This year Swiss Post celebrated its 175th Anniversary with two Anniversary Stamps which can be seen on this nice Cover below mailed from city of Merenschwand located in the north of Switzerland in the canton of Aargau.
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The 175th Anniversary of the Swiss Post (full set) - Issued: 21-03-2024
Many thanks to Hansjürg!
The village of Einsiedeln has been staging world theatre performances for a century and celebrates the festival’s centenary this summer. The outdoor theatre in the village of Einsiedeln, Canton of Schwyz, will raise the curtain for the 17th time this summer – 100 years after the very first performance. The world theatre is inspired by a play written by the Spanish philosopher Caldéron. Since 2000, this play has been revisited to produce performances that don’t just involve Caldéron, but also current issues. The village has traditionally been involved both backstage and on stage, and the anniversary stamp pays tribute to this huge collective effort. (Source: www.post.ch)
To note on this se-tenant stamp sheet only the mid stamp acually got a face value (CHF 1,00), not the other two. This seems different compared to older issues like this one of the Rhine Falls from 2016 or this one from 2020. This cover also got a matching day postmark from Einsiedeln dated on 2nd May 2024, the first day of issue.
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Many thanks to Hansjürg!
The very first mission of the Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit was deployed in 1974 to the Lake Chad region (Niger, Chad, Nigeria and Cameroon), which had been hit by a terrible drought. The stamp pays tribute to the remarkable efforts of the unit’s 80 members, who worked side by side with local people to improve the situation. It took several months to build storage facilities and hospitals, repair wells and distribute around 260 tonnes of grain.
(Source: https://shop.post.ch)
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The First Mission of the Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit - Issued: 07-03-2024
Many thanks to Hansjürg for sending this cover on the first day of Issue!
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The original hook-and-loop fastener was conceived in 1941 by Swiss engineer George de Mestral, which he named velcro. The idea came to him one day after returning from a hunting trip with his dog in the Alps. He took a close look at the burs of burdock that kept sticking to his clothes and his dog's fur. He examined them under a microscope, and noted their hundreds of "hooks" that caught on anything with a loop, such as clothing, animal fur, or hair. To note this minisheet got a small piece of a real hook-and-loop fastener on it.
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hook-and-loop_fastener
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Swiss Inventions - Hook and Loop Fastener - Issued: 07-09-2023
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2x 100 years Disney "Minnie" (from a set of 2) - Issued: 09-11-2023
Many thanks to Hansjürg for sending this cover on first day from Zermatt!
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EUROPA 2023 - "Peace - the highest value of humanity" (full set) - Issued: 09-05-2023
Many thanks to Hansjürg!
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2x Typically Swiss - Issued: 08-09-2022
I sent this cover to myself during the International Stamp Fair in Ulm 2022
The Danish company LEGO®, is celebrating its 90th anniversary in 2022.
LEGO® (full set) - Issued: 10-11-2022
Many thanks to Hansjürg!
Sent on 22-02-22 from the city of Adelboden
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German Version w/ various special postmarks related to the topic and first day cancellation:
Swiss Version:
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Both Versions: The 500th Anniversary of the Reformation in Zurich and Southern Germany - Joint Issue Switzerland/Germany - Issued: 02-05-2019
Many thanks to Rosmarie for the Swiss Cover!
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EUROPA 2020 "Ancient Postal Routes" (full set) - Issued: 07-05-2020
Many thanks to Rosmarie!
sent from the city of Sempach.
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EUROPA 2019 "National Birds" (full set) - Issued: 02-05-2019
Many thanks to Hansjürg!
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Trees "Sycamore" (from a set of 4) - Issued: 02-09-2021
Many thanks to Hansjürg!
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The 125th Anniversary of Cinema - Issued: 12-11-2020
Many thanks to Hansjürg!
