Boat - sailing yacht - 3D lenticular postcard by Toppan c.1970s

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  • Picture / Image:  Lenticular '3D' postcard of a sailing yacht 
  • Publisher: Toppan / Wonder Co Ltd.
  • Postally used: no
  • Stamp:  n/a
  • Postmark(s): n/a
  • Sent to:  n/a
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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information (internal links may not  work) :

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Lenticular printing is a technology in which lenticular lenses (a technology that is also used for 3D displays) are used to produce printed images with an illusion of depth, or the ability to change or move as the image is viewed from different angles.

Examples of lenticular printing include flip and animation effects such as winking eyes, and modern advertising graphics that change their message depending on the viewing angle.

Colloquial terms for lenticular prints include "flickers", "winkies", "wiggle pictures" and "tilt cards". Also the trademarks Vari-Vue and Magic Motion are often used for lenticular pictures, without regard to the actual manufacturer.

In the 1960s, more companies manufactured lenticular products, including Hallmark (registering the Magic Motion trademark in 1964^[24]), Reflexa (Nürnberg, Germany), Toppan (Tokyo, Japan) and Dai-Nippon (Japan).^[13]

OptiGraphics Corporation of Grand Prairie, Texas^[25] was formed in 1970 and—under the guidance of Victor Anderson, working well into his 80's. The company trademarked Magic Motion in 1976.^[26] Optigraphics produced the lenticular prizes for Cracker Jack in the 1980s, 7-Eleven Slurpee lenticular sports coins from 1983 to 1987,^[27] and in 1986 it produced the first set of 3D traditional baseball cards marketed as Sportflics, which ultimately led to the creation of Pinnacle Brands.^[28] In 1999 Performance Companies bought OptiGraphics after Pinnacle Trading Card Company went bankrupt in 1998.^[25]

While lenticular images were very popular in the 1960s and 1970s, by the 1980s OptiGraphics was the only significant manufacturer left in the US.^[13]

Toppan Printing Co., Ltd. (凸版印刷株式会社 Toppan Insatsu Kabushiki-gaisha) or simply Toppan is Japanese global printing company. Toppan was founded in 1900 and is headquartered in Tokyo.^[4]

As of March 2013 the company has 169 subsidiary and affiliate companies. Toppan is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchangeand is a constituent of the Nikkei 225 stock index.^[5]