Cover from Switzerland ...

Swiss Post commemorates the 56th Art Biennale in Venice with skin stamp!

Special "Goldvreneli" m/s from Switzerland ...

50th anniversary (1962 - 2012) of the "pop art" movement - with three stamps (James Bond, Bond Street and Pudding) by Swiss artist Peter Stampfli ...

Cover from Switzerland ...

RTS from Universal Postal Union (UPU) - 1

RTS from Universal Postal Union (UPU) - 2

Cover from Zurich ...

Cover from Zurich, Switzerland ...

Cover from Lausanne, Switzerland ...

Cover from Lausanne, Switzerland ...

Pro Juventute timbres de la Suisse ...

Pro Juventute is a charitable foundation in Switzerland established in 1912. It is dedicated to supporting the rights and needs of Swiss children and youth.

Since 1913, the Swiss post office has issued an annual charity stamp series to support the work of Pro Juventute.

50 Years of WWF ...

Merci Daniel Collon for this special cover, sent from La Chaux-de-Fonds :-) La Chaux-de-Fonds is located in the Jura mountains at an altitude of 1000 m, a few kilometers from the French border. After Geneva and Lausanne, it is the third largest city in the French-speaking part of Switzerland. This city is famous for its watch-making industry and was inscribed on UNESCO’s World Heritage List in 2009.

What began as a mission to save the panda has become a wider quest to save the world's wildlife, and this year the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) [formerly named the World Wildlife Fund] celebrates its 50th anniversary.

In 1961, species such as pandas, polar bears, black rhinos and elephants were in danger of extinction. Determined to avert such disasters a group of conservationists including Sir Peter Scott and Sir Julian Huxley moved to act against an "orgy of thoughtless and needless destruction" of the world's wildlife. The result was the birth of the WWF.

Cover from Switzerland ...

Many thanks Alfred Ruch for this awesome cover ;-)))

100th Anniversary of the Death of Henry Dunant and Gustave Moynier ...

Swiss Post had issued on Sept 3 a stamp with face value CHF 1.90 to mark the 100th anniversary of the death of Henry Dunant and Gustave Moynier, in honour of the life’s work of the two Red Cross founders.

The early history of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and the International Red Cross owes much to two figures: Henry Dunant and Gustave Moynier, who worked tirelessly to protect the lives and preserve the dignity of victims of wars and conflicts.

Many thanks David for this awesome postcard with nice stamp and cancellation ;-) Also, thanks for sending me postcard from this beautiful city of Lausanne ;-))