited to the alpine skiing events, in which the lit- Standmuster FDC tle Principality has several times been very XXI. Olympische Winterspiele 2014 Sochi successful in the past. Art.-Nr. 213.14.52 Since 2008, when the Summer Olympics took place in Beijing, Philately Liechtenstein FDC has entrusted the design of the commemo- ratives which have appeared regularly since 1972 to mark these major sporting events to artists from the country hosting the Games. For the stamp issue marking the 22nd Winter Olympic Games two Russian artists have been commissioned to design this traditional set. Natalia Brovko and Alexander Doll were both born in Orenburg, near the border with Kazakhstan. While Alexander Doll commutes as a freelance artist between Moscow and Berne, Dr. Na- 9 talia Brovko lives in her home city of Oren-

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Fürstentum Liechtenstein Fürstentum Liechtenstein Fürstentum Liechtenstein Fürstentum Liechtenstein 1924 Chamonix 1928 St. Moritz 1932 Lake Placid 1936 Garmisch-Parten- kirchen 1948St. Moritz XXII. Olympische Winterspiele 2014 2.60 XXII. Olympische Winterspiele 2014 2.60 XXII. Olympische Winterspiele 2014 2.60 XXII. Olympische Winterspiele 2014 2.60 A. Doll 2013 N. Brovko A. Doll 2013 N. Brovko A. Doll 2013 N. Brovko A. Doll 2013 N. Brovko 1952 Oslo Fürstentum Liechtenstein Fürstentum Liechtenstein Fürstentum Liechtenstein Fürstentum Liechtenstein d‘Ampezzo 1960 Squaw Valley 1964 Innsbruck 1968 Grenoble 1972 Sapporo1976 XXII. Olympische Winterspiele 2014 2.60 XXII. Olympische Winterspiele 2014 2.60 XXII. Olympische Winterspiele 2014 2.60 XXII. Olympische Winterspiele 2014 2.60 A. Doll 2013 N. Brovko A. Doll 2013 N. Brovko A. Doll 2013 N. Brovko A. Doll 2013 N. Brovko Innsbruck 1980 Fürstentum Liechtenstein Fürstentum Liechtenstein Fürstentum Liechtenstein Fürstentum Liechtenstein Lake Placid 1984 Sarajevo 1988 Calgary 1992 Albertville XXII. Olympische Winterspiele 2014 2.60 XXII. Olympische Winterspiele 2014 2.60 XXII. Olympische Winterspiele 2014 2.60 XXII. Olympische Winterspiele 2014 2.60 1994 Lillehammer A. Doll 2013 N. Brovko A. Doll 2013 N. Brovko A. Doll 2013 N. Brovko A. Doll 2013 N. Brovko Fürstentum Liechtenstein Fürstentum Liechtenstein Fürstentum Liechtenstein Fürstentum Liechtenstein 1998 Nagano 2002 Salt Lake City 2006 Turin 2010 Vancouver

XXII. Olympische Winterspiele 2014 2.60 XXII. Olympische Winterspiele 2014 2.60 XXII. Olympische Winterspiele 2014 2.60 XXII. Olympische Winterspiele 2014 2.60 A. Doll 2013 N. Brovko A. Doll 2013 N. Brovko A. Doll 2013 N. Brovko A. Doll 2013 N. Brovko XXII. Olympische Winterspiele 2014 in Sochi, Russland

Art.-Nr. 213.14.2 10 Standmuster Maximumkarte MK 373 XXII. Olympische Winterspiele Sochi 2014

TECHNICAL DATA

STAMP ISSUE XXII Winter Olympic Games FACE VALUES / SUBJECT CHF 2.60 Sochi 2014 STAMP FORMAT 40.5 x 28 mm PERFORATION 1 1 13 /4 x 13 /2 SHEET FORMAT 208 x 146 mm DESIGN Alexander Doll, Moscow Nathalia Brovko, Orenburg PRINTING 4-colour offset, FM screening, silver hot-foil stamping, thermography Cartor Security Printing Meaucé la Loupe PAPER Truwhite FSC Mix Credit 110 g/m2

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Datum: Chinese Signs of the Zodiac: Horse

