Saturday 5 December 2015

Switzerland 2005 150th Anniversary of Federal Technology Institute, Zurich 85c


SG1629


  • Issue Date : 8th March 2005
  • Designed by :
  • Printed by :Cartor Security Printing
  • Print Process :
  • Perforations :13.3 X 13.1

(From Wikipedia)
ETH Zurich (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in ZurichGermanEidgenössische Technische Hochschule Zürich) is an engineering, science, technology, mathematics and management university in the city of ZürichSwitzerland. Like its sister institution EPFL, it is an integral part of the Swiss Federal Institutes of Technology Domain (ETH Domain) that is directly subordinate to Switzerland's Federal Department of Economic Affairs, Education and Research.
ETH Zurich is consistently ranked among the top universities in the world. It is currently ranked as 5th best university in the world in engineering, science and technology, just behind the Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyStanford UniversityCambridge University and National University of Singapore in the QS World University Rankings.
Twenty-one Nobel Prizes have been awarded to students or professors of the Institute in the past, the most famous of whom was Albert Einstein with the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics, along with Niels Bohr who was awarded the 1922 Nobel Prize in Physics, both for work dealing with quantum physics. It is a founding member of the IDEA League and the International Alliance of Research Universities (IARU) and a member of the CESAER network.
The school was founded by the Swiss Federal Government in 1854 with the stated mission to educate engineers and scientists, serve as a national center of excellence in science and technology and provide a hub for interaction between thescientific community and industry.



Wednesday 2 December 2015

Switzerland 2010 Europa 100c



This was the very first stamp featuring the new Europa Logo, to which the Swiss PO have the rights. From 2011 all Europa issues will feature the new logo.


Switzerland 2008 Euro 2008 (6th issue) 85c


SG1762


This is the sixth and final issue of stamps marking the 2008 Euro Football Championships, which was shared by Switzerland and Austria.

Monday 30 November 2015

Switzerland 2001 Stamp Day 70c


SG1490


This stamp features the winning design in the stamp design competition launched to promote Stamp Day in 2001. The winning stamp was designed by Beat Kahrl. Issue date was 20 November 2001.

Sunday 29 November 2015

Switzerland 2008 Polar Bear Lars 85c



SG1750


The Little Polar Bear (GermanDer kleine Eisbär) is a franchise about a polar bear cub named Lars who first starred in a number of books written by Dutch author, Hans de Beer.
It later became an animated TV series for BBC TV, Lars, der Kleine Eisbär, in the 1990s. The show proved to be popular in Germany, but its English-dubbed version has also gained a cult following with UK viewers.
The show was later revived between 2001 and 2003. For its first film, subtitled Der KinofilmWarner Bros. and animation studio Rothkirch Cartoon Film bought the rights to adapt the children's books into a feature-length film, released in 2001.
After the success of the feature, several direct-to-video features were released, one of the new characters included was a tiger cub. In 2005, another film, The Little Polar Bear 2: The Mysterious Island (GermanDer Kleine Eisbär 2: Die geheimnisvolle Insel) was released and also proved successful.

Saturday 28 November 2015

Switzerland 1994 World Cup 80c


SG1284


  • Issue date: 15th March 1994
  • one value
  • Designed by: H Schelbert
  • Printed by: Hélio Courvoisier SA, La Chaux-de-Fonds
  • Print process: gravure
  • stamp format height 26mm x width 36mm
  • Perforations: 11.5 x 11.75

Centenary of the SFV /ASF (Swiss Football Federation), in 1995, and USA '94 Football World Cup




Friday 27 November 2015

Switzerland 1998 Europa 90c


SG1395


Issued on 12 May 1998 this single stamp celebrates Switzerland's National Day, the First of August. The design shows Switzerland themed decorations. The day is a bank holiday and events take place throughout the confederation. The date is inspired by the date of the Federal Charter of 1291, Pacte du Grutli, placed in "early August", when "three Alpine cantons swore the oath of confederation" (Schwyz, Uri and Unterwalden), an action which later came to be regarded as the foundation of Switzerland.