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1928 Inland Postcard
The 1928 cards include a vignette depicting a fire (warmth) and the inscription ‘For the Elderly’ at the base
3 August 1928: card addressed to Saas-Grund in Canton Valais, and posted at the main office in Basel
BASEL 2 machine cancel 3.VIII.28
Grandmother with granddaughter
Artist: Emil Beurmann (1862-1951)
Printer: Frobenius A.G., Basel
No’s sold: 189,546
Sale Price: 30c, with 20c donated to the fund for Pensions and Retirement Homes
