This is very likely one of the most bizarre back-of-book items in my Swiss stamp collection – some sort of local revenue stamp from Rebublic of Canton Ticino. If you haven’t heard of Ticino, don’t worry, I’m sure You are not alone, LOL. Ticino is the southernmost canton of Switzerland. Interestingly it is also the only swiss canton in which Italian is the sole official language…And once again I’d like the blog readers to assist me in digging up bits and pieces (like who,why,when etc) about this.
Just to display a stamp set I finally managed to complete: Switzerland, 1939 National exposition of Zurich, 1st series. Personally I find these stamps attractive in all senses, as they feature nice design and plenty of small variations to keep hawk-eyed stamp collector alert. The stamps are available in 3 different inscriptions (French, German, Italian), and each value has been printed on different kind of paper (10c smooth, 20c grooved,30c fibers paper).
Recently I bought a lot of used Switzerland stamps from Switzerland. They came in this cover.
As some know, I’ve been quite busy for the past few weeks. Thus I haven’t had the time to show or respond to my incoming mail for a while. This week I’ll be focusing on various covers and cards that I have received lately. Let’s begin with some international registered covers.
Not all stuff that wholeworld collectors like me bumb into are traditional stamps. One example of such material are postage meter stamps / labels such as this item from Switzerland. Usually items as this end up as back-of-book material.
In continuance of my explaration with Swiss stamps, I’ll be showcasing Swiss stamps with T-cancel. The T-cancel was primaraly used to collect postage due on covers, cards and other postal items. However, like always there is an interesting philatelic story with twists.