af Vagn Juhl-Larsen | jan 7, 2024 | Stamp of the day
In1843 The Canton og Geneva issued their first of four stamps, the so-called “Double Geneva”. The stamp’s designer is unknown but believed to be Guillaume Pasteur, Director of the Geneva Post at the time. The stamp was printed with black ink on yellow-green...
af Vagn Juhl-Larsen | jan 6, 2024 | Stamp of the day
Before the introduction of postage stamps, Switzerland’s postal system was a decentralized network of local and regional services. The terrain, with its mountains and valleys, posed challenges for efficient communication and transportation. It was not until the...
af Vagn Juhl-Larsen | apr 8, 2023 | Stamp of the day
The third country to issue stamps was Switzerland. The canton of Zurich issued the so called “Zurich 4 stamp” on 1. March 1843. Actually two other cantons (Geneva & Basel) in Switzerland issued stamps before the next country, USA, came along.