With its “Chinese Signs of the Zodiac” se- ated character traits. The Year of the Horse As always, the stamp’s design was placed in ries Philately Liechtenstein seeks to draw begins on 31st January 2014 and lasts until the reliable hands of Stefan Erne. It is ap- special attention to the friendly relations 18th February 2015. People born in the Year pearing as a silhouette produced by laser between the Principality of Liechtenstein of the Horse are generally very popular. They technology, an innovation being that the and the People’s Republic of China. Follow- may be considered restless, but always radi- entire 4-stamp sheet has been cut out in ing the two stamps marking the “Year of ate geniality. They plan their lives on a long- the shape of a horse. As for the other the Dragon” (2011) and the “Year of the term basis, are clever and have a lot of ar- stamps in this series, the typography has Snake” (2012), the focus this year is on the tistic talent. Since the horse also represents been executed by hot stamping on gold foil. sign of the Zodiac for the coming Chinese financial security, a relatively peaceful year year: the “Year of the Horse” (face value is to be expected. CHF 1.90). Since the People’s Republic of China was established in 1949 China has officially Art.-Nr. 213.15.3 used the Gregorian calendar adopted from the West (counting the years from the birth FDC Art.-Nr. 213.15.52 of Christ). This replaced the Chinese calendar which had been in place for 2000 years, but which nowadays remains in use only for calculating traditional holidays such as the “Dragon Boat Festival”, the “Moon Festi- val” and the “Double Nine Festival”. For followers of Chinese astrology it is also the calculation basis for identifying “favour- able” days on which to hold feasts and cel- ebrations. The traditional Chinese year always begins at the second new moon after the winter solstice, i.e. between 21st January and 21st February. Moreover, in a fixed an- nual cycle each year is assigned one of the twelve signs of the zodiac with its associ- 12 Art.-Nr. 213.15.2

13 Standmuster Maximumkarte MK 374 Chinesisches Tierkreiszeichen - Pferd Jahr des Pferdes

TECHNICAL DATA

STAMP ISSUE Chinese Signs of the Zodiac: Horse FACE VALUES / SUBJECT CHF 1.90 Year of the Horse STAMP FORMAT 46 x 48 mm PERFORATION 1 1 12 /3 x 12 /2 SHEET FORMAT 146 x 208 mm DESIGN Stefan Erne, Triesen PRINTING 1-colour offset, gold hot-foil stamping, laser cutting Gutenberg AG, Schaan PAPER Gascogne, 110 g/m2, white, Tropimatic Silk, self-adhesive

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Datum: Year Set 2013 2013 Yearbook Colour print

In addition to the Yearbook the Year Set In the 2013 Yearbook you will find not just As a special gift when you buy a 2013 2013 will be published in an attractive all the Liechtenstein stamps for 2013 but Yearbook you will receive a colour print of A5 folder. The folder contains all the stamps also background information, technical data the "Painters from Liechtenstein – Hans issued by Philately Liechtenstein in 2013. and supplementary illustrative material on Kliemand (1922-1976)" series of stamps. The Yearbook and Year Set do not include the individual issues. This and the high-qua- This colour print is being published only postal stationery. lity presentation make the Yearbook the with the 2013 Yearbook and ist not obtain- ideal Christmas gift. able separately.

Briefmarken aus Liechtenstein 2013

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15 Programme for the year 2014

3 March 2014 Europa 2014 – Musical Instruments commemorative stamp Bridges bring together – II commemorative stamps 175th Birthday of Josef Gabriel Rheinberger commemorative stamp 2014 Winged altar souvenir sheet

2 June 2014 Archaeological finds in Liechtenstein – Coins commemorative stamp Amphibians commemorative stamp Marshland Flowers definitive stamps

1 September 2014 Joint issue with Singapore commemorative stamp Lindau Messenger commemorative stamp Crystallography commemorative stamps The Printer’s Art – Art print: Copperplate commemorative stamps Collections in Liechtenstein: Saloons commemorative stamps

10 November 2014 25th Government Jubilee commemorative stamp Princely Treasures: Porcelain from China commemorative stamps Christmas 2014 – Chapels in Triesenberg commemorative stamps Chinese Signs of the Zodiac: Sheep souvenir sheet

16 Carrier pigeons, balloons, News from Liechtensteinische Post AG tin cans

th 30 November 2013 will see the publica- Personal customers credit Liechtensteinische Post AG tion of a book about unusual methods of with a high level of customer satisfaction carrying mail entitled “Carrier pigeons, balloons, tin cans – Innovation and curiosity in For the fourth time in succession Liechten- The customer-satisfaction index comprises the carriage of mail”. The book is a novel steinische Post AG has learned of a high the three main sections Overall satisfaction, and wide-ranging collection from all over level of satisfaction among its personal cus- Fulfilment of expectations and Proximity to the world of unusual ways of carrying mail, tomers. In the written survey of this target the perceived ideal. There had been im- from sleigh and goat post through mail group carried out annually by random sam- provement in the quality of both standard buoys and ball post to tin-can post and ar- pling since 2007 Liechtensteinische Post AG residential and early-morning delivery of row post. was this year again given a good report. letters, parcels and newspapers; a high level Particular attention is devoted to mail-carry- The result bettered that for the preceding of satisfaction was recorded here. ing methods in Austria, Liechtenstein and year by 2 points on average and is now for Improvement over the preceding year was Switzerland such as the Swiss hotel post, the first time 84 points out of a hundred. achieved in all image-affecting criteria. the Austrian clapper post, avalanche emer- In total 5,040 questionnaires , equivalent to gency post, Przemysl post, sleigh post, for- 30% of all private households, were sent The high customer-satisfaction index of 84 Art.-Nr. 435.90.01 eign-carrier post and post-paid label. out to personal customers in all of Liechten- shows the CIP (continuous improvement stein’s communities . As in previous years process) introduced a few years ago to be Format: 23 x 29.4 cm some 20% of the questionnaires were re- reflected in customers’ satisfaction. Pages: 192 + 4-page cover turned completed. Print: 4/4-colour throughout Price: CHF 48.– Language: German

The book is available from 30th No- vember 2013 at Philately Liechten- stein and at our Online Shop.

