SWITZERLAND

CANTONAL ADMINISTRATION

Zurich

Numerals Numerals
Vertical Red Lines Horizontal Red Lines
1843 Coat of Arms 1846
1850

4R 6R 4R 6R
2 1/2 R

Geneva

Coat of Arms Envelope Stamp

Coat of Arms
1845-48 1849
1843

5C 5C 5C 5C
10C B LACK ON B LACK ON B LACK ON Y ELLOW G REEN
Y ELLOW G REEN Y ELLOW G REEN D ARK G REEN

Coats of Arms
1849-50

5C
4C 5C

Basel

Dove of Basel
1845

2 1/2 R
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Full Black Frame Around Cross Without Frame Around Cross
1850 1850

2 1/2 R 2 1/2 R 2 1/2 R 2 1/2 R

Full Black Frame Around Cross Without Frame Around Cross

1850 1850

5R 10R 5R 10R

Full Blue Frame Without Frame

Around Cross Around Cross
1851 1851

5R 5R

Vermilion Frame Around Cross

1852

15R 15R 15C

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Helvetia
Thin Paper, Fine Impressions
Emerald Silk Threads
1854

40R
5R 5R 10R 15R 40R
P ALE Y ELLOW
O RANGE B ROWN R ED B ROWN B LUE C ARMINE ROSE Y ELLOW G REEN
G REEN

Medium Thick Paper, Fine Impressions

Emerald Silk Threads
1854-55

5R
10R 15R 20R
P ALE Y ELLOW B LUE R OSE P ALE O RANGE
B ROWN

Medium Thick Paper, Fine to Rough Impressions

Colored Silk Threads
1854-55

5R 5R 10R 10R 15R

Y ELLOW B ROWN D ARK B ROWN M ILKY B LUE B LUE R OSE

Y ELLOW B LACK R ED C ARMINE B LUE

T HREADS T HREADS T HREADS T HREADS T HREADS

40R 1FR 1FR

Y ELLOW G REEN LAVENDER LAVENDER

M AROON B LACK Y ELLOW

T HREADS T HREADS T HREADS
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Helvetia
Thin (Emergency) Paper, Rough Impressions
Green Silk Threads
1857

5R 15R 20R
10R
P ALE G RAY P ALE D ULL P ALE D ULL
B LUE
B ROWN R OSE O RANGE

Thick Ordinary Paper, Rough Impressions

Green Silk Threads
1858-62

40R
2R 5R 10R 15R 20R
D ARK Y ELLOW
G RAY B ROWN D ARK B LUE D ARK ROSE D ARK O RANGE
G REEN

Helvetia, Embossed
Watermarked Cross in Oval
White Wove Paper
1862-64

2C 3C 5C 10C 20C
G RAY B LACK D ARK B ROWN B LUE O RANGE

30C 40C 60C 1FR

V ERMILION G REEN B RONZE GOLD
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Helvetia, Embossed
Watermarked Cross in Oval
White Wove Paper
1867-78

2C 10C 15C 25C

B ISTER B ROWN C ARMINE L EMON B LUE G REEN

30C 40C 50C

U LTRAMARINE G RAY V IOLET

Granite Paper
1881

2C 5C 10C 15C 20C

B ISTER B ROWN R OSE L EMON O RANGE

25C 40C 50C 1FR

G REEN G RAY D EEP V IOLET GOLD
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Numerals
Granite Paper
1882-99

2C 3C 5C 5C 10C
B ISTER G RAY B ROWN M AROON D EEP G REEN R ED

12C 15C 15C

U LTRAMARINE Y ELLOW V IOLET

White Paper
1882

2C 5C 10C 12C 15C

B ISTER M AROON R OSE C HALKY BLUE Y ELLOW

Standing Helvetia
Perforated 11 1/2
1882-1904

L ARGE S MALL
N UMERALS N UMERALS
20C 25C 30C
O RANGE G REEN B ROWN
40C 40C
G RAY G RAY

50C 1FR 3FR

B LUE C LARET Y ELLOW B ROWN
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Standing Helvetia
Perforated 9 1/2
1888

20C 25C 40C 50C 1FR

O RANGE Y ELLOW G REEN G RAY B LUE C LARET

Perforated 11 1/2 x 11
1891-99

20C 25C 25C 30C 40C 50C

O RANGE G REEN B LUE R ED B ROWN G RAY B LUE

50C 1FR 1FR 3FR

G REEN C LARET C ARMINE Y ELLOW B ROWN

Perforated 11 1/2 x 12
1901-03

20C 25C 30C 40C 50C

O RANGE B LUE R ED B ROWN G RAY G REEN

1FR 1FR 3FR

C LARET C ARMINE Y ELLOW B ROWN
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25th Anniversary of the Universal Postal Union
1900

