Stamp of Switzerland; 1918; definitive stamp of the issue 'Sitting Helvetia on mountaintop'; drawing of the sitting Helvetia with a sword in the right hand on a mountain top of the Bernese Alps (the mountains 'Jungfrau' (right) and 'Mönch' (left) in the right background; stamp postmarked; special characteristic: with the characters 'CL' (engraver signature) under the pommel, although the 'L' is covered with color, 2 plant leaves left of the crossguard of the sword) Stamp: Michel: No. 140x; Yvert et Tellier: No. 165; AFA: No. 163 Color: brown orange with pale orange yellow underpress on granite
Stamp of Switzerland; 1918; definitive stamp of the issue 'Sitting Helvetia on mountaintop'; drawing of the sitting Helvetia with a sword in the right hand on a mountain top of the Bernese Alps (the mountains 'Jungfrau' (right) and 'Mönch' (left) in the right background; stamp postmarked; special characteristic: with the characters 'CL' (engraver signature) under the pommel, although the 'L' is covered with color, 2 plant leaves left of the crossguard of the sword) Stamp: Michel: No. 140x; Yvert et Tellier: No. 165; AFA: No. 163 Color: brown orange with pale orange yellow underpress on granite (fibrillated) paper (on coated paper = Michel No. 140z from 1933) Watermark: Switzerland: No. 2 (multiple Swiss crosses) Nominal value: 60 (Rappen, Centimes) Postage validity: from November 1918 until 31 December 1942 Stamp picture size (printed area): x mm . November 1918 (first issue of the stamp) 358 SUI 1918 MiNr0140x pm B002
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Photo credit: © History and Art Collection / Alamy / Afripics
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