SG1762
This is the sixth and final issue of stamps marking the 2008 Euro Football Championships, which was shared by Switzerland and Austria.
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Wednesday, 2 December 2015
Thursday, 26 November 2015
Switzerland SG724 Entry into Confederation 20c
SG724
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Issued on 1 June 1965, this single stamp commemorates the entry of Cantons Valais, Neuchatel and Geneva into the Swiss Confederation. This emerged from the collapse of the Napoleonic Helvetic Republic and these were the last three cantons to join the Swiss confederation. Apart from a few minor border adjustments between 1815 and 1854 Switzerland adopted its current status and borders in 1863, although there have been attempts by border areas in other countries to join since (in France, Austria and Italy). A new canton (Jura) was formed in 1978, but this was carved out of the French speaking part of Canton Bern, after a political campaign that included some violence.
Wednesday, 25 November 2015
Switzerland SG1374 1998 Winter Olympics 90c
SG1374
Issued on 12.2.1998 this single stamp was issued to promote Switzerland's bid for the 2006 Winter Olympics. The bid came second when put to the vote, the Olympics being awarded to Turin (Torino) in Italy, not too far from the Swiss city of Sion, which was to be the base had the Olympics gone to Switzerland.
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