5C 10C 25C

Re-engraved

5C 10C 25C

The Mythen, The Rutli, and The Jungfrau

1914-30

3FR 3FR 5FR

D ARK G REEN R ED D EEP U LTRAMARINE

10FR 10FR
D ULL V IOLET G RAY G REEN
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Standing Helvetia
Watermarked Swiss Cross
White Paper, Perforated 11 1/2 x 11
1905-06

R E - ENGRAVED
20C 25C 30C 40C
O RANGE B LUE 25C B ROWN G RAY
B LUE

50C 1FR 3FR

G REEN C ARMINE Y ELLOW B ROWN

Perforated 11 1/2
1906

25C 40C
B LUE G RAY

Perforated 11 1/2 x 12
1907

20C 50C 1FR 3FR

O RANGE G REEN C ARMINE Y ELLOW B ROWN
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Numerals
Granite Paper, Perforated 11 1/2
1905

2C 3C 5C 10C 12C 15C

D ULL B ISTER G RAY B ROWN G REEN S CARLET U LTRAMARINE B ROWN V IOLET

Standing Helvetia
Granite Paper, Perforated 11 1/2 x 12
1907

20C 25C 30C 40C

O RANGE B LUE R ED B ROWN G RAY

50C 1FR 3FR

G RAY G REEN C ARMINE Y ELLOW B ROWN

Perforated 11 1/2 x 11
1907

25C 30C 40C

D EEP BLUE R ED B ROWN G RAY

1FR 3FR
C ARMINE Y ELLOW B ROWN
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William Tell's Son, Helvetia
Granite Paper, Perforated 11 1/2
1907-25

2C 3C 5C 10C 12C 15C

P ALE B ISTER L ILAC B ROWN Y ELLOW G REEN R OSE R ED O CHER R ED V IOLET

30C 35C
20C 25C
Y ELLOW B ROWN Y ELLOW G REEN
R ED & Y ELLOW D EEP B LUE
& P ALE G REEN & Y ELLOW

40C 40C 50C 60C 70C

40C
R ED V IOLET R ED V IOLET D EEP G REEN B ROWN O RANGE D ARK B ROWN
D EEP B LUE
& Y ELLOW & G REEN & P ALE G REEN & BUFF & B UFF

70C 80C 1FR 3FR

V IOLET S LATE D EEP C LARET B ISTER
& B UFF & B UFF & P ALE G REEN & Y ELLOW

Grilled Gum
1933

35C 40C 50C 60C

Y ELLOW G REEN R ED V IOLET D EEP G REEN B ROWN O RANGE
& Y ELLOW & Y ELLOW & P ALE G REEN & BUFF

70C 80C 1FR

V IOLET S LATE D EEP C LARET
& BUFF & B UFF & P ALE G REEN
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William Tell's Son
Granite Paper, Perforated 11 1/2, 12
Bow-string in Front of Stock
1909

2C 3C 5C
B ISTER D ARK V IOLET G REEN

First Redrawing
Bow-string Behind Stock. Letters of "HELVETIA" without Serifs.
1910-17

2C 3C 3C 5C
B ISTER D ARK V IOLET B ROWN O RANGE G REEN

Second Redrawing
Bow-string Behind Stock. Letters of "HELVETIA" with Serifs.
1911-30

2 1/2 C 3C 5C
2C 2 1/2 C 5C
O LIVE ON U LTRAMARINE O RANGE
B ISTER C LARET G REEN
BUFF ON B UFF ON B UFF

5C 5C 5C 7 1/2
7 1/2 C
G RAY V IOLET R ED V IOLET D ARK G REEN D EEP G REEN
ON B UFF ON B UFF
G RAY
ON B UFF ON B UFF

Grilled Gum
1933

3C 5C
U LTRAMARINE D ARK G REEN
ON B UFF ON B UFF
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Helvetia
Granite Paper
1909

10C 12C 15C

C ARMINE B ISTER B ROWN R ED V IOLET

William Tell
Granite Paper, Perforated 11 1/2
1914-30

10C 10C 10C 10C 12C

R ED G REEN B LUE G REEN V IOLET B ROWN
ON B UFF ON B UFF ON B UFF ON B UFF ON B UFF

13C 15C 15C 20C 20C 20C

O LIVE G REEN V IOLET B ROWN R ED R ED V IOLET V ERMILION C ARMINE
ON B UFF ON B UFF ON B UFF ON B UFF ON B UFF ON B UFF

25C 25C 25C 30C

V ERMILION C ARMINE B ROWN D EEP B LUE
ON B UFF ON B UFF ON B UFF ON B UFF

Grilled Gum
1932-33

10C 15C 20C 25C 30C

V IOLET B ROWN R ED C ARMINE B ROWN D EEP B LUE
ON B UFF ON B UFF ON B UFF ON B UFF ON B UFF
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Stamps of 1909-14 Surcharged
1915

