Switzerland
10 August 1915| crowned POW censor cachet - CHEMNITZ, overprinted Geprüft Gefangenenlager Chemnitz, cancelled with blue cross; d/r bridged cds Ebersdorf bz Chemnitz 23 August 1915; h/s 'Kriegsgefangenen-Sendung ...frei', h/s 'Bureau de secours aux prisonniers de guerre BERNE, Comité de Bâle': message on reverse with questions to the POW, with answers in pencil; fascinating mini-piece of history Reference: 1283 |
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Italy 10c PS card cancelled 'Posta Militare No 97' 10 March 1918, from Genoa (?) to Switzerland ; b/s black Censor's h/s '37 Verificato Per Censura' & red h/s 'Milano Posta Estera'; from a soldier in the 10th battalion (?); a nice combination Reference: 1240 |
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60c sitting Helvetia (cat. £225 in 2013) a rare stamp on envelope, but damaged before use: d/r cds Luzern, black PD; French cachet d’entrée SUISSE ST LOUIS 19 Sept 1865; b/s Basel 17 September, Abergavenny 20 Sept 1865; the envelope has some defects but a very uncommon usage with stamp used alone for the rate Reference: 1220 |
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8 definitives inc. 2 'Tell' issues cancelled with red d/r bridged cds "WINTERALPENPOST, JULIERPASS" 4 November 1934, to Basel; black d/r cds Chur 4.11, St Moritz 5.11"; registered, black h/s "Julierpass-Autofahrten / wegen Unwetter um / einige Tage verschoben"; unclear faint b/s Reference: 1188 |
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Envelope to a German interned in Switzerland; GB KGVI 2½d cancelled d/r cds Rotherham, 8 April 1944; censored by British 'Opened by Examiner 3204' tape and German with "Geöffnet" sealing tape with Swastika cachet; Swiss 'Zuzustellen /Fieldpostdirektion' & No 315); arrival d/s after forwarding 19 July 1944, with the original letter Reference: 1187 |
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5c small definitive with added charity label "INTERNEMENT SUISSE 1940", both cancelled CAMP MILITAIRE D"INTERNÉMENT SUISSE - AMMANNSEGG"; internment camp souvenir card Reference: 1152 |
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Military internment envelope from Berne Schönbühl to Zurich with PORTOFREI cachet; c1941; from an interned Italian soldier; h/s 822; no b/s Reference: 1002 |
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1/2d green + 2 x 1d (SG 3 and 4) on envelope from Wynberg, Cape to Bern, Switzerland; opened and resealed with bilingual 'Opened by Censor' label in red and a s/r 'Passed by Censor C.14' cachet; b/s Berne 5 August 1917 Reference: 1006 |
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Military internment envelope with cachet CAMP MILITAIRE d'INTERNEMENT BUSSWIL; undated but c1942; to Zurich; from an Italian citizen; h/s 365; no b/s; on reverse trilingual Swiss censor label Reference: 1005 |
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Military internment envelope with cachet CAMP MILITAIRE d'INTERNEMENT FRIBOURG FRANK DE PORT; undated, but c1942; to Geneva; from an Italian internee; h/s 315; no b/s Reference: 1004 |
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Military internment envelope used within Berne, c1941, with d/r PORTOFREI cachet for an interned Italian citizen; h/s 315; incomplete b/s undated Reference: 1003 |
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2 x 10c Peace issue (SG 448) on PPC of Geneva cancelled with illustrated 'STATIONS THERMALES' slogan d/s; British red hexagon censor crowned cachet 'passed P27', scarce use on postcard Reference: 916 |
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10c & 15c William Tell issues cancelled d/r bridged cds; from Bulle to New York, 11 July 1918; French censor's tape 'Controle Postal Militaire' tied with oval 'Ouvert' h/s No 202 and cachet '140'; no b/s; faults to envelope but nice strikes Reference: 811 |
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25c 'Helvetia' definitive cancelled d/r bridged cds 'GENEVE 10 SUCC. FUSTERIE'; to New York, 11 December 1916; French censor's sealing tape tied by censor's 'Ouvert' cachet No 202; no b/s Reference: 810 |
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Hindenburg portrait issue 10pfg + 25pfg cancelled Berlin SW 12 bridged d/r cds 18 July 1941; wartime airmail to Lausanne, Switzerland; German censor's sealing tape tied with red swastika cachets; no arrival b/s; minor faults to envelope Reference: 842 |
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Olympic issue 20c, 40c, 50c, 80c, $1 on large PPC of the Swiss Gymanastics Team at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, with signatures of all the members (14, of which 12 are in the picture), by Airmail; 19 October 1968 from Mexico to Bern Reference: 832 |
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Definitve issue 3 x 5 lire + 5 x 10 lire for a 65 lire registered express rate, to Berne, cancelled GENOVA No. 14 d/r bridged cds 14 July 1947; black on pale plue ESPRESSO label + red Swiss tri-lingual Express h/s; b/s Milan 15 July & Bern-Hindelbank 16 July 1947; small faults to envelope Reference: 732 |
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European Office of the UN Geneva 25c, 30c, 35c, 40c, 50c (SG LU5-LU9) all overprinted for the UN European Office; cancelled GENEVE 10 / Nations Unies 1 November 1954; airmail to WHO, New York; h/s boxed 'ECOV' |(meaning?) no b/s; Reference: 724 |
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European Office of the UN, Geneva, 5c 10c 15c 20c 60c 70c (SG LU1-4, 10-11) all overprinted for the UN European Office, to the WHO in New York; cancelled GENEVE 10 / NATIONS UNIES 1 November 1954; h/s boxed 'ECOV' (what does this mean?); no b/s Reference: 723 |
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Switzerland Helvetia definitives 3 x 1fr, 5c, 30c cancelled Lugano/Lettre on large orange envelope, Lugano to Hereford 24 October 1911: registered with red 'Insured/Valeur Déclarée' label & m/s "Valeur Declarée francs 2500"; with faint red registered date stamp 24 Oct 1911; a lovely franking Reference: 637 |
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5 August 1915 Monza/Milano to Lucerne; Victor Emmanuel 5 x 15c + 40c cancelled Monza/Milano; MS 'Stampati / Azzicurati per L40', to the stamp dealer Bela Szekula (Villa Filatelica); various b/s 6-8 August & Luzern 9 Aug 2015 Reference: 597 |
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registered envelope to the stamp dealer Bela Szekula, Victor Emmanuel 25c + 3 x 50c cancelled Siracusa (accettazre raccamandate), h/s 'BOLOGNA POSTE ESTERA' with similar cds on reverse, also b/s Luzern 8 July; faults to envelope Reference: 596 |
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8 September 1915 Pistoia to Lucerne Italy, Victor Emmanuel 2 x 25c, 15c, 2 x 5c on registered envelope to the stamp dealer Bela Szekula, censor h/s VERIFICATO PER CENSURA (15) & censor tape tied on reverse Bologna 10.9.15: h/s 'BOLOGNA POSTE ESTERA', b/s Luzern 12.9.15 Reference: 595 |
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registered airmail envelope franked with 80c pictorial cancelled 2 November 1942 Zurich Annahme Amt, sealed with British PC90 label inscribed 'opened by censor 552', to Royal Mail Lines London, clean attractive cover Reference: 578 |
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Swiss Pro Juventute issue 1929 (SG J48-51) on registered envelope + 5c Tell Boy & 50c Helvetia (SG 240,266), from Berne with Insured label, Valeur Déclaré & registration labels; b/s Finsbury Park 28 February 1930. A lovely colourful cover Reference: 572 |