“Double Zheneva” ( fr. Double de Genève ) - philatelic name of the first standard postage stamp of the Swiss canton of Geneva 1843 . It is an example of a divisible mark [1] .
| Double Geneva | |
|---|---|
| fr Double de genève | |
 ( Sc # 2L1) | |
| Type of | standard |
| Country of issue |  Switzerland |
| Place of issue |  canton of Geneva |
| Publisher | Le lithographe Schmid |
| Engraver | unknown |
| Printing method | lithography |
| Date of issue | September 30, 1843 |
| Denomination | 5 + 5 centimes |
| Toothed | bezbletsovaya |
| Reason for rarity | destroyed most of the circulation |
| Circulation (copies) | 60 000 |
| Rating ( Scott ) | : $ 40 60 000; half: $ 9000— 22 500 |
Description
The nominal is 5 + 5 centimes . The stamp consists of almost two stamps with texts: “5 ° C. Port local ” , connected by a common top bar with the inscription: “ 10 PORT CANTONAL Cent. ” . In the center of each of the parts of the brand is the coat of arms of the canton of Geneva. They were printed by intaglio black ink on green paper. The author of the sketch is unknown.
History
The stamp was released on September 30, 1843. Printed by the company "Lithograph Schmid". Was in postal circulation until September 30, 1854.
“Double Geneva” is a divisible stamp [1] - an interesting attempt to provide two postal districts of Geneva with one tariff using different stamps. If the letter was sent within the city district of Geneva, then for this purpose any half of the stamp with a nominal of 5 centimes was cut off and a double mark with a nominal of 10 centimes was paid for sending letters within the borders of the canton.
"Double Geneva" has sold only about 6 thousand pieces. This is explained by the fact that after the release of stamps, the population reacted very negatively to this innovation. The fact is that before the introduction of stamps, the cost of sending the letter was paid by the addressee. Therefore, many considered it impolite to frankly use letters with stamps, fearing that the addressee might get the impression that he did not have the means to pay for sending the letter. To increase the sales of stamps, the post office in 1845 sold 10 pieces of the “Double Geneva” worth 1 franc for 85 rappins.
Sometimes, due to inattention, “Double Geneva” was cut incorrectly. Known copies, consisting of two vertically arranged one above the other halves or horizontally interconnected right and left halves of the mark. Such copies are extremely rare and are very highly valued in catalogs .
See also
- Divisible mark
- History of postal and postage stamps of Switzerland
- Postage Stamp
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Marks divisible // Big Philatelic Dictionary / N. I. Vladinets, L. I. Illychev, I. Ya. Levitas, PF Mazur, I. N. Merkulov, I. A. Morosanov, Yu. K Myakota, S. A. Panasyan, Yu. M. Rudnikov, M. B. Slutsky, V. A. Jacobs; under total ed. N. I. Vladintsa and V. A. Jacobs. - M .: Radio and communication, 1988. - 320 p. - 40 000 copies - ISBN 5-256-00175-2 .
Literature
- Geneva is a double // Large Philatelic Dictionary / N. I. Vladinets, L. I. Illychev, I. Ya. Levitas, PF Mazur, I. N. Merkulov, I. A. Morosanov, Yu. K. Myakota, S. A. Panasyan, Yu. M. Rudnikov, M. B. Slutsky, V. A. Jacobs; under total ed. N. I. Vladintsa and V. A. Jacobs. - M .: Radio and communication, 1988. - 320 p. - 40 000 copies - ISBN 5-256-00175-2 .
- Yurinov B. The rain of Swiss rarities // Philately . - 1993. - № 5. - p. 59-60.
Links
- Double Geneva . Nicknames of Famous Stamps . Junior Philatelists; Gayland Bird. The appeal date is October 29, 2009. Archived January 30, 2012.