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The first stamps used in Switzerland were issued by the cantons of
Zürich, Geneva and Basel for their own use, with the first federal
issues coming several years later.
The Zurich 4 and 6 was first put
on sale in 1843, making it the second type of stamp in the world,
after the UK's Penny Black three years earlier. These stamps were
popular from the start, but were not printed in large numbers and are
quite scarce today.
Canton Zurich also issued a stamp in 1850, known to collectors as the
Winterthur issue.
.Geneva brought out its own stamp issue in 1843,
the "Double Geneva". consisting of pairs
of stamps. The idea was that the user could cut out a single stamp to
pay the intra-commune rate, and a pair to make up the inter-commune
rate. .
after switching to single stamps it
printed a 4c stamp featuring the federal cross in black and red, and
similar 5c designs in 1850 and 1851.
Basel only ever issued one stamp, the "Basel Dove" of 1845 was a 2
1/2-rappen value featuring a white embossed dove carrying a letter in
its beak, and inscribed "STADT POST BASEL".
After the adoption of the federal
constitution in 1848 it became practical to issue
confederation-wide stamps, and the first of these came out in 1850
In 1852 a 15-rappen/centime value inscribed "RAYON III" was issued,
using the same design as previously, but printed entirely in vermilion.
All of the preceding issues were declared invalid in 1854, and
replaced with the seated allegorical figure "Helvetia", the first of
several issues known as "seated Helveticas".
A number of values were printed between 1854 and 1862 The commonest type
surviving today is the 5-rappen brown on thick paper with a green
thread.
A new design was issued
sporting a "watermark" consisting of a cross inside an ellipse The units of currency disappeared,
with "HELVETIA" inscribed at the top and "FRANCO" at the bottom.The
stamps continued in use until 1883.
In 1882, the low value stamps (up to 15c) were numerals, while the
higher values featured a "Standing Helvetia". These continued in use,
with a number of variations in color, perforation, and paper, until
1907. 1900 saw Switzerland's first commemorative stamps,.
A new definitive series in 1907 showed William Tell's son holding a
crossbow and an apple pierced by an arrow
Also in 1914, the first of many scenic stamps were issued. the 3fr and 10fr stamps showed the
Mythen and Jungfrau mountains, respectively.
The first semi-postal stamp was issued in 1913, A set of three stamps in 1919 celebrated peace at the end of World War
I.
The UPU was noted
on its 50th anniversary in 1924 with two stamps..
The next definitive series was a set of scenic views issued in 1934..
Several commemorative issues appeared in the 1930s, then in 1941 came
new definitives honoring Swiss military heroes. Another definitive set
in 1945 marked the end of the war.
The definitive series of 1949 depicted achievements of Swiss technology.
Since that time, Swiss stamps have generally followed a regular pattern;
an issue of about four commemoratives on a single date in the spring,
and a similar group in the fall, as well as a Europa issue, usually in
the spring.
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