1339) "Ancient Postal Routes, through Rheinhausen - Basel - Zurich," Switzerland: EUROPA theme for 2020: A set of two Postage stamps of 100 Swiss Francs each issued by Swiss Post: Date of Stamp set issue: 07.05.2020:
The Stamp design produced by Switzerland in cooperation with Germany depicts a postal route from 1627, printed in a vertically corelated form.
The Postal Route ran from Rheinhausen in Germany, passing through Basel and Zurich, before reaching Milan and Mantua.
It was operated by the House of Thurn and Taxis - a noble family from Lombardy who set up a courier service for the Republic of Venice in the 14th Century.
The brothers Janetto and Francesco de Tassis (the Germanised form of Taxis) founded the postal service spanning Europe in 1490 on behalf of the later Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I. Their descendants ran the Imperial Post Service from Brussels. The post riders were adventure seekers who encountered many dangers along the way.
In the beginning, the postal charge was indicated as a figure on the envelope on the front if it had to be paid by the recipient and on the back if it had already been settled by the sender. Later, postmarks were introduced, even before the emergence of the Stamp in the 19th Century.
The Stamps:
The First Day Cover (FDC) is titled "Ancient Postal Routes" (in four languages). The FDC bears the two stamps issued in the set on top right.
The Special Cancellation Post Mark/Handstamp bears the "EUROPA" mark and a post horn and is cancelled at Bern. The cancellation date is "07.05.2020".
Two First Day Cover (FDC) bearing single cancelled stamps.
A First Day Cover (FDC) bearing a cancelled Block (set of four stamps).
A First Day Envelope (FDE)
The two Stamps issued in the set
A Block (Set of four Stamps), two of each variant.
A Block - CTO (Cancelled To Order)
A Full Sheet (FS) of 16 Stamps.
A Full Sheet (FS) of 16 Stamps CTO (Cancelled To Order)
Technical Details:
Stamp issue date: 07.05.2020
Designer: Jurg Glauser, Berne
Printer: Joh Enschede, Haarlem, Netherlands
Process: Offset
Colours: 4 Colours
Stamp Size: 40.0 mm x 32.5 mm
Sheet Size: 190.0 mm x 162.0 mm
In the beginning, the postal charge was indicated as a figure on the envelope on the front if it had to be paid by the recipient and on the back if it had already been settled by the sender. Later, postmarks were introduced, even before the emergence of the Stamp in the 19th Century.
The Stamps:
The Special Cancellation Post Mark/Handstamp bears the "EUROPA" mark and a post horn and is cancelled at Bern. The cancellation date is "07.05.2020".
Technical Details:
Stamp issue date: 07.05.2020
Designer: Jurg Glauser, Berne
Printer: Joh Enschede, Haarlem, Netherlands
Process: Offset
Colours: 4 Colours
Stamp Size: 40.0 mm x 32.5 mm
Sheet Size: 190.0 mm x 162.0 mm
Links to posts on "Ancient Postal Routes" on this Blog, the theme of PostEurop for 2020:
10) "Ancient Postal Routes, Santa Claus", Finland: A EUROPA Stamp released by "Posti" (Finland Post): Date of Stamp release: 06.05.2020
11) "Ancient Postal Routes, through Rheinhausen-Basel-Zurich", Switzerland: EUROPA theme for 2020: A set of two Postage stamps of 100 Swiss francs each issued by Swiss Post: Date of Stamp set issue: 07.05.2020
11) "Ancient Postal Routes, through Rheinhausen-Basel-Zurich", Switzerland: EUROPA theme for 2020: A set of two Postage stamps of 100 Swiss francs each issued by Swiss Post: Date of Stamp set issue: 07.05.2020
Some other interesting posts on Coins and Banknotes from Switzerland on this Blog:
12) Federal Shooting Festival, Switzerland celebrated with the release of Silver 50 Franc and Gold 500 Franc "Talers" or Medals that are valid during the duration of the Festival (issue year - 2019)
