Basel Dove

Basel Dove

Infobox_RareStamps
common_name = Basel Dove


country_of_production = Switzerland
location_of_production = Basel
date_of_production = 1 July 1845
nature_of_rarity = Extremely rare
number_in_existence = Unknown
face_value = 2 1/2 rappen
estimated_value = CHF 18,000
CHF 37,500 on cover

The Basel Dove ("Swiss German Basler Dybli" or (older) "Basel Dybli";"German Basler Taube") is a notable stamp issued by the Swiss canton of Basel. It was issued on 1 July 1845 with a value of 2 1/2-rappen. At the time each canton was responsible for its own postal service. There were no uniform postal rates for Switzerland until after the establishment of a countrywide postal service on 1 January 1849. The only other cantons to issue their own stamps were Zürich and Geneva.

The stamp, designed by the architect Melchior Berry, featured a white embossed dove carrying a letter in its beak, and was inscribed "STADT POST BASEL". The stamp is printed in black, crimson, and blue, making it the world's first tri-colored stamp.

The stamp was not valid for use after 30 September 1854, by which time 41,480 stamps had been printed. Collectors need to be aware that several forgeries have been circulated. [ [http://klaseboe.club.fr/switzcan.htm] Cantonal-issues (retrieved 6 October 2006)]

ee also

* List of notable postage stamps
* Stamps and postal history of Switzerland

References

Literature

* Jean-Paul Bach and Felix Winterstein, "Basler Taube," Reinach, Vlg. Multipress (1995) - in German

External links

* [http://www.ghonegger.ch/english/result.asp?akv=K&katn=Basler Classic Swiss stamps] Honegger philatelie AG
* [http://www.baslertaube.ch Basel Dove stamp illustrations] German language


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