retorix  06-13-2021
12:31 PM PT (US)
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13 June 1872
Uprated 30 centimes tüblibrief, 30 centimes postage plus 30 centimes registration from Curio to Padova, Italy.
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retorix 06-12-2021
08:41 AM PT (US)
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12 June 1903
Basel 2.03 razor cancel used on a free military postcard. This is considered a forwarding use becasue the military clerks collected the mail then brought the bags to the nearest post office to enter the postal system where date stamps were added.
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retorix 06-11-2021
10:04 AM PT (US)
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11 June 1909
Commercial postcard from Geneve (Rue du Stand office razor cancel) to Wangen an der Aare.
Grosch & Greiff was one of the first department store chains created by Hermann Grosch.
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retorix 06-10-2021
11:19 AM PT (US)
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10 June 1909 Hotel Schweizerhof, Luzern to Paris, France.
International postcard.
Addressed to Yvonne Galliet who was a concert pianist. She won an important medal in 1907
MEDAILLE MUSIQUE 1906-1907 Music Theory awarded to Yvonne Galliet
Report in a contemporary music journal -
"A charming pianist, Miss Yvonne Galliet, with a talent full of charm, gave a concert in which we heard, with great success, various works by Bach, Chopin, Mendelssohn, Schumann, Rubinstein, Saint-Saëns, Duvernoy; she was much applauded. . ."
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retorix 06-09-2021
09:55 AM PT (US)
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9 June 1874
Pre-UPU letter from Zürich to Pest (east side of the Danube), Hungary.
Pest, Buda, Óbuda united in 1873 to form the larger city of Budapest.
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retorix 06-08-2021
04:12 PM PT (US)
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8 June 1905
One of the first four cancellers manufacturered to show the deCoppet mechanism could use interchangeable parts. This device was issued in December 1902. Any canceller issued for testing purpose seemed to be left in use and helped the post office officials develop longevity data.
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John F. Barrett,Ph.D. 06-08-2021
12:53 PM PT (US)
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ATTN: Strubel Collectors, if you are planning on Westpex AND you want to know how to ID Munich from Zurich papers, bring questionables along and I can test using method I have used for several years >> Foolproof/non-destructive! Just let me know by ~July 1, if coming and what you have to test. Especially would like to see the Fr1s! Thanks, John >>jstrubelboy@aol.com
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retorix 06-07-2021
10:35 AM PT (US)
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7 June 1968
Express registered letter from Jenisberg to Ebnat-Kappel, cancelled with emergency canceler replacing the regular post office canceler which would have been away for repairs. Usually these types of emergency cancelers were only used for a few days. I have no idea how long this is recorded to have been used in June 1968.
It looks pretty, so my guess is that probably philatelic. ); >)
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retorix 06-06-2021
06:15 PM PT (US)
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6 June 1912
5 centimes postal card mailed in Münster (Luzern), transit Luzern-Wildegg-Luzern railway, destination Aarau. (an abandoned route today)
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retorix 06-05-2021
10:02 PM PT (US)
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5 June 1885
10 centimes international postal card from Hotel Schweizerhof, Luzern, to Hotel de Hollande, Baden-Baden, transit Basel.
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Waldshut 06-04-2021
05:50 PM PT (US)
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Roger, thanks; that’s brilliant. I had no idea Swiss Customs cancelled stamps. I’ve seen the banks, exchange and railways do it, would never have extrapolated. And worse; nothing about customs cancellations seems to search, not in English, French or German. Well, not when I do it. But one always finds stuff. This is amazing. Things I didn’t know existed: ‘Das sind die 10 teuersten Philatelieprodukte der Schweiz’, Swiss Post, 2 March 2021: https://post-medien.ch/das-sind-die-10-teu...odukte-der-schweiz/ Stunning. Edited 06-05-2021 12:28 PM
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retorix 06-04-2021
02:30 PM PT (US)
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4 June 1926
Nice forwarding use of the Luzern razor canceler from Deng-Deng, transit Akonolinga, Cameroun, forwarded to Zürich.
The return addresss was Companie Forestière Sangha-Oubangui, a coffee plantation.
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retorix 06-04-2021
01:41 PM PT (US)
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Hi, that cancel is a customs office date stamp - Douanes Suisses Geneve Gare G.V.
I can find numerous cancels of this type in the Güller proof books, but this specific item I can't find. One with the same words but P.V. instead of G.V. was made in 1917. There are some other locations with G.V. and others with P.V., but I cna't find this specific device.
A person collecting customs office canels would probably like this, especially since it's so clear.
Roger
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Waldshut 06-04-2021
11:40 AM PT (US)
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 Any idea what I've got here? Not rare (it came too cheap) but definately not the usual cancellation. Edited 06-04-2021 11:41 AM
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retorix 06-03-2021
09:46 AM PT (US)
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3 June 1909
Double width postcard mailed from the Grand Kurhaus, Macolin to Lyon, France.
For a few years double cards were sent increasing the scenic beauty of the Swiss landscape. They were nearly always sent as printed matter as is this exaple. But sometimes one can find a double-card with a full leter. These required 25 centimes for international mailing.
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retorix 06-02-2021
08:53 AM PT (US)
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2 June 1900
Free military postcard Bellinzona transit razor cancel and Chur receiving razor cancel.
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