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1955                                                                                     Lakes and Rivers


        Designers:                           In aid of the Mountain Population                  Printed  by  Courvoisier
        E & M Lenz (5c.),                       and Art Research Institute                      on  smooth  paper with
        F. Fedler                                                                               blue and red silk  fibres.
                                                                                                5c. recess printed by the
                                                                                                PTT. Perf 11¾.





                                         Sarine / Saane              Ägerisee, Zug








                           The 5c value commemorates                   Consistently ranked the top

                           the centenary of the Federal                university  in  continental
                           Institute  of  Technology  in               Europe, it leads in research
                           Zurich.                                     and education worldwide.








                                          Gräppelensee,             Lac de Bienne /
                                           Toggenburg                 Bielersee















































              1 June 1955: cover addressed to New Jersey, USA, and franked with complete set of the 1955 Pro Patria adhesives.
              Posted on first day of issue at Basel and flown TWA Zürich-Geneva-Shannon-New York.
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