Helvetia First Air Mail Stamps of Switzerland - 1923-1929

HELVETIA (SWITZERLAND) first issued Air Mail stamps starting on 1 March 1923. The images were rendered in an Art Deco style.

Stamps shown here include:    

- 40c - grey & grey/violet - pilot at controls with mountains in background
- 45c - red & indigo - biplane    
- 50c - black & red - biplane    
- 65c - gray/blue & deep blue - winged Icarus in flight (first issued in 1923 as 10c, then 65c in 1924)
- 20c - green & light green - single-winged airplane over Swiss Alps (issued in 1925)
- 25c - dark blue & blue - single-winged airplane over Swiss Alps        
- 2fr - black/brown & red brown - a crane carrying a letter (issued in 1929)