ON 2 C ON 12C ON 12 C ON 70 C

Peace After World War I

1919

7 1/2 C 10C 15C

Stamps of 1910-18 Surcharged

1921

5 C ON 2 C 5 C ON 7 1/2 C

ON 3 C ON 13 C

B LACK B LUE
S URCHARGE S URCHARGE 20 C ON 25 C
20 C ON 15 C 20 C ON 15 C

50th Anniversary of the UPU

1924

20C 30C
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Coat of Arms
1924

90C 1.20FR 1.50FR 2FR

Grilled Gum
1933

90C 1.20FR 1.50FR 2FR

The Rutli Stamps of 1928 Surcharged The Mythen

1928 1930 1931

5FR 3 C ON 2 1/2 C 5 C ON 7 1/2 C 3FR

International Disarmament Conference, Geneva

1932

5C 10C 20C 30C 60C

1FR
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Completion of the St. Gotthard Tunnel
1932

10C 20C 30C

Scenic Views
Watermarked Greek Cross
1934

3C 5C 10C 15C 20C

25C 30C

Unwatermarked
1936-42

V ERTICAL H ORIZONTAL
S HADING I N "0" S HADING I N "0" 10C
3C 5C 10C
D ARK R ED
O RANGE B ROWN
10C 10C B ROWN
RED V IOLET RED V IOLET

15C 20C 25C 30C 35C 40C

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Scenic Views
Unwatermarked, With Grilled Gum
1936-40

V ERTICAL H ORIZONTAL
S HADING I N "0" S HADING I N "0"
3C 5C
10C 10C
RED V IOLET RED V IOLET

10C
D ARK R ED 15C 20C
B ROWN

25C 30C 35C 40C

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National Philatelic Exhibition, Zurich
1934

S OUVENIR S HEET OF 4

National Philatelic Exhibition, Aarau

1938

S OUVENIR S HEET OF 3
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Mobile Post Office
1937

10C

Opening of Assembly Hall of the Palace of the League of Nations

1938

20C 30C 60C

1FR

Lake Lugano, First Federal Pact, Diet of Stans, and Citizens Voting
1938

20C

3FR 5FR 10FR

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National Exposition of 1939, Zurich
1939

Inscribed in French

10C 20C 30C

Inscribed in German

10C 20C 30C

Inscribed in Italian

10C 20C 30C

75th Anniversary of the Founding of the Red Cross

1939

20C 30C
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Tree and Crossbow
1939

Inscribed in French

5C 10C 20C 30C

Inscribed in German

5C 10C 20C 30C

Inscribed in Italian

5C 10C 20C 30C

With Grilled Gum

1939

F RENCH G ERMAN
10C 20C 20C
5C 5C

I TALIAN
10C 20C
5C
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SEMI-POSTAL STAMPS

Helvetia and Matterhorn

1913

5C

Boy and Girl Dairy Boy and Two Girls

1915 1916

5C 10C 3C 5C 10C

Three Girls Coats of Arms

1917 1918

3C 5C 10C 10C 15C

Coats of Arms
1919

7 1/2 C 10C 15C

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SEMI-POSTAL STAMPS

Coats of Arms
1920

7 1/2 C 10C 15C

Coats of Arms
1921

10C 20C 40C

Coats of Arms
1922

5C 10C 20C 40C

Coats of Arms
1923

5C 10C 20C 40C

Coats of Arms
1924

5C 10C 20C 30C

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SEMI-POSTAL STAMPS

Coats of Arms
1925

5C 10C 20C 30C

Coats of Arms
1926

5C 10C 20C 30C

Orphans and Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi

1927

5C 10C 20C

30C
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SEMI-POSTAL STAMPS

Coats of Arms and Henri Dunant

1928

5C 10C 20C

30C

Scenic Views and Nicholas von der Flue

1929

5C 10C 20C

30C

Coats of Arms and Jeremias Gotthelf

1930

5C 10C 20C

30C
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SEMI-POSTAL STAMPS

Scenic Views and Alexandre Vinet

1931

5C 10C 20C

30C

Sports and Eugen Huber

1932

5C 10C 20C 30C

Girls of Switzerland and Jean Baptiste Girard

1933

5C 10C 20C 30C

Girls of Switzerland and Albrecht von Haller

1934

5C 10C 20C 30C

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SEMI-POSTAL STAMPS

Girls of Switzerland and Stefano Franscini

1935

5C 10C 20C 30C

Alpine Herdsman
1936

10 C + 5 C 20 C + 10 C 30 C + 10 C

Johann Georg Nageli and Girls of Switzerland

1936

5C 10C 20C 30C

National Fete Day

1938

10 C + 10 C
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SEMI-POSTAL STAMPS

National Defense Fund Drive

1936

S OUVENIR S HEET OF 3
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SEMI-POSTAL STAMPS

