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150 years General Henri Guisan

Henri Guisan was born in Mézières (VD) in 1874 and went down in history as Switzerland’s most popular general.

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Guisanplatz, avenue Général Guisan or via Generale Guisan – many streets and squares in Switzerland have been named in honour of the former commander-in-chief of the Swiss Armed Forces. Now, 150 years after the birth of the admired general, Swiss Post is commemorating him with a stamp.

Special cover with the 1969 Henri Guisan stamp. Limited to 1500 copies.

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Technical information

Sales

Philately: from 29.8.2024 to 30.9.2025 or while stocks last
Branches: from 5.9.2024 to 30.9.2025 or while stocks last

Validity

Unlimited from 5.9.2024
Offset, 4-colour, Cartor Security Printers, Meaucé-La Loupe, France

Formats

Stamps: 33 × 28 mm
Sheet: 194 × 140 mm (4 rows of 5 stamps)

Paper

White stamp paper, with optical brightener, matt gummed, 110gm2

Perforation

13 ¼ : 13 ½

Design

Pascal Glatzfelder, Riedholz