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Gottardo 2016 stamps

Contributed by Fonts In Use Staff on Jan 20th, 2021. Artwork published in
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Gottardo 2016 stamps 1
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FF DIN in use for a set of Swiss stamps commemorating the inauguration of the Gotthard Base Tunnel on 1 June 2016. The world’s longest railway and deepest traffic tunnel connects Erstfeld in the canton of Uri and Bodio in Ticino.

The triptych featuring two stamps and a connecting pictorial bridge was designed by Vaudeville Studios in Zürich. The red part includes real Gotthard gneiss. From NZZ (translated):

Of the 28 million tons of material that was broken out of the mountain, around 15 kilograms of rock went to the post office. This was processed into a fine powder and then applied to the stamps using a special varnish in a custom printing process.

Explanatory graphic for stamp collectors, with labels for the depicted mountains.
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Explanatory graphic for stamp collectors, with labels for the depicted mountains.

The stamps were spotted by , the typeface’s designer, who proudly comments: “Swiss national pride communicated through FF DIN.”
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The stamps were spotted by Albert-Jan Pool, the typeface’s designer, who proudly comments: “Swiss national pride communicated through FF DIN.”

Detail with the nominal value of 100 Rappen.
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Detail with the nominal value of 100 Rappen.

Sheet of stamps.
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Sheet of stamps.

First Day Cover with special postmark from the Bodio post office in the Italian-speaking part of Switzerland.
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First Day Cover with special postmark from the Bodio post office in the Italian-speaking part of Switzerland.

Accompanying postcard with an SBB passenger train,.
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Accompanying postcard with an SBB passenger train,.

Accompanying postcard with an SBB cargo train,.
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Accompanying postcard with an SBB cargo train,.

The Swiss Post booth is getting ready for the Vaudeville Studios signing session in Rynächt.
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The Swiss Post booth is getting ready for the Vaudeville Studios signing session in Rynächt.

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