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Post by REL1948 on Nov 16, 2024 18:11:19 GMT
Switzerland, Scott number 182 (granite paper) from the 1914 - 1930 series, cancelled November 16th, 1928 in Bettlach, a municipality in the district of Lebern in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.
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Post by REL1948 on Nov 16, 2024 18:18:22 GMT
Switzerland, Numeral series, 1882 - 1889 Scott Number 71 (granite paper), cancelled on November 16th, 1890 in Montreux, a Swiss municipality and town on the shoreline of Lake Geneva at the foot of the Alps. It belongs to the Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut district in the canton of Vaud. Located in the centre of a region named the Vaud or Swiss Riviera (French: Riviera vaudoise).
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Post by REL1948 on Nov 16, 2024 18:24:37 GMT
Switzerland, Scott number 94a (white paper) from the 1901 - 1903 series, cancelled November 16th, 1904 in Chêne-Bourg, a municipality in the canton of Geneva, Switzerland.
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Post by gbcc on Nov 17, 2024 8:01:20 GMT
Postmark/Cover of the day 17 November 1979 International Year of the Child 1979 Stamp & Coin Christmas Exhibition Coventry Geoff (GBCC) www.gbcovercollector.co.uk  |
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Post by franoise on Nov 17, 2024 12:14:36 GMT
France,17 November 1965
Commercial cover mailed from Brest Stamps : "French Riviera" (Michel # 1445) and a pair of "coat of arms" definitives (Mi # 1420) Slogan cancel : "cheaper after 8 p.m."
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Post by Mick on Nov 17, 2024 15:54:32 GMT
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Post by REL1948 on Nov 17, 2024 18:01:16 GMT
Switzerland, Numeral series, 1882 - 1889 (granite paper) Scott Number 71, cancelled on November 17th, 1890 in Aarau, a town, a municipality, and the capital of the northern Swiss canton of Aargau. The town is also the capital of the district of Aarau.
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Post by REL1948 on Nov 17, 2024 18:06:38 GMT
Switzerland, Numeral series, 1882 - 1889 Scott Number 69 (granite paper), cancelled on November 17th, 1899 in Wasen, a neighborhood in Sumiswald, a municipality in the district of the Emmental administrative district in the canton of Bern, Switzerland.
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Post by REL1948 on Nov 17, 2024 18:15:04 GMT
Switzerland, Scott number 148 (granite paper) from the 1909 series, cancelled November 17th, 1910 in Solothurn, a town, a municipality, and the capital of the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. It is located in the north-west of Switzerland on the banks of the Aare and on the foot of the Weissenstein Jura mountains. The town is the only municipality of the district of the same name. The pedestrian-only old town was built between 1530 and 1792 and shows an impressive array of Baroque architecture, combining Italian Grandezza, French style, and Swiss ideas.
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Post by REL1948 on Nov 17, 2024 18:25:04 GMT
Switzerland, Scott number 221 (ordinary paper) from the 1934 series, cancelled on November 17th, 1937 in Ballaigues, a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
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Post by gbcc on Nov 18, 2024 5:33:28 GMT
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Post by franoise on Nov 18, 2024 12:19:09 GMT
Latvia,18 November 1990 Two copies of the first Latvian stationery envelope (Michel # U1) used on their day of issue. First one mailed within Riga Second one sent to Russia (Leningrad,now Saint-Petersburg),uprated with a Soviet stamp ("Soviet-American summit",Mi # 5832)
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Post by Hugh on Nov 18, 2024 12:40:33 GMT
November 18, 1939 ... And, a British Field Post Office Cancel (Nr.40) was applied to a letter being sent to Mrs. G. Fox in Aylsham in Norfolk. It's early in the war and there is crown censor stamp in purple ink ... from examinor number 197. Edit
[Fun Fact: According to the GBPS "The British Military archives cannot provide information about which units used particular Field
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Post by REL1948 on Nov 18, 2024 13:55:49 GMT
Switzerland, Scott number 45 (white wove paper) from the 1862 - 1864 series, cancelled November 18th 1878 in Lake Zurich, a lake in Switzerland, extending southeast of the city of Zurich. Depending on the context, Lake Zurich or Zürichsee can be used to describe the lake as a whole, or just that part of the lake downstream of the Hurden peninsula and Seedamm causeway. In the latter case, the upstream part of the lake is called Obersee ( 'Upper Lake'), whilst the lower part is sometimes also referred to as the Lower Lake (unterer Zürichsee), respectively.
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Post by REL1948 on Nov 18, 2024 14:00:50 GMT
Switzerland, Scott number 164 (granite paper) from the 1909 series, cancelled November 18th 1910 in Richterswil, a municipality in the district of Horgen in the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
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Post by REL1948 on Nov 18, 2024 14:07:24 GMT
Switzerland, Scott number 164 (granite paper) from the 1909 series, cancelled November 18th 1910 in Küssnacht am Rigi (official name since 2004: Küssnacht). It's a village, a district and a municipality in the canton of Schwyz in Switzerland. The municipality consists of three villages Küssnacht, Immensee, and Merlischachen, the hamlet Haltikon, the industrial area Fänn, and the alp Seeboden. It is situated at the north shore of Lake Lucerne and at the south shore of Lake Zug below mount Rigi.