25th Anniversary of Child Welfare Stamps

1937

5C + 5C 10 C + 5 C

20 C + 5 C 30 C + 10 C

S OUVENIR S HEET OF 2
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SEMI-POSTAL STAMPS

Salomon Gessner and Girls of Switzerland

1938

5C + 5C 10 C + 5 C 20 C + 5 C 30 C + 10 C

Castle at Laupen
1939

10 C + 10 C

Hans Herzog and Girls of Switzerland

1939

5C + 5C 10 C + 5 C 20 C + 5 C 30 C + 10 C

Gottfried Keller and Girls of Switzerland

1940

5C + 5C 10 C + 5 C 20 C + 5 C 30 C + 10 C
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SEMI-POSTAL STAMPS

National Fete Day

1940

5C + 5C 10 C + 5 C 20 C + 5 C 30 C + 10 C

Redrawn

20 C + 5 C

S OUVENIR S HEET OF 4
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AIR POST STAMPS

Stamps of 1908 Overprinted

1919-20

50C

30C

Airplane, Pilot, Biplane, and Allegory of Flight

1923-25

15C 20C 25C

35C 40C

45C 50C 65C

75C 1FR
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AIR POST STAMPS

Allegory of Air Mail, Bird Carrying Letter

1929-30

35C 40C 2FR

Front View of Airplane

1932

15C 20C 90C

Air Post Stamps of 1923-32 Surcharged

1935-38

10 C ON 15 C 10 C ON 15 C 10 C ON 20 C

10 C ON 65 C 30 C ON 90 C

40 C ON 20 C 40 C ON 90 C

ON 50 C
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AIR POST STAMPS

Airplane, Biplane, and Allegory of Flight

Grilled Gum
1933-37

20C 25C

45C 50C 65C

75C 1FR

Allegory of Air Mail, Bird Carrying Letter

Grilled Gum
1933-35

35C 40C 2FR

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POSTAGE DUE STAMPS

Numerals
White Paper, Watermarked Cross in Oval
1878-80

1C 2C 3C 5C 10C

20C 50C 100C 500C

Granite Paper
1882-83

10C 20C 50C 100C 500C

Numerals in Red
1883-84

5C 10C 20C 50C

100C 500C
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POSTAGE DUE STAMPS

Numerals
Granite Paper, Watermarked Cross in Oval
Numerals in Red
1884-97

1C 3C 5C 10C 20C

50C 100C 500C

Watermarked Greek Cross

1908-09

1C 5C 10C 20C 50C 100C

Alps, Cross and Numerals

1910

1C 3C 5C 10C 15C

20C 25C 30C 50C

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POSTAGE DUE STAMPS

Stamp of 1910 Surcharged

1916

ON 3 C

Stamps of 1910 Surcharged

1924

ON 3 C

10 C ON 1 C 20 C ON 50 C

Statues Supporting Numerals

1924-26

5C 10C 15C 20C 25C

30C 40C 50C

Grilled Gum
1924

5C 10C 20C 25C

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POSTAGE DUE STAMPS

Stamps of 1924-26 Surcharged

1937

5 C ON 15 C 10 C ON 30 C 20 C ON 50 C 40 C ON 50 C

Cross and Numerals

1938

5C 10C 15C 20C 25C

30C 40C 50C

Grilled Gum
1938

5C 10C 15C 20C 25C

30C 40C 50C

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FRANCHISE STAMPS

Alps, Cross and Numerals

Blue Granite Paper
With Small Control Figures Overprinted
1911-12

2C 3C 5C 10C 15C 20C

With Large Control Figures

1926

5C 10C 20C

White Granite Paper

With Large Control Figures
1927

5C 10C 20C

Nurse, Nun, and J. H. Dunant

With Control Figures
1935

5C 10C 20C
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FRANCHISE STAMPS

Alps, Cross and Numerals

Blue Granite Paper
Without Control Figures
1911-12

2C 3C 5C 10C 15C 20C

White Granite Paper

Without Control Figures
1927

5C 10C 20C

Nurse, Nun, and J. H. Dunant

Without Control Figures
1935

5C 10C 20C