POSTAL
STAMP MUSEUM - LIECHTENSTEIN
100 Years of Postage Stamp Collecting in Vaduz
The
Principality of Liechtenstein, only 60 square miles in land squeezed
between Switzerland
and Austria in the valley cut through the Alps by
the Rhine River, has often been referred to as a “Postage Stamp
Country”, one of a handful of remaining corners of old Europe still
ruled by active royal families. It’s only natural that Liechtenstein
holds
a rather unique place in the hearts of stamp collectors that one
of its most popular attractions is its Postage Stamp Museum. As the use
of pieces of paper folded into envelopes as a means to deliver messages,
whether love letters or business communication, shrinks, the stamp still
holds a special place as a tiny piece of art, representing a country’s
culture and history, even Liechtenstein had to pass a law to ensure the
continuation of its stamps.
Coming up on its hundredth
birthday, the first Liechtenstein Postage Stamp was issued in 1912
and the Post Museum (Briefmarkenmuseum Des Fürstentums
Liechtenstein) was first established in 1936 by Liechtenstein Consul
H. W. Sieger, an avid stamp collector who donated his own philatelic
collection with the intention of creating a special exhibition of stamp
issues with original designs, engraving plates and print proofs along
with exchange stamps of the Universal Postal Union countries, as well
as historical postal equipment and artifacts. The Postal Museum has moved
a few times over the years but today is conveniently in the center of
the capital of Vaduz on the pedestrian walk of 37 Städtle Strass,
just a few doors from new tourist center and the state museum of which
it is a branch, on the first floor of the Engländer building..
Collectors
traveling to Liechtenstein or those just looking for a unique souvenir
to take
home from the postage stamp principality, the Philcon
Stamp Shop two blocks from the Postal Museum next to the Art Museum (look
for the naked reclining balloon lady, you’ll know it when you see
it) has historic collector stamps and current issues for sale. For
stamp fans who can’t get enough of royalty princes and princesses,
check out the Princess Diana stamps.
The Liechtenstein Postal Museum is open from 10 to noon and 1 pm to 5 pm every day and admission is free. How to get to Liechtenstein? The 13 autoroute from Bregenz to Chur, or via Feldkirch, or the 3 autoroute from Zurich. By train, take Swiss Rail to Buchs or Sargans, then the Liechtenstein bus is about 15 minutes to Vaduz Stadt at Marktplatz. The nearest airports are at Friedrichshafen or Zurich. © Bargain Travel Europe
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