Local mail and rayon stamps of Switzerland
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Local mail and rayon stamps of Switzerland
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The local mail and rayon stamps of 1850 and 1852 constituted the first series of postage stamps issued by the Swiss Post. In philately, they are among the most sought-after Swiss stamps, with a 5 rappen Rayon I stamp selling for the record price of CHF 348,000 at auction in 2008. After the reconstitution of Switzerland as a federal state in 1848, the authority to operate a postal service passed from the cantons to the Confederation, and the federal postal service was founded in 1849. Its local m
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Swiss postage stamps issued 1850 and 1852
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_mail_and_rayon_stamps_of_Switzerland
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2024-04-23T13:34:19Z
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