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Swiss Post pays homage to the bicycle

On June 12, 1817, Karl Freiherr Drais von Sauerbronn rolled around Mannheim on his draisine with steel-tyred wooden wheels for the first time. This marks the 200th birthday of the origin of the bike. To mark the occasion, Swiss Post is launching special stamps featuring draisines and modern bikes.

To mark the 200th anniversary of the invention of the bicycle in 1818, Swiss Post is issuing two 1-franc "200 years of the bicycle" special stamps. These will be available at all post offices from Thursday, March 2, 2017.

The stamps were designed by former bicycle courier friends Martin Brunner and Roger Zürcher, who won Swiss, European and even world bicycle courier championships. Today, they run the animation agency "Vaudeville Studios", which specializes in 2D and 3D films, motion graphics and illustration.


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