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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 BLACK ON BLACK ON BLACK ON 10C YELLOW GREEN YELLOW GREEN YELLOW GREEN DARK GREEN

Coats of Arms 1849-50

5C 4C 5C

Basel

Dove of Basel 1845

2 1/2R SWITZERLAND

Full Black Frame Around Cross Without Frame Around Cross 1850 1850

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

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 SWITZERLAND

Helvetia Thin Paper, Fine Impressions Emerald Silk Threads 1854

40R 5R 5R 10R 15R 40R PALE YELLOW ORANGE B ROWN RED BROWN BLUE CARMINE ROSE YELLOW GREEN GREEN

Medium Thick Paper, Fine Impressions Emerald Silk Threads 1854-55

5R 10R 15R 20R PALE YELLOW BLUE ROSE PALE ORANGE BROWN

Medium Thick Paper, Fine to Rough Impressions Colored Silk Threads 1854-55

5R 5R 10R 10R 15R YELLOW BROWN DARK BROWN MILKY BLUE BLUE ROSE

YELLOW BLACK RED CARMINE BLUE THREADS THREADS THREADS THREADS THREADS

40R 1FR 1FR YELLOW GREEN LAVENDER LAVENDER

MAROON BLACK YELLOW THREADS THREADS THREADS SWITZERLAND

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

5R 15R 20R 10R PALE GRAY PALE DULL PALE DULL BLUE BROWN ROSE ORANGE

Thick Ordinary Paper, Rough Impressions Green Silk Threads 1858-62

40R 2R 5R 10R 15R 20R DARK YELLOW GRAY BROWN DARK BLUE DARK ROSE DARK ORANGE GREEN

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

2C 3C 5C 10C 20C GRAY BLACK DARK BROWN BLUE ORANGE

30C 40C 60C 1FR VERMILION GREEN BRONZE GOLD SWITZERLAND

Helvetia, Embossed Watermarked Cross in Oval White Wove Paper 1867-78

2C 10C 15C 25C BISTER B ROWN CARMINE LEMON BLUE GREEN

30C 40C 50C ULTRAMARINE GRAY VIOLET

Granite Paper 1881

2C 5C 10C 15C 20C BISTER BROWN ROSE LEMON ORANGE

25C 40C 50C 1FR GREEN GRAY DEEP VIOLET GOLD SWITZERLAND

Numerals Granite Paper 1882-99

2C 3C 5C 5C 10C BISTER GRAY BROWN MAROON DEEP GREEN RED

12C 15C 15C ULTRAMARINE YELLOW VIOLET

White Paper 1882

2C 5C 10C 12C 15C BISTER MAROON ROSE CHALKY BLUE YELLOW

Standing Helvetia Perforated 11 1/2 1882-1904

LARGE SMALL NUMERALS NUMERALS 20C 25C 30C ORANGE GREEN BROWN 40C 40C GRAY GRAY

50C 1FR 3FR BLUE CLARET YELLOW BROWN SWITZERLAND

Standing Helvetia Perforated 9 1/2 1888

20C 25C 40C 50C 1FR ORANGE YELLOW GREEN GRAY BLUE CLARET

Perforated 11 1/2 x 11 1891-99

20C 25C 25C 30C 40C 50C ORANGE GREEN BLUE RED BROWN GRAY BLUE

50C 1FR 1FR 3FR GREEN CLARET CARMINE YELLOW BROWN

Perforated 11 1/2 x 12 1901-03

20C 25C 30C 40C 50C ORANGE BLUE RED BROWN GRAY GREEN

1FR 1FR 3FR CLARET CARMINE YELLOW BROWN SWITZERLAND

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 DARK GREEN RED DEEP ULTRAMARINE

10FR 10FR DULL VIOLET GRAY GREEN SWITZERLAND

Standing Helvetia Watermarked Swiss Cross White Paper, Perforated 11 1/2 x 11 1905-06

