Switzerland stamps

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Scott: #98-100P

Issued: 0.0.1900

25th Anniversary, UPU; (Re-engraved)

Inside #98-100: Stamps on Envelopes

The first commemorative Swiss stamps appeared in 1900, celebrating the anniversary of the Universal Postal Union (UPU).  Only three commemorative stamp sets were issued during the period from 1900 to 1924, but as far as philatelic complexity, two of these issues are real whoppers!

True, Switzerland has issued a LOT of definitive stamps for day-to-day usage on letter mail.  But as far as special stamp issues, Switzerland has always been very conservative, and they remain so to this day.  Generally, the annual postage stamp output of Switzerland consists of one Pro Juventute (charity) set, one Pro Patria (charity) set, and maybe a limited number of commemorative Swiss stamps.  This makes collecting the modern stamps of a country much more manageable, as opposed to some other countries' output of over a hundred issues every year, with most of them having never been seen or used by the general public in those countries. https://www.stamp-collecting-world.com/swissstamps_1900c.html

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Issued: 1939O

Inside: Switzerland #3L1O (B)

Thanks to Lou Guadagno and Martin Hirschbühl

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Scott: #287P

Scott: #B130O

Martin Hirschbühl wrote: Numbered from 1 to 4 (on front - bottom left - under 1918).  Printer was (unusual) the house "Orell-Fussli, Zurich" who also printed the originals of 1843.

Scott: #B131O

Issued: 26.2.1943

Swiss Stamp Centenary

Inside #287: Switzerland #1L3-4O (B)

Inside #B130-1: Switzerland #1L1-2O (B)

Lou wrote: In 1943, Switzerland issued a single perf'ed stamp (Sc #287), an imperf sheetlet of twelve values (Sc #B130), and an imperf s/s of one value (Sc #B131) to commemorate the centenary of the Zurich cantonal stamps of 1843.

These are considered Type B (or my Design Component) as they only reproduce the numerals and side frames of the original issue as a pair and not separated, with new top and bottom frame inscriptions. 

There were two issues for Zurich, in 1843 (Sc #IL1-2,) and again in 1846 (Sc #IL3-4); the only differences were that the first issue had a background print of red vertical lines, and the later, a background print of red horizontal lines. These differences were well known to collectors as the simplest way to identify the stamp as to year of issue.

What is curious about the 1943 issues, is that the designer, Albert-Edgar Yersin, used horizontal background lines on all three, so that the stamps actually show the 1846 instead of 1843 stamps! It is presumed he used a wrong stamp or illustration for his source in error.

Other than our own Club listings, starting with the 1965 SOS-CU compilation, I could find no references to the error. Even Marian Carne Zinmeister (later a SOS-CU member), in her excellent, early '60s "Centenary Issues 1940-1960" handbook published by the Society of Philatelic  Americans, lists IL1-2, and even today, the Scott's catalogue listing for #287 reads "Zurich Stamps of 1843".

I've attached a scan of B130a, a 'cut out" from the sheetlet, as it shows the horizontal lines very clearly.

Martin Hirschbühl wrote: Numbered from 1 to 20 (on back - bottom left) the pale grey back print is still there, after the gum is removed. the red lines are from me, to explain the quality-fact, also mentioned in our catalog.

Printer was (unusual) the house "Orell-Fussli, Zurich" who also printed the originals of 1843

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Scott: #B132P

Issued: 17.9.1943

Swiss Stamp Centenary

Inside #B132: Switzerland #2L1O (B)

The Double Geneva of Switzerland ranks as one of the world's rarest stamps. The stamp joins two 5 cent stamps and in a rectangle above the text '10. PORT CANTONAL. CENT. The stamps bear Geneva's Coat of Arms on the crest of which is an IHS within a sunburst. The arms were repeated on the following and commemorative issues.

