AUSTRIA

AUSTRIA / ÖSTERREICH.

50th anniversary of the Grossglockner High Alpine Road. Fuscher Törl Pass.
Stamp issued on 02.08.1985.
Face value: 4 Austrian schilling.
Design: Otto Zeiller.
Engraving: Wolfgang Seidel (b. 1946).
Printing: Photogravure and recess.
Print: 3,550,000 copies.
Size: 44 x 34 mm.

Catalogs
- AFA No. 1714.
- ANK No. 1853.
- Michel No. 1822.
- Scott No. 1322.
- StampWorld No. 1867.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 2062.
- Unificato No. 1651.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 1651.

The Grossglockner High Alpine Road (in German Großglockner Hochalpenstraße) is the highest surfaced mountain pass road in Austria. It connects Bruck in the state of Salzburg with Heiligenblut in Carinthia via Fuscher Törl Pass (represented in the stamp) at 2,428 m (7,966 ft) and Hochtor Pass at 2,504 m (8,215 ft). The road, opened on August 3, 1935, is named after the Grossglockner, Austria's highest mountain. Built as a scenic route, a toll is assessed for passage.