Old Stamps Of Switzerland ( Europe ) - Part I

The first stamps in Switzerland were issued by the Cantons of Zurich, Geneva and Basel for their own use, with the first federal issues coming several years later.  Zurich 4 and 6 was put on sale on the 1st. of  March 1843, making it the 2nd. type of stamps in the world, after the UK's Black Penny three years earlier.  Geneva brought out its own stamp issue on the 1st. of October 1843 known as the " Double Geneva. " Basel only issued one stamp the " Basel Dove " in 1845.   The adoption of the federal constitution in 1848, made it possible to issue confederation wide stamps and the first of these came out in 1850.

1.      ISSUED  IN 1862 - 1863

2.  STANDING HELVETIA DESIGN - ISSUED IN 1882

3.   WILLIAM TELL DEFINITIVE SERIES - ISSUED 1911 -1930

4. SWISS STAMPS OF  WILLIAM TELL WITH HIS CROSSBOW

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8.  SWISS STAMPS ON TECHNOLOGY AND LANDSCAPES - ISSUED  1. ST AUGUST 1949

9.   SWISS STAMPS ON TECHNOLOGY AND LANDSCAPES - ISSUED 1ST. AUGUST 1949

10.   SWISS STAMPS ON TECHNOLOGY AND LANDSCAPES - ISSUED  1ST. AUGUST 1949

11.    SWISS STAMPS ON TECHNOLOGY AND LANDSCAPES - ISSUED 1ST. AUGUST 1949