1991 50c Switzerland
# 2532 - 1991 50c Switzerland
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US #2532
1991 Switzerland 700th Anniversary
- First joint US-Switzerland issue
- First US stamp with 50¢ value since 1898
Category of Stamp: Commemorative
Value: 50¢, international airmail rate
First Day of Issue: February 22, 1991
First Day City: Washington, DC and Bern, Switzerland
Quantity Issued: 103,648,000
Printed by: American Bank Note Company
Printing Method: Photogravure
Format: Panes of 40, from printing cylinders of 160 (10 across, 16 down)
Perforations: 11
Reason the stamp was issued: This stamp was issued to commemorate the 700th anniversary of the founding of Switzerland in 1291. The 50¢ stamp covered the international airmail letter rate, which had recently gone into effect. It was the first US-Switzerland joint issue stamp.
About the stamp design: Swiss postal officials sent design ideas to the Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee. The one the committee liked the best showed the dome of the US Capitol in the foreground, and the Bundeshaus, the house of Swiss Parliament, behind it. The Swiss stamp is very similar.
Special design details: The original designs were the dimensions of Swiss commemorative stamps, which are squarer than US commemoratives. Rather than stretch the image to fit normal dimensions, the stamp was printed as a semi-jumbo stamp, which is more square.
First Day City: The First Day of Issue ceremony took place at the Swiss Embassy in Washington, DC. The US deputy postmaster general was joined by an official from Switzerland’s postal agency in dedicating both stamps. American postal officials were also on hand in Switzerland for its First Day ceremonies.
History the stamp represents: Switzerland is the oldest republic in the world. It had been part of the Holy Roman Empire and was made up of small feudal states. In August 1291, three states joined together to form the Perpetual League and fight against the control by the Hapsburgs. The Swiss confederation grew and independence was declared in 1499. Switzerland was established in its present form when its constitution was ratified in 1848.
US #2532
1991 Switzerland 700th Anniversary
- First joint US-Switzerland issue
- First US stamp with 50¢ value since 1898
Category of Stamp: Commemorative
Value: 50¢, international airmail rate
First Day of Issue: February 22, 1991
First Day City: Washington, DC and Bern, Switzerland
Quantity Issued: 103,648,000
Printed by: American Bank Note Company
Printing Method: Photogravure
Format: Panes of 40, from printing cylinders of 160 (10 across, 16 down)
Perforations: 11
Reason the stamp was issued: This stamp was issued to commemorate the 700th anniversary of the founding of Switzerland in 1291. The 50¢ stamp covered the international airmail letter rate, which had recently gone into effect. It was the first US-Switzerland joint issue stamp.
About the stamp design: Swiss postal officials sent design ideas to the Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee. The one the committee liked the best showed the dome of the US Capitol in the foreground, and the Bundeshaus, the house of Swiss Parliament, behind it. The Swiss stamp is very similar.
Special design details: The original designs were the dimensions of Swiss commemorative stamps, which are squarer than US commemoratives. Rather than stretch the image to fit normal dimensions, the stamp was printed as a semi-jumbo stamp, which is more square.
First Day City: The First Day of Issue ceremony took place at the Swiss Embassy in Washington, DC. The US deputy postmaster general was joined by an official from Switzerland’s postal agency in dedicating both stamps. American postal officials were also on hand in Switzerland for its First Day ceremonies.
History the stamp represents: Switzerland is the oldest republic in the world. It had been part of the Holy Roman Empire and was made up of small feudal states. In August 1291, three states joined together to form the Perpetual League and fight against the control by the Hapsburgs. The Swiss confederation grew and independence was declared in 1499. Switzerland was established in its present form when its constitution was ratified in 1848.