Scott: #B132aO

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Martin Hirschbühl wrote: Numbered from 1 to 20 (on back - center bottom) the  grey back print is still there, after the gum is removed. (at least I hope - I had none w/out gum). Printer was (as usual) the "Courvoisier SA"

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Scott: #B144O

(Michel: B12, Yvert: B12)

Issued: 14.4.1945

Basel Stamp Centenary

Inside #B144: Switzerland #3L1O (B)

Martin Hirschbühl wrote: Numbered from 1 to 12 (on back - center top) the pale-grey back print is still there, after the gum is removed. (at least I hope - I had none w/out gum). Printer was (as also usual) by the

"State Printing in Bern". the question remains: SoS or not?  I have at least the cut-out in my collection - for decorative reasons only 

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Scott: #B191P

Issued: 1.6.1950

Centenary, Swiss Confederation Stamps

Inside #B191: Switzerland Type A10 (Pic of #1O)(B)

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1964

Pseudo Stamps

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Scott: #462-5P

Issued: 8.3.1965

NABRA

Inside #463: Switzerland #15O

Scott: #B344P

Inside #B344: Switzerland #19O

Inside #B344: Switzerland #23P

Martin Hirschbühl wrote: Numbered from 1 to 20 (on front - bottom left) . Printer was (as usual) the house of "Courvoisier SA". 

Because of the BIG demand at that time, they have been printed in 2 issues (without difference) only to be seen by the color of the set-envelopes (pale-brown and blue).

That is why the "price explosion" suddenly broke down and they are not worth a Penny nowadays.....except for some varieties. Funny enough, they are still valid - but only for 30c. 

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Scott: #492P

Issued: 12.9.1968

125^th Anniversary, Swiss Stamps

Inside #492: Switzerland #1L1O

Inside #492: Switzerland #1L2O

Inside #492: Switzerland #2L1O

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Scott: #527P

Issued: 11.3.1971

NABA

Inside #527: Switzerland #8O

Scott: #530PP

Inside #530: Switzerland #5O (B)

Lou wrote: The ID use to be #7 but should be #5 - no black frame around the cross

Martin Hirschbühl wrote: Numbered from 1 to 30 (on front - bottom left). Printer was (as also usual) by the "State Printing in Bern"

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Scott: #9O10-1O

Issued: 0.0.1976

For the International Bureau of the UPU

Inside #9O10-1: Stamp on Envelope

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Scott: #626P

Issued: 27.1.1977

JUPHILEX '77

Inside #626: Switzerland #626O

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Scott: #689P

Issued: 5.9.1980

50th Anniversary, Security Printing Plant

Inside #689: Stamp Printing

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Scott: #744P

Issued: 21.2.1984

NABA-ZURI ‘84

Inside #477: ???

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Scott: #779P , #780P, #781P, #782P,

#783P , #784P, #785O, #786P,

#787P, #788P, #789P, #790P

#???P

Issued: 9.9.1986

Mail Handling

Inside #780, #782 #784, #789-90: Pseudo Stamps

FCDP

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Scott: #811P

Issued: 4.9.1987

50^th Anniversary, Stamp Day

Inside #811: Pseudo Stamps

MAXIMUM CARD

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Scott: #856P

Issued: 6.3.1990

Centenary, Union of Swiss Philatelic Societies

Inside #856: Switzerland #71P

Inside #856: Switzerland #86O

Thanks to Komlóssy Zoltán for the scans

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Michel #P247

imprinted postal card

Issued: 22.5.1990

New PTT Museum

Inside Michel #P247: Switzerland #10O

Thanks to Lou Guadagno and Martin Hirschbühl

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Scott: #B563P

Issued: 5.9.1990

Geneva '90

Inside #B563d: Switzerland #2L1O

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Scott: #919P

Issued: 22.5.1992

Comic Strips

Inside #919: Pseudo Stamps

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Scott: #925P, #926O, #927O

Issued: 16.3.1993

150th Anniversary, First Swiss Stamps

Inside #925: Switzerland #1L1O

Inside #925: Switzerland #1L2O

Inside #925: Switzerland #2L1O

Inside #926: Stylized Cancelled Stamp

Inside #927: Stylized Stamps on Album Page

Scott: #???O

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Scott: #B607P

Issued: 16.5.1995

Basler Taube '95

Inside #B607: Switzerland (Basel) #3L1O

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Junapholex 95 - postcardP

1995

Inside: Pseudo Stamps –logo

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PostcardP

On postcard: Switzerland #B173O

Thanks to Martin Hirschbühl

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Scott: #1041O, #1042O

Issued: 09.03.1999

Scott: #1064P, #1065O

Issued: 06.12.1999 (Redrawn to omit strings from packages)