RE-ENGRAVED 20C 25C 30C 40C ORANGE BLUE 25C BROWN GRAY BLUE

50C 1FR 3FR GREEN CARMINE YELLOW BROWN

Perforated 11 1/2 1906

25C 40C BLUE GRAY

Perforated 11 1/2 x 12 1907

20C 50C 1FR 3FR ORANGE GREEN CARMINE YELLOW BROWN SWITZERLAND

Numerals Granite Paper, Perforated 11 1/2 1905

2C 3C 5C 10C 12C 15C DULL BISTER GRAY BROWN GREEN SCARLET ULTRAMARINE BROWN V IOLET

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

20C 25C 30C 40C ORANGE BLUE RED BROWN GRAY

50C 1FR 3FR GRAY GREEN CARMINE YELLOW BROWN

Perforated 11 1/2 x 11 1907

25C 30C 40C DEEP BLUE RED BROWN GRAY

1FR 3FR CARMINE YELLOW BROWN SWITZERLAND

William Tell's Son, Helvetia Granite Paper, Perforated 11 1/2 1907-25

2C 3C 5C 10C 12C 15C PALE BISTER LILAC BROWN YELLOW GREEN ROSE RED OCHER RED VIOLET

30C 35C 20C 25C YELLOW BROWN YELLOW GREEN RED & YELLOW DEEP BLUE & PALE GREEN & YELLOW

40C 40C 50C 60C 70C 40C RED VIOLET RED VIOLET DEEP GREEN BROWN O RANGE DARK BROWN DEEP BLUE & YELLOW & GREEN & PALE GREEN & BUFF & BUFF

70C 80C 1FR 3FR VIOLET SLATE DEEP CLARET BISTER & BUFF & BUFF & PALE GREEN & YELLOW

Grilled Gum 1933

35C 40C 50C 60C YELLOW GREEN RED VIOLET DEEP GREEN BROWN O RANGE & YELLOW & YELLOW & PALE GREEN & BUFF

70C 80C 1FR VIOLET SLATE DEEP CLARET & BUFF & BUFF & PALE GREEN SWITZERLAND

The Mythen, the Rutli, the Jungfrau 1914-30

3 FR 3 FR 5 FR DARK GREEN RED ULTRAMARINE

10 FR 10 FR DULL VIOLET GRAY GREEN SWITZERLAND

William Tell's Son Granite Paper, Perforated 11 1/2, 12 Bow-string in Front of Stock 1909

2C 3C 5C BISTER DARK VIOLET GREEN

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

2C 3C 3C 5C BISTER DARK VIOLET BROWN O RANGE GREEN

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

2 1/2C 3C 5C 2C 2 1/2C 5C OLIVE ON ULTRAMARINE ORANGE BISTER CLARET GREEN BUFF ON B UFF ON B UFF

5C 5C 5C 7 1/2 7 1/2C GRAY VIOLET RED VIOLET DARK GREEN DEEP GREEN GRAY ON B UFF ON B UFF ON B UFF ON B UFF

Grilled Gum 1933

3C 5C ULTRAMARINE DARK GREEN ON B UFF ON B UFF SWITZERLAND

Helvetia Granite Paper 1909

10C 12C 15C CARMINE BISTER B ROWN RED VIOLET

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

10C 10C 10C 10C 12C RED GREEN BLUE GREEN VIOLET BROWN ON B UFF ON B UFF ON B UFF ON B UFF ON B UFF

13C 15C 15C 20C 20C 20C OLIVE GREEN VIOLET BROWN RED RED VIOLET VERMILION CARMINE ON B UFF ON B UFF ON B UFF ON B UFF ON B UFF ON B UFF

