#Switzerland stamps
Letter vs. E-mail… Super versatile stamp released by Swiss Post
FindYourStampsValue.com is excited to present this unique stamp by Swiss Post the versatility of which knows no bounds. Anyone who looks at it sees themselves. But that’s not the only unique feature of this extraordinary project. This item is also the perfect symbol of the symbiosis between digital and analogue reality. So let’s get acquainted with the design of this bright stamp together! The se
Swiss Post delivered two free stamps to each home in Switzerland. A special initiative has been launched
FindYourStampsValue.com is excited to let our readers know about a special initiative launched by Swiss Post: recently it has delivered two free stamps to each of the more than four million households in Switzerland. The campaign was organized as part of an agreement with the price regulator. “The distribution of the stamps was agreed with the price regulator in summer 2016 within the scope of a
Compulsory social measures as a dark chapter in Swiss history. One special stamp introduced by Swiss Post
Compulsory social measures and forced fostering prior to 1981 are a dark chapter in Swiss social history. To remember this period Swiss Post has prepared for issuing a special stamp that encourages people all around the world to avoid such mistakes in future. FindYourStampsValue.com invites our readers to appreciate this historically loaded philatelic item. Many children and adolescents suffered
One of the first official French stamps topped Spink’s auction in Switzerland!
FindYourStampsValue.com would like to inform our readers about one more incredibly interesting valuable stamp that has been appraised recently by stamps collectors in Switzerland. This is a French 1849 25c on 20c surcharge that topped Spink's Collector's Series Sale on December 16, realizing US$30,358. Let's get acquainted with the exciting story of this rare stamp together! Ceres, whose head appe
Nostalgic fun and games from Switzerland
FindYourStampsValue.com is glad to inform that Swiss Post is ready to release a set of stamps designed for Europa 2015. The issue consists of two items that will be put into circulation on the 7th of May As a country, Switzerland was never really one of the major producers of children's toys. Nevertheless, there were a large number of small and medium-sized manufacturers here who made high-quality
First embroidered stamp that revolutionized the world of philately
FindYourStampsValue.com would like to share interesting info with our readers. This article concerns the stamp as a real work of art. The Swiss post has issued on June 21, 2000 the world’s first embroidered stamp. This stamp is special because for the first time in the history of philately it doesn't limit itself to show a reproduction of embroidery, it is real embroidery, inspired by a traditiona
The sense of taste – a wonderful gift of nature
FindYourStampsValue.com is glad to inform that Swiss Post has released a special stamp to underline the importance of one of our five natural senses – taste. The stamp depicts two tongues. The item has been already released and is now available for purchasing. Our five senses are wonderful gifts of nature. Being able to use them to the full, and thus to enjoy life to the utmost, is a true privileg
Stamp competition SwissSkills Berne 2014 – the finalists are determined
In numerous projects involving young creative people, each of the professional associations has designed a stamp depicting the skills of their professional groups. The amazing submissions were featured in the first edition of Focus on Stamps. The voting is now over and, of the eleven designs entered for the "Stamp" project, the following four are now in the final. Each of the eleven designs is a sma
New Swiss stamps: The Smurfs
The Smurfs are depicted on new stamps by Swiss Post. "Can't you look where you're smurfing?" These were the words that catapulted the Smurfs onto the public stage. Peyo, the Belgian comics artist whose real name was Pierre Culliford, invented the Smurfs by chance in 1958. When he asked for the "smurf" instead of the salt at dinner and a colleague said he'd smurf it to him, the Smurf language was b
Vegetable Blossoms definitive stamps from Switzerland
In its third year, the "Vegetable blossoms" definitive set by Swiss Post spotlights the bell pepper and the leek. With their loving and compelling attention to detail, the two new motifs created by artist Reinhard Fluri from Halten (Canton Solothurn) highlight Nature's beauty, ensuring the set's continuity and style.