"Pingu the Penguin as Postman

Inside #1041, #1064: Pseudo Stamp on package

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Scott: #B651 (a-d)O

Issued: 10.5.2000

NABA 2000 Exhibition

Inside #B651 (a-d): Switzerland #7O

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Scott: #1087P

Issued: 21.11.2000

Stamp Day

Inside #1087: Pseudo Stamps

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Scott: #1149O

Issued: 8.5.2003

Europa

Inside #1149: Pseudo Stamps

Thanks to Martin Hirschbühl

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Scott: #9O19O

Issued: 9.9.2003

UPU

Inside #9O19: Stamp on Envelope

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Scott: #1194O

Issued: 7.9.2004

150^th Anniversary “Sitting Helvetia”

Inside #1194a: Switzerland #16O

Scott: #1194aO

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Scott: #1203-4O

Issued: 8.3.2005

Comics - Uli Stein

Inside #1203-4: Stamps on Envelope

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Scott: #1222O

Issued: 22.11.2005

Stamp Day 2005 - Multicultural Meyrin

Inside #1222: Switzerland stamp ???

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Scott: #9O21O

Issued: 06.09.2007

UPU service stamp

Inside #9O21: Stamp on Envelope

Scott: #???O

UPU - Humanitarian Mail — Joint Silk Cover with UPU/SWISS Post

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Swiss Picture Postcard issued 08.05.2009 for the Exhibition in Zurich showing the famous "Postrolli" (Postal vehicle attached to old tramways).

in the indicium's, Zurich 4+6 of 1843 small on upper left and the celebrated "NABA 1934" sheetlet on picture side.

It's a big scale poster hanging outside the wall of the Philatelic Bureau building in Zurich.

Thanks to Martin Hirschbühl

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Scott: #1352O

Issued: 03.09.2009

Centenary SSDA (Swiss Stamp Dealers Association)

Inside #1352: Switzerland #148P

"Combo-letter" that will be on sale by the celebrated Society (SBHV) It's a combined 2 countries item (Swiss-Austria) with the known Swiss SOS and an Austrian "Private Stamp" ordered by said SBHV.

Thanks to Martin Hirschbühl

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Scott: #B728O

Issued: 20.11.2009

Pro Juventute

Inside #B728: Pseudo Stamps

Thanks to Martin Hirschbühl

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Scott: #1566O

Issued: 03.09.2015

175th Anniversary Penny Black

Inside #1566: G.B. #1 [N-A]

Thanks to Lou Guadagno

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Scott: #1567P

Issued: 03.09.2015

125th Anniversary: Federation of Swiss Philatelic Societies

Inside #1567: Switzerland-Basel Canton #3L1O

Scott: #1567P

Thanks to Lou Guadagno

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Scott: #1607O

Issued: 08.09.2016

Aerophilatelie Day

Inside #1607: Switzerland #C10O

Inside #1607: Switzerland #C11O

Inside #1607: Switzerland #333P

Inside #1607: Switzerland #331P

Inside #1607: Switzerland #C9P

Inside #1607: Switzerland #C4P

Inside #1607 (In margin): Switzerland #C7O

Inside #1607 (In margin): Switzerland #C10O

Inside #1607 (In margin): Switzerland #B235P

Inside #1607 (In margin): Switzerland #B236P

Inside #1607 (In margin): Switzerland #348P

Thanks to Lou Guadagno

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Scott: #1646-8O

Issued: 07.09.2017

Postcrossing

Inside #1646-8: Pseudo Stamps

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Scott: #1651P

Issued: 31.08.2017

150th Anniversary: Tübli Letters

Inside #1651: TBI

"Tübli letters” was the name given by collectors to the rst covers of the federal postal system pre-franked with a printed stamp. They came out in 1867, after the Geneva Post Of ce had begun issuing pre-franked products. The of cial issue date of the “Tübli letters” was 1 July 1867. Prior to that, though, cov- ers were sold to customers and also can- celled at a number of post of ces.

The miniature sheet shows the “Zweisim- men rst day cover” in the background, one of the few remaining pieces from the of cial rst day. It displays all four values of the rst issue in a fan arrangement. The stamp itself focuses on the 10-centime value of the Zweisimmen letter cancelled on the issue date.