25C 25C 25C 30C VERMILION CARMINE BROWN DEEP BLUE ON B UFF ON B UFF ON B UFF ON B UFF

Grilled Gum 1932-33

10C 15C 20C 25C 30C VIOLET BROWN RED CARMINE BROWN DEEP BLUE ON B UFF ON B UFF ON B UFF ON B UFF ON B UFF SWITZERLAND

Stamps of 1909-14 Surcharged 1915

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

Peace After World War I 1919

7 1/2C 10C 15C

Stamps of 1910-18 Surcharged 1921

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

ON 3 C ON 13C

BLACK BLUE SURCHARGE SURCHARGE 20C ON 25C

20C ON 15C 20C ON 15C

50th Anniversary of the UPU 1924

20C 30C SWITZERLAND

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

International Disarmament Conference, Geneva 1932

5C 10C 20C 30C 60C

1FR SWITZERLAND

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

VERTICAL HORIZONTAL SHADING I N "0" SHADING IN "0" 10C 10C 3C 5C DARK RED ORANGE B ROWN 10C 10C BROWN RED VIOLET RED VIOLET

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

Scenic Views Unwatermarked, With Grilled Gum 1936-40

VERTICAL HORIZONTAL SHADING IN "0" SHADING I N "0" 3C 5C 10C 10C RED VIOLET RED VIOLET

10C DARK RED 15C 20C BROWN

25C 30C 35C 40C SWITZERLAND

National Philatelic Exhibition, Zurich 1934

SOUVENIR S HEET OF 4

National Philatelic Exhibition, Aarau 1938

SOUVENIR S HEET OF 3 SWITZERLAND

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 SWITZERLAND

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 SWITZERLAND

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

FRENCH GERMAN 10C 20C 20C 5C 5C

ITALIAN 10C 20C 5C SWITZERLAND SEMI-POSTAL STAMPS

Helvetia and Matterhorn 1913

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 1/2C 10C 15C SWITZERLAND SEMI-POSTAL STAMPS

Coats of Arms 1920

7 1/2C 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 SWITZERLAND 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 SWITZERLAND 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 SWITZERLAND 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 SWITZERLAND SEMI-POSTAL STAMPS

Girls of Switzerland and Stefano Franscini 1935

5C 10C 20C 30C

Alpine Herdsman 1936

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

Johann Georg Nageli and Girls of Switzerland 1936

5C 10C 20C 30C

National Fete Day 1938

10C + 10C SWITZERLAND SEMI-POSTAL STAMPS

National Defense Fund Drive 1936

SOUVENIR S HEET OF 3 SWITZERLAND SEMI-POSTAL STAMPS

25th Anniversary of Child Welfare Stamps 1937

5C + 5C 10C + 5C

20C + 5C 30C + 10C

SOUVENIR S HEET OF 2 SWITZERLAND SEMI-POSTAL STAMPS

Salomon Gessner and Girls of Switzerland 1938

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

Castle at Laupen 1939

10C + 10C

Hans Herzog and Girls of Switzerland 1939

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

Gottfried Keller and Girls of Switzerland 1940

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

National Fete Day 1940

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

Redrawn

20C + 5C

SOUVENIR S HEET OF 4 SWITZERLAND 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 SWITZERLAND 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

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

10C ON 65C 30C ON 90C

40C ON 20C 40C ON 90C

ON 50C SWITZERLAND 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 SWITZERLAND 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 SWITZERLAND 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 SWITZERLAND POSTAGE DUE STAMPS

Stamp of 1910 Surcharged 1916

ON 3 C

Stamps of 1910 Surcharged 1924

ON 3 C

10C ON 1C 20C ON 50C

Statues Supporting Numerals 1924-26

5C 10C 15C 20C 25C

30C 40C 50C

Grilled Gum 1924

5C 10C 20C 25C SWITZERLAND POSTAGE DUE STAMPS

Stamps of 1924-26 Surcharged 1937

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

Cross and Numerals 1938

5C 10C 15C 20C 25C

30C 40C 50C

Grilled Gum 1938

5C 10C 15C 20C 25C

30C 40C 50C SWITZERLAND 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 SWITZERLAND 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