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Hi all, let me start by saying how much FUN this group is!!!Question - these are Switzerland #54, 56, 58, and 59. The #59 has paper that is twice as thick as the others but Scotts makes no mention of thick/thin papers after 1862. There is a granite paper in 1881 but I find no red & blue threads in it.
Also wondering about the rectangular cancellation on 58?
Thoughts?
Thanks!
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I cannot say much about the paper, except that there are variants with and without silk threads. However, the rectangular postmark says "Fahrpost-Aufgabe", it is probably from Basel, and was used for mail that was handed in for rail or stagecoach transport. See https://www.post-und-geschichte.ch/site/uploads/pdf/artikel_homepage/ch_inland/po_2008_fahrpoststempel.pdf (in German) for details about these postmarks.
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08:29:49pm
Hi all, let me start by saying how much FUN this group is!!!
Question - these are Switzerland #54, 56, 58, and 59. The #59 has paper that is twice as thick as the others but Scotts makes no mention of thick/thin papers after 1862. There is a granite paper in 1881 but I find no red & blue threads in it.
Also wondering about the rectangular cancellation on 58?
Thoughts?
Thanks!
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01:00:48am
re: paper question
I cannot say much about the paper, except that there are variants with and without silk threads. However, the rectangular postmark says "Fahrpost-Aufgabe", it is probably from Basel, and was used for mail that was handed in for rail or stagecoach transport. See https://www.post-und-geschichte.ch/site/uploads/pdf/artikel_homepage/ch_inland/po_2008_fahrpoststempel.pdf (in German) for details about these postmarks.
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