13) 100 years of the Swiss National Circus - "Knie" celebrated with the issue os 20 Swiss francs coin from the Swiss Mint stable (2019): Issue date: 24.01.2019
15) "Crocodile" Locomotives, Switzerland: Centenary Celebration: Swiss Mint issues a 50 Francs Commemorative Gold Coin: Coin release date: 09.05.2019
16) "The Art of Brewing Beer" Stamp, Swiss Post: A set of two Stamps depicting two varieties of Beer, popular in Switzerland, issued by Swiss Post: Date of issue: 05.09.2019
17) Roger Federer, Switzerland: A 20 Francs Silver Coin issued by the Federal Swiss Mint commemorating the achievements of the legendary Tennis Player: Coin issue date: 23.01.2020
18) Edelweiss (Mountain Star), Swiss Alps, Mongolia: minted under the series titled "Numismatic Sculptures": Commemorative Gold Coins of 1000 Togrog and Silver Coins of 500 Togrog issued by Coin Invest Trust (CIT) and minted by B.H. Mayer's Kunstprageanstalt, Munich for Mongolia
19) Federal Shooting Festival, Switzerland celebrated with the release of Silver 50 Franc and Gold 500 Franc "Talers" (or Medals) that are valid during the duration of the Festival: Issue Year: 2020
20) 200 Franc Banknote issued by the Swiss National Bank, Switzerland on 12.09.2019: Sixth and last of the six Banknotes in the Ninth Banknote Series released by the Bank in a phased manner
21) International Year of Plant Health, Switzerland: A Postage Stamp of CHF 0.85 issued by Swiss Post depicting a Japanese beetle eating a healthy plant leaf: Date os stamp issue: 05.03.2020
13) 100 years of the Swiss National Circus - "Knie" celebrated with the issue os 20 Swiss francs coin from the Swiss Mint stable (2019): Issue date: 24.01.2019
15) "Crocodile" Locomotives, Switzerland: Centenary Celebration: Swiss Mint issues a 50 Francs Commemorative Gold Coin: Coin release date: 09.05.2019
16) "The Art of Brewing Beer" Stamp, Swiss Post: A set of two Stamps depicting two varieties of Beer, popular in Switzerland, issued by Swiss Post: Date of issue: 05.09.2019
17) Roger Federer, Switzerland: A 20 Francs Silver Coin issued by the Federal Swiss Mint commemorating the achievements of the legendary Tennis Player: Coin issue date: 23.01.2020
18) Edelweiss (Mountain Star), Swiss Alps, Mongolia: minted under the series titled "Numismatic Sculptures": Commemorative Gold Coins of 1000 Togrog and Silver Coins of 500 Togrog issued by Coin Invest Trust (CIT) and minted by B.H. Mayer's Kunstprageanstalt, Munich for Mongolia
19) Federal Shooting Festival, Switzerland celebrated with the release of Silver 50 Franc and Gold 500 Franc "Talers" (or Medals) that are valid during the duration of the Festival: Issue Year: 2020
20) 200 Franc Banknote issued by the Swiss National Bank, Switzerland on 12.09.2019: Sixth and last of the six Banknotes in the Ninth Banknote Series released by the Bank in a phased manner
21) International Year of Plant Health, Switzerland: A Postage Stamp of CHF 0.85 issued by Swiss Post depicting a Japanese beetle eating a healthy plant leaf: Date os stamp issue: 05.03.2020
22) "Social Diversity": Liechtenstein - Switzerland: A Joint Stamp Issue of two stamps by Liechteinische Post and Swiss Post of CHF 1.00 and CHF 0.85: Stamp issue Date: 14.11.2019
23) Orell Fussli (1519-2019), Switzerland: Celebrating the 500th Anniversary milestone of the Banknote and Security Paper printng major with the issue of a House Note
23) Orell Fussli (1519-2019), Switzerland: Celebrating the 500th Anniversary milestone of the Banknote and Security Paper printng major with the issue of a House Note
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