The commemorative stamp made of real plaster material with the imprint “It doesn’t hurt at all!” can be stuck on a letter or the upper arm. It should stand as a symbol for the way out of the pandemic.Vienna. The first copy has now been handed over by Georg Pölzl, Director General of Österreichische Post AG, to Ines Stilling, Secretary General of the Ministry of Health, and molecular biologist Martin Moder – in front of the Post’s vaccination bus. Stilling appealed for vaccination. “Vaccination is a love letter to the immune system,” said Moder. Post Director General hopes that we can overcome the pandemic with “a small stitch, because three Corona stamps are really enough,” said Pölzl.
The stamp is in the form of a plaster, like the one that is stuck to the puncture site after a vaccination. To make the imprint easier to read, it has been enlarged to six by three centimetres. The structure of the stamp also resembles that of a real plaster: the top layer consists of polyacrylate, the original material from which sensitive plasters are made – the plaster stamp is therefore hypoallergenic and skin-friendly. Underneath, the wound dressing was incorporated as a separate layer. According to Post, these bumps and the unusual material made the imprint a technical challenge. Finally, two adhesive strips were attached to the back, which can be peeled off like a real plaster.
Like its two predecessors, the special stamp has a nominal value of 2.75 euros and was produced with a circulation of 150,000. The stamp was designed by David Gruber. It is available in all post offices and in the online shop.
Source: Nachrichten
