AUSTRIA

AUSTRIA / ÖSTERREICH.

Mount Martinswand, near Zirl (Tirol).
Stamp issued on 13.06.1986.
Face value: 5 Austrian shilling.
Design: Adalbert Pilch (1917-2004).
Engraving: Rudolf Toth (1918-2009).
Printing: Photogravure and recess.
Print: 3,350,000 copies.
Size: 42 x 36 mm.

Catalogs
- AFA No. 1743.
- ABK No, 1882.
- Michel No. 1851.
- Scott No. 1349.
- StampWorld No. 1896.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 2096.
- Unificato No. 1680.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 1680.

Mount Martinswand, at an altitude of 1,113 m (3,652 ft), is located in the municipality of Zirl. It belongs to the Solstein Group of the Karwendel mountain range, which is part of the Alps, in North Tyrol. It is made up of chemically very pure limestone, which tends to become karst, hiding many cavities and caves. According to the records, the first climbers to reach the top, in 1932, were Hias Auckenthaler and Hans Frenademetz. Today many people practice the sport of climbing here.