day of the stamp - Austria / II. Republic of Austria 1962 - 3 Shilling

It is a matter of course for the Austrian Post and Telegraph Administration to promote domestic and foreign stamp collectors and to promote the popularity and distribution of the stamp. The stamps issued annually for the "Stamp Day" are thus also ambassadors of the Austrian postal service and honor the philatelists' holiday with a cross-national greeting from Austria. The aim of promoting the stamps and the care of the collectors is also the merger of the Austrian stamp collectors in a philatelic umbrella organization, which endeavors to comply with their self-imposed commitment. It requires endless effort and work, for which an individual would never muster the strength and perseverance. It must be many like-minded people who strive in life-long dedication to the realization of this goal: mediation of the pacifist thought and insertion into the world-wide community of philately. A small financial aid for this means in this context, the dedication of the surcharge of this mark in the amount of 70g. The brand image shows the hands of a brand-name person during work.