Austria - "CARS ~ AUTOMOBILES ~ 120 YEARS OF ÖAMTC" MNH Stamp 2016 !

Description: Austria - “ CARS ~ 120 YEARS OF ÖAMTC.” MNH ~ Stamp ! 120 years of the ÖAMTC This year the ÖAMTC (Österreichischer Automobil-, Motorrad- und Touringclub, Austrian Automobile, Motorbike and Touring Club) celebrates the 120th year of its existence. The Austrian Touring Club (ÖTC) was founded in 1896, followed by the Austrian Automobile Club (ÖAC) in 1898. In 1946 the two combined to become the ÖAMTC, which nowadays represents the interests of car drivers and (motor)cyclists and provides its members with many different services. Austrian Post is congratulating the club on this special anniversary by issuing a commemorative stamp. Today the ÖAMTC has around two million members whom it helps keep on the road. Breakdown assistance has been available since 1954, and since 1986 the service can be reached from anywhere in Austria using the emergency number 120 – making the number 120 doubly significant for the club in 2016. Since the service was introduced, the “yellow angels” – a name derived from the yellow motorbikes with side-cars used by the first roadside assistants – have been indefatigable, and are now on the go around the clock to ensure the mobility of their members. In addition to technical centres, up-to-date traffic news, a travel agency, a range of insurance policies and countless technical services, the ÖAMTC also offers its members legal assistance in its 120 strategic points. The ÖAMTC helicopter rescue service is of particular importance: the “Christophorus” helicopters have been in service since 1983 and have already saved many lives. With its breakdown and accident cover the club provides its members with numerous services in the event of accidents and other incidents at home or abroad, ensuring that they enjoy that “great feeling of being part of the club”. The legendary Marcus car depicted on the stamp is about the same age as the automobile club. Siegfried Marcus (1831–1898) was an automobile pioneer, an innovative inventor and a brilliant designer, who, in addition to his car, made numerous engines and other technical apparatus, tools and instruments. The second Marcus car from 1888/89 (the first vehicle is no longer in existence) is considered the oldest automobile in the world still in its original state and drivable, and is today protected as a national monument. The car had a single cylinder four-stroke petrol engine with a capacity of 1,570 cubic centimetres and an output of approximately 0.75 PS, enabling it to cover around six to eight kilometres per hour. The Marcus car has been owned by the ÖAMTC since 1898, and has been exhibited on loan by the Technisches Museum Vienna since 1915. In 2006 the museum and the ÖAMTC collaborated to build a replica of the car, which occasionally participates in classic car rallies. The design on the commemorative stamp, devised by designer David Wuchte, shows the legendary Marcus car compared to a transparent study of a modern vehicle, reflecting the enormous strides in technology that have been made in the 120 years since the founding of the ÖAMTC. Date of Issue: 20 January 2016. (A1).

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Location: MUMBAI, MAHARASHTRA

End Time: 2023-11-08T18:47:55.000Z

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