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Upcycling – From Swiss Post clothing to stamps

All staff at Swiss Post branches were given a new look in 2025. Using original fabrics from the familiar shirts and blouses, Swiss Post threaded them together to create a new stamp.

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Swiss Post shirt stamp

For over 20 years, the uniform of Swiss Post branch employees comprised a yellow shirt or blouse coupled with a scarf or tie and grey trousers or a skirt. In 2025, this uniform was given a fresh new look. As an homage to the previous uniform and in tribute to the employees who helped shape it, the discarded fabrics were given new life. The residual materials from the old uniforms were used to create this postage stamp. The anthracite-coloured elements are based on the blazer worn with the shirts and blouses, and the serrated edge refers to the traditional zigzag scissors used for cutting fabric. Find out more about the history of Swiss Post clothing in the blog “175 years of “yellow” fashion: a review of Swiss Post’s uniformsTarget not accessible” (available in German).

Sheetlet of 10 stamps
Sheetlet of 10 stamps
Single stamp on first-day cover C6
Single stamp on first-day cover C6
Maximum card A6
Maximum card A6

Technical information

Sales

Philately: from 30.10.2025 to 31.12.2026 or while stocks last

Branches: from 6.11.2025 to 31.12.2026 or while stocks last

Validity

Unlimited from 6.11.2025

Printing

Offset, 1-colour; VARIUSCARD GmbH, Vienna, Austria

Formats

Stamp: 31 × 31 mm

Sheetlet: 210 × 115 mm, 5 rows of 2 stamps

Paper

Made from the original fabric from Swiss Post shirts and blouses, on backing paper, self-adhesive, 120 gm2

Perforation

Contour cut

Design

Pia Fleischmann, Bern

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