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1949 Crafts, Houses & Farms
Designers: In Aid of Vocational Training Printed on chalky paper
K. Lieven, F. Iselin, for Young People with blue and red fibres.
W. Koch, P. Chatillon 5c. recess printed by
the PTT. Perf 11¾.
Postman delivering mail Jura farmhouse in the Basel region
Farm near Lucerne Farm in Pratigau, Graubünden
2 July 1949: special Bundesfeier cover, issued to celebrate 100 years of the Federal Post. Addressed to Hillegom in
The Netherlands and posted at Mobile Post Office No.2 in Berne.
The rate for foreign letters was increased from 30c to 40c on 1 March 1948
