COVER N.92 - SWITZERLAND

Postmark: Nesslau 18MAR2022
Posted on the 18th March; received on the 6th April 2022
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On the same day, I got two covers from Switzerland, one being this one adorned with two stamps from a particularly well achieved (from my point of view, of course) set, composed of four monochromatic stamps dedicated to trees. Thank you so much T.S.

The 85 Swiss Franc cent stamp, printed in brownish red, depicts a larch. Not any larch, though. According to the Swiss post site, this larch is 900 year old and is located in "Valais, beneath the Dent de Nendaz, at an altitude of around 2,000 metres".

The 1 Franc blue printed stamp is dedicated to one of my favorite trees, the oak. Again quoting the Swiss Post site, it depicts a tree "located to the south of Delsberg and is called “Chêne des Bosses” – presumably because of its distinctive bumps. The tree is around 430 years old and has grown in a distinctive, unusual shape typical of solitary oaks" .  The text goes on to inform us that the trunk of this particular tree is nine metres in circumference. It must be a joy to behold!

 

I would love to have the other two stamps in the series. They depict a Sycamore (1.50 Franc) in green and a sepia Swiss stone pine (2 Francs) and  I'll be hoping that the  Swiss friends of the London Cover Circuit Club will use them if sending me a cover in the future.

Of note is also the very poshy Munken paper used for the stamps, that adds to the beauty of this little works of art.

The postmark is also very nice, with a miniature contour drawing of the village of Nesslau with mountains in the background.