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2023 Swiss Inventions - Hook and Loop Fastener - Mint - Postcard

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Issue Date: 07.09.2023
Designer: Jürg Glauser, Bern
Printer: Cartor Security Printers, Meaucé-La Loupe, France
Process: Offset
Colours: 4 Colours
Size: Stamp: 73×56 mm, Miniature sheet: 105×70 mm

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About Swiss Inventions - Hook and Loop Fastener - Mint

Who invented it? In the 1940s, while out in the countryside, Vaud engineer George de Mestral became stuck to a plant and, inspired by this principle, went on to develop the hook and loop fastener. An invention that makes everyday life easier – even in space.

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