HELVETIA (Switzerland) issued this common 10-rappen (centimes) definitive postage stamp, featuring the "Sitting Helvetia" (Brustbild) allegory, first in 1909.
HELVETIA (Switzerland) first issued in 1934 and used through the 1930s and 1940s this 10-centime definitive postage stamp. It was one in a series of stamps showing Swiss landscapes.
The particular design features Chillon Castle (Château de Chillon) on the shores of Lake Geneva (Lake Léman) with the Dents du Midi mountain range in the background.
The vertical black text overprinted on this stamp, "es-postaux", is part of a postal service cancellation (likely from a "chèques-postaux" or postal checks department), indicating it was used for official administrative or financial postal services rather than standard mail.
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