File:SUI 1915 MiNr0124 pm B002.jpg

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Stamp of Switzerland; 1915; definitive stamp as overprinted stamp of the issue "Walter Tell"; drawing of Walter Tell standing behind crossbow; stamp of 1911 with black overprint of a new value in the left central part; old value threefold fessed; special characteristics of this stamp: stairs of the pedestal have different highs; the bowstring of the crossbow is behind the piston; thin characters with serifes at "HELVETIA"; top edge of the front metal bow is nearer to the upper line as at other issues; stamp postmarked
Stamp: Michel No. 124 (= No. 111III from 1911 with overprint); Yvert et Tellier: No. 145 (= No. 134 from 1911 with overprint); AFA: No. 142
Color: dark yellow ochre with black overprint
Watermark: Switzerland No. 2 (multiple Swiss crosses)
Nominal value: 1 on 2 (Rappen, Centimes)

Postage validity: from 26 January 1915 until 31 December 1932
date QS:P,+1950-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P580,+1915-01-26T00:00:00Z/11,P582,+1932-12-31T00:00:00Z/11

Stamp picture size (printed area): 18.0 x 21.0 mm
Date (first issue of the stamp)
Source scan of original
Author "Schweizerische Bundespost"
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of Switzerland or the Swiss cantons. It is therefore not protected by copyright by virtue of Art. 5 of the Swiss Copyright Act.

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  • The same stamp without overprint (Michel No. 111III from 1911)
    The same stamp without overprint (Michel No. 111III from 1911)
  • The front metal bow of the crossbow on the stamp Michel No. 111IIII as detail
    The front metal bow of the crossbow on the stamp Michel No. 111IIII as detail
Picture description The young Walter Tell standing behind a crossbow, holding the bowstring of the crossbow with the right hand and the arrow-pierced apple in the left hand.; stamp overprinted
First day of issue
Publisher "Schweizerische Bundespost"
Design Albert Welti (1862-1912)
Printer The Federal Mint, Berne (original stamp)
Printing technique Letterpress printing
Circulation ?
Perforation Comb perforation, K 11¾
MICHEL Nr. Schweiz, Nr. 124 (= Nr. 111III with overprint)

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