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Post by REL1948 on Nov 18, 2024 14:14:42 GMT
Switzerland Scott number 211 (granite paper) from the 1932 'Disarmament Conference" series, cancelled November 18th 1932 in Rafz, a municipality in the district of Bülach in the northwest of the canton of Zürich in Switzerland.
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Post by BermudaSailor on Nov 18, 2024 14:42:37 GMT
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Post by doug534 on Nov 18, 2024 15:46:35 GMT
18 November 1947. Sent to my dad in the United States from French-administered Allied-occupied area of southwestern Germany following World War II. The sender was likely one of his sources of German stamps. I recall Forum members helping me identify the stamps on this cover: they are in the Scott catalogue volume "German Occupation Stamps--Issued Under French Occupation--Rhine Palatinate." Scott 6N1 (2pf), 6N3-5 (10, 12, & 15pf), and 6N8 (24 pf). Each has a CV (used) of 30 cents.  |
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Post by gbcc on Nov 19, 2024 5:29:42 GMT
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Post by franoise on Nov 19, 2024 12:38:32 GMT
France,19 November 1970 Cover mailed from Belfort to Nanterre Stamp : "Siege of Belfort" (Michel # 1731) Slogan cancel : centenary of the Siege of Belfort
The "Lion of Belfort" owes its existence to Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi,the sculptor behind the statue of Liberty
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Post by Hugh on Nov 19, 2024 13:26:35 GMT
France,19 November 1970 Cover mailed from Belfort to Nanterre Stamp : "Siege of Belfort" (Michel # 1731) Slogan cancel : centenary of the Siege of Belfort
The "Lion of Belfort" owes its existence to Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi,the sculptor behind the statue of Liberty @fronoise Great post today! Thanks for sharing. I've been fascinated by the Siege of Belfort and the Lion Statue for quite some time. There is a much smaller copy of it in Montreal, here in Canada.      |
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Post by Hugh on Nov 19, 2024 13:43:43 GMT
November 19, 1870 .... and, while Paris is under Siege, a cancel is stamped on this tiny envelope to be sent by Ballon Monté to Mrs. Marwood in Whitby in Yorkshire, England. It probably was on board one of the three manned balloons that left Paris on November 24th.
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Post by gbcc on Nov 20, 2024 5:31:47 GMT
Postmark/Cover of the day 20 November 1981 Opening of the New Head Post Office Northampton Geoff (GBCC) www.gbcovercollector.co.uk  |
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Post by franoise on Nov 20, 2024 12:07:53 GMT
France,20 November 1976 FDC mailed from Bourg-en-Bresse to Paris Stamp : "Brou Church-Santa Barbara" (Michel # 2001) Slogan cancel : "Brou Priory-Red Cross Christmas stamp"
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Post by Hugh on Nov 20, 2024 12:21:28 GMT
November 20, 1931 ... and a duplex cancel was stamped on this cover from Henry L[ouis] Seibert of Lakewood, Ohio. It was being sent to a bookstore in Boston, MA. Lakewood is about 10KM west of downtown Clevland on the south shore of Lake Erie. Stamp: United States: Airmail Winged Globe Issued on February 10, 1930 5c, Violet Sc. C12  |
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Post by REL1948 on Nov 20, 2024 14:15:59 GMT
Switzerland, Scott number 53 (white wove paper) from the 1867 - 1878 series, cancelled November 20th 1873 in Lausanne the capital and largest city of the Swiss French-speaking canton of Vaud. It is a hilly city situated on the shores of Lake Geneva, about halfway between the Jura Mountains and the Alps, and facing the French town of Évian-les-Bains across the lake.
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Post by REL1948 on Nov 20, 2024 14:23:34 GMT
Switzerland, 1900, Scott number 99, Allegory of the Universal Postal Union celebrating 25 years, cancelled November 20th, 1900 in Bülach, a historic town and municipality in the canton of Zürich. It is the administrative capital of the Bülach district, situated in the Glatt Valley.
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Post by REL1948 on Nov 20, 2024 14:29:48 GMT
Switzerland, Numeral series, 1882 - 1889 (granite paper) Scott Number 73, cancelled on November 20th 1901 in Sumiswald, a municipality in the district of the Emmental administrative district in the canton of Bern, Switzerland. It is mostly known for being the manufacturing location of the famous 'Swiss railway clock'.
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Post by REL1948 on Nov 20, 2024 14:37:35 GMT
Switzerland, Numeral series, 1882 - 1889 (granite paper) Scott Number 73, cancelled on November 20th 1901 in Le Locle a municipality in the Canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland.
Locle is situated in the Jura Mountains, a few kilometers from the city of La Chaux-de-Fonds. It is the third smallest city in Switzerland (in Switzerland a place needs more than 10,000 inhabitants to be considered a city).
Le Locle is known as a center of Swiss watchmaking, even cited as the birthplace of the industry, with roots dating back to the 1600s. The municipality has been home to manufactures such as Favre-Leuba, Mido, Zodiac, Tissot, Ulysse Nardin, Zenith, Montblanc, Certina as well as Universal Genève, before the latter company relocated to Geneva. The town's history in watchmaking is documented at one of the world's premier horological museums, the Musée d'Horlogerie du Locle, Monts Castle, located in a 19th-century country manor on a hill north of the city.
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