A detail of the address written with a quill sends the observer on a journey back in time to the 19th century. The optical quality of the yellowed paper was deliberately chosen as a stylistic me- dium. The nostalgic aura is subtly en- hanced with modern typography. The gold font lends the special stamp the unique characteristic worthy of a 150th anniversary. 

Thanks to Attilio Papio

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Scott: #B792P

Issued: 01.03.2018

175th Anniversary: Stamps of Switzerland

Inside #B792: Switzerland-Zurich Canton #IL 1-2O

EXTREME overprint in Gold

Thanks to Lou Guadagno and Martin Hirschbühl

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Scott: #B795O

Issued: 17.05.2018

NABA Lugano 2018 Exhibition

G.B. Victorian era (1860s?) stamped mail exhibition

Inside #B795: G.B. perf'ed 2d blue possibly G.B. #29 on two covers and more TBI

Thanks to Lou Guadagno

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Scott: #????O

Issued: 30.08.2018

Special Events

Inside #????: Pseudo Stamp

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Scott: #B813O

Issued: 02.09.2021

Helvetia 2022 World Stamp Exhibition

Inside #B813: Pseudo Stamp

Inside #B813 (In margin): Switzerland #46O

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Scott: #B899P

Issued: 05.05.2022

Helvetia 2022 World Stamp Exhibition

Inside #B899: Switzerland type A18 (pic of #42P)

Switzerland is inviting visitors to attend the HELVETIA 2022 World Stamp Exhibition, which will take place from 18 to 22 May at the Padiglione Conza fairground and convention center in Lugano. The famous seated Helvetia, who is celebrating her 160th anniversary, is being honoured. This is the second miniature sheet to be issued at HELVETIA 2022. It is dedicated to the major anniversary of the seated Helvetia, the legendary stamp first issued in 1862, which was the first to bear the lettering “Helvetia” and also Switzerland’s first perforated stamp. This latter fact is presented using an elegant effect on the left margin of the miniature sheet. The seated Helvetia herself is looking forwards – into the future. Both respectful of tradition and elegant, it invites the world to visit Lugano.

Thanks to Martin Hirschbühl

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Scott: #1885O

Issued: 08.09.2022

The 100^th Anniversary, Association of Swiss Archivists

Inside #1885: Switzerland type A18 (pic of #42P)

To mark its 100th birthday, the Association of Swiss Archivists (VSA) is being honored with an exemplary document that, because it is printed on acid-free paper, will truly stand the test of time: a stamp. It depicts a seated Helvetia. However, this Helvetia has long since arrived in the digital age, as can be seen from the floppy disk and the cloud in the background – making it an apt symbol of the modern archive. Founded in Lenzburg in 1922, the Association of Swiss Archivists represents archivists, record managers and information professionals. As a national body, it supports collaboration between professional archives and aims to ensure user-friendly access to archive material. It is largely responsible for shaping the information society in Switzerland. Archives today are generally hybrid, containing both analogue and digital originals and unique items of legal, historical and scientific significance. They provide for transparency and understanding, safeguarding the memory of nations, companies, institutions and individuals. Archives are of great use in fields such as science, journalism, research into local history and genealogy – and indeed also philately.

Thanks to Martin Hirschbühl

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Switzerland #B831-2O

Issued: 07.11.2024

Pro Juvenate 2025

Inside #B831: Switzerland #B1O 1915 (as seen under ultraviolet light)

Inside #B832: Switzerland #B2O 1915 (as seen under ultraviolet light)

Switzerland B831b booklet coverO

Switzerland #B831bO

Thanks to Lou Guadagno

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Switzerland #B838aO

Issued: 08.05.2025

Bernaba 2025 Exhibition

Inside B835: Switzerland #1O

Inside B836: Switzerland #7O

Inside B837: Switzerland #8O

Inside B838: Switzerland #12O

Inside #B838a (On Label): Switzerland #2O

Inside #B838a (On Label): Switzerland #10O

Unlisted s/s exhibition overprints 14-17.05.2025

4 special issue overprinted s/s were sold, one a day, only at the exhibition

FDC - Switzerland #B835-8 (from S/S)

Thanks to Lou Guadagno

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Best website related:

http://www.swisspost.ch

Honegger Philatelie

http://www.ghonegger.ch/english/stamps.asp

Hans Erni - Swiss Lithographer and Illustrator
http://arthistory.heindorffhus.dk/frame-Erni.htm

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