My Postcard and Cover Blog

Stamps: EUROPA 2025 - "National Archaeological Discoveries" (full set) - Issued: 08-05-2025

In May 2025, the Eurovision Song Contest takes to the stage in Basel, returning to its country of birth – the first Eurovision was held on ...

Originally issued in 2016 as part of the new “Swiss railway stations” definitive stamps set the two designs, of Lucerne and Brig railway st...

  Stamps: Giants of the Ice Age  - Issued: 07-11-2024 Many thanks to Hansjürg!

Stamp: The 150th Anniversary of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) - Issued: 05-09-2024   I sent this cover to myself when I was visiting the ...

This year Swiss Post celebrated its 175th Anniversary with two Anniversary Stamps which can be seen on this nice Cover below mailed from cit...

Swiss Olympic has selected 120 athletes to represent Switzerland in Paris. By the way Paris is hosting the Olympic Games for the third time....

The village of Einsiedeln has been staging world theatre performances for a century and celebrates the festival’s centenary this summer. Th...

The very first mission of the Swiss Humanitarian Aid Unit was deployed in 1974 to the Lake Chad region (Niger, Chad, Nigeria and Cameroon), ...

  Stamps: Day of the Stamp - Eschenbach, Luzern (m/s) - Issued: 09-11-2023 Pro Patria - Culture and Landscapes (from a set of 5) - Issued: 1...

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 o...

  Stamps: 2x 100 years Disney "Minnie" (from a set of 2) - Issued: 09-11-2023 Many thanks to Hansjürg for sending this cover on fi...

  Stamps: EUROPA 2023 - "Peace - the highest value of humanity" (full set) - Issued: 09-05-2023 Many thanks to Hansjürg!

    Stamps: 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.  Stamps:  LEGO ® (full set) - Issued: 10-11-2022   Many thanks to H...

  Sent on 22-02-22 from the city of Adelboden Stamps: Valentine's Day - Issued: 01-02-2022  The 200th Anniversary of the Suvorov`s Alps ...

  sent from Davos Stamps: Dominoes (3 from a set of 4) - Issued: 11-11-2021 Many thanks to Hansjürg!

  German Version w/ various special postmarks related to the topic and first day cancellation: Swiss Version: Stamps: Both Versions:  The 5...

  Stamps: EUROPA 2020 "Ancient Postal Routes" (full set) - Issued: 07-05-2020 Many thanks to Rosmarie!

sent from the city of Sempach. Stamps: EUROPA 2019 "National Birds" (full set) - Issued: 02-05-2019 Many thanks to Hansjürg!