17 Postmarks

POSTMARK TYPE/PERIOD OCCASION LOCATION DESIGNER SHOWING SIZE

Flag postmark* 1.–31. 10. 2013 Philately Liechtenstein Vaduz Post office and Schaan Business Centre Stefan Erne Triesen www.philatelie.li 40 x 20 mm Special postmark 24.–26. 10. 2013 31st International Stamp Fair, Sindelfingen, Germany Exhibition stand, Philately Liechtenstein Armin Hoop, Ruggell Laura in Sindelfingen 32 mm Flag postmark* 2.–30. 11. 2013 Liechtensteinische Post AG Vaduz Post office and Schaan Business Centre Hans Peter Gassner, Vaduz Logo Liechtensteinische Post AG 40 x 20 mm Special postmark 6.–9. 11. 2013 Salon Philatélique d'automne Paris, France Exhibition stand, Philately Liechtenstein Armin Hoop, Ruggell Laura in Paris 32 mm First-day postmark 11. 11. 2013 First day "Chinese Signs of the Zodiac: Horse" Philately Liechtenstein Stefan Erne, Triesen Chinese characters 32 mm First-day postmark 11. 11. 2013 First day "22nd Winter Olympic Games” Philately Liechtenstein Hans Peter Gassner, Vaduz Typography 32 mm First-day postmark 11. 11. 2013 First day "Christmas 2013 – Themes from the Philately Liechtenstein Stéphanie Keiser, Triesen Angel 30 mm Christmas story" First-day postmark 11. 11. 2013 First day "Liechtenstein Palace, Vienna" Philately Liechtenstein Hans Peter Gassner, Vaduz Palace entrance 32 mm Special postmark 22.–24. 11. 2013 Veronafil 2013, Verona, Italy Exhibition stand, Philately Liechtenstein Armin Hoop, Ruggell Laura in Verona 32 mm Flag postmark* 2.–24. 12. 2013 Christmas Vaduz Post office and Schaan Business Centre Stefan Erne, Triesen Happy Christmas 40 x 20 mm Flag postmark* 27. 12. 2013 – Philately Liechtenstein Vaduz Post office and Schaan Business Centre Stefan Erne, Triesen www.philatelie.li 40 x 20 mm 31. 1. 2014

Courtesy postmarks Requests regarding courtesy postmarks should be made direct to Philatelie Liechtenstein, Zollstrasse 58, 9494 Schaan, Principality of Liechtenstein with precise indications regarding the desired postmark no later than the end of the official stamping period. 18 POSTMARK TYPE/PERIOD OCCASION LOCATION DESIGNER SHOWING SIZE

* Flag postmark = repeated use

19 Christmas commemorative set "Europa Postal Vehicles" commemorative set

For years the postal administrations of Aus- The idea of annually issuing stamps with a ing the liberalisation of the postal-services PHILATELIE LIECHTENSTEIN tria, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Ger- common theme arose in a number of Euro- market in Europe 1993 the "Association of Zollstrasse 58 many have repeatedly collaborated with pean countries back in the 1950s. 15th Sep- European Postal Operators – PostEurop" 9494 Schaan one another. This year too this working affil- tember 1956 for example saw the appear- was established; this has since then co-ordi- Principality of Liechtenstein iation finds expression in a joint Christmas ance of the first "Europa" stamps issued by nated "Europa" stamp issues and today www.philatelie.li www.fb.com/philatelie.liechtenstein project. The philatelic commemorative set the six founder members of the European comprises over 50 members. "Christmas Multilateral 2013" combines Coal and Steel Community. Until 1973 all The present commemorative set is a joint Customer Service: these countries’ current Christmas stamps these countries issued stamps with the product of the Austrian, Liechtenstein, Swiss Phone: +423 399 44 66 in a most effective manner. For decades same face design. Since then only a com- and German postal administrations to mark Telefax: +423 399 44 94 now special Christmas issues have featured mon theme has been stipulated, which each the 20th anniversary of PostEurop’s founda- [email protected] annually in the issue programme of the four country then interprets individually. Follow- tion. Philcoin Store: German-speaking countries. The stamps Phone: +423 399 44 70 concerned are intended primarily for the [email protected] festive franking of Christmas cards and Opening times other Christmas mail, but they are also very Mon–Fri 8:00–17:00 h popular as collector‘s items in many stamp collections. PHILATELIE-SHOP Liechtenstein Center Städtle 39 9490 Vaduz Principality of Liechtenstein Opening times Mon–Sun 9:00–17:00 h Art.-Nr. 342.13.04

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