Österreichischer Sammlerverein der Liechtensteinischen Philatelie
Today I am presenting a copy of a letter from the pre-phila era, which was provided to me by a collector friend. It is a folded letter dated March 12, 1832, which was sent from Chur (Switzerland) to Vaduz (Liechtenstein) to the local land registrar Johann Vetter. The delivery took place at the Balzers letter Read More …
This month, I have selected a stamp that is humorously thought-provoking. The Spanish stamp and the accompanying miniature sheet were designed by the artist Flavita Banana. Flavita Banana’s works are known for their “sad humour”, a mixture of genre and absurdity that often conveys profound messages. Flavita Banana started drawing cartoons at the age of Read More …
Here we tell little stories about various individual covers. The PDF contains background information on the topic of the cover, which could be the subject of an exhibit with the respective cover (whether it is thematic, open philately or social philately). Sometimes you will wonder whether the connections between cover and topic are not very Read More …
Today I have selected a first-day cover franked with a 3 sFR stamp with the image of Princess Gina of Liechtenstein. Despite being registered and express mail, the letter is still under-franked with this high-value stamp. A perforation variation, a plate error, a phase print and a proof print are also known from the stamp. Read More …
Here we tell little stories about various individual covers. The PDF contains background information on the topic of the cover, which could be the subject of an exhibit with the respective cover (whether it is thematic, open philately or social philately). Sometimes you will wonder whether the connections between cover and topic are not very Read More …
Here we tell little stories about various individual covers. The PDF contains background information on the topic of the cover, which could be the subject of an exhibit with the respective cover (whether it is thematic, open philately or social philately). Sometimes you will wonder whether the connections between cover and topic are not very Read More …
The cover of the month April is possibly an April Fool’s joke, as it is also a bit late and I can’t really make any sense of the postmark. Hence my call to the net: can anyone help me with this? This is a Liechtenstein postal stationary with the stamp motif chamois at 10 centimes Read More …
The ‘Palais Idéal’ in Hauterive is a national monument in France and attracts thousands of visitors from all over the world every year, including us on our current holiday in France. We actually only went to see it because we saw a miniature sheet commemorating the 100th anniversary of the artist’s death on 22 April Read More …
Here we tell little stories about various individual covers. The PDF contains background information on the topic of the cover, which could be the subject of an exhibit with the respective cover (whether it is thematic, open philately or social philately). Sometimes you will wonder whether the connections between cover and topic are not very Read More …
This stamp, or in this case sheet of the month, caught my eye because of its bright colours. Yellow and pink. Yellow suits Swiss Post, but pink? That’s why I read up on what’s behind these Swiss stamps. They were issued to mark the 175th anniversary of Swiss Post. It has been in existence since Read More …