Bern (CH)

Bern or Berne (German: Bern [bɛrn], Alemannic German: Bärn [b̥æːrn], ) is the de facto capital of Switzerland, referred to by the Swiss as their (e.g. in German) Bundesstadt, or "federal city". With a population of 142,656 (March 2018), Bern is also the capital of the canton of Bern. Exonyms: French: Berne, Italian: Berna, Romansh: Berna.

Coat of arms Bern

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Postmark Examples

19th century

Bridge in 1881 on the Sitting Helvetia.

Razor Blade Postmarks

Delivery of the first test models to Bern 18 Sept. 1889.

Stamp Overview

Literature: Excerpt from Handbook Swiss "Razor Blade Postmarks" 2015 To the catalog of razor blade stamps.

Type 0.01 : Form Bern to Interlaken 15. X.1889

Razor Blade Postmarks used from 10.10.1898 to 22.12.1928

Stamp Overview

Literature: Excerpt from Handbook Swiss "Razor Blade Postmarks" 2015 To the catalog of razor blade stamps.

Examples

File:Bern (CH) Be-401-.jpg

Type 4.02 :

Type 4.04 : 19.II.1912

Type 4.01 : 24.X.1898

Type 4.02 : 29.IX.1900

File:Bern (CH) Be-403-28-7-1911.jpg Type 4.03 : 28.VII.1911

Type 4.03a : 8.VII.1921

Type 4.04 : 11.IX.1911

Type 4.05 :

Defects and damage

#4.01

Type 4.01.1 : 11.II.1901

File:Bern (CH) Be4012-.jpg Type 4.01.2 :

#4.02

Type 4.02.1 : 28.X.1900 File:Bern (CH) Be4021-.jpg Type 4.02.1 : File:Bern (CH) Be4022-.jpg Type 4.02.2 :

#4.03

Type 4.03.1 : 28.VII.1911 Type 4.03.2 : 17.II.1913

#4.03a

#4.05

Type 4.05.1 : 31.X.1923 File:Bern (CH) Be4051-.jpg Type 4.05.1 :

#4.05.1

25 Years of UPU - BERN 1900

Stamp Overview

Literature: Excerpt from Handbook Swiss "Razor Blade Postmarks" 2015 To the catalog of razor blade stamps.

Type 0.01 : Form Berne to Basel 2.VII.1900

Type 0.01 : Form Berne to Hannover (Germany) 4.VII.1900

To the catalog of razor blade stamps.

20th century

DC BERN BRIEFEXPED.. in 1913	Bridge LORRAINE in 1923
Bridge BERN 1 in 1948.	Bridge BERN 5 in 1948.	BERN 1 BRIEFVERSAND (mailing of letters) in 1951.	DC BERN 1 BRIEFVERSAND (mailing of letters) in 1953

DC 3000 BERN 1 BRIEFVERSAND in 1966

Special cancels

3000-BERN-15, 1974, Weltpostverein - Union Postale Universelle. Postage stamp depicts Heinrich von Stephan.

3000-BERN-15, 1983, Weltpostverein - Union Postale Universelle

Slogan cancels

Slogan cancel 1979

Slogan cancel 1981

Meter Cancels

Meter cancel 1937

Meter cancel 1968

Meter cancel 1970

Meter cancel 1971

Meter cancel 1981. We are a group of Canadians, Canadian-Swiss and Swiss-Canadians who are organized as Canada Club Berne, which was founded in 1981 and has been going ever since. We promote relaxed social contacts, Canadian style, among our members. Activities that might be organized by Club members during the year include a Canada Day picnic, Ascension Day biking or hiking, Christmas dinner, snowshoeing, hiking, etc. Our events usually take place in the greater Bern region.

Meter cancel 1981. Established in 1874, the Universal Postal Union (UPU), with its headquarters in the Swiss capital Berne, is the second oldest international organization worldwide. With its 192 member countries, the UPU is the primary forum for cooperation between postal sector players. It helps to ensure a truly universal network of up-to-date products and services. In this way, the organization fulfils an advisory, mediating and liaison role, and provides technical assistance where needed. It sets the rules for international mail exchanges and makes recommendations to stimulate growth in mail, parcel and financial services volumes and improve quality of service for customers.

Meter cancel 1981

3000-Bern-15, Weltpostverein UPU 1984

Meter cancel 1985

3000-Bern-15, Weltpostverein UPU 1987

3000-Bern-15, Weltpostverein UPU 1988

Meter cancel 1988

3000-Bern-15, Weltpostverein UPU 1989

Cards and Covers

1939 Bern 1 to Varna, Bulgaria	1943 Bern 7 to Sofia, Bulgaria
1964 Bern 1 to Pernik, Bulgaria	Souvnir leaf of the Swiss Post to the stamp exhibition "PHILATELIA'90" in Berlin, postmarked in "3030 Bern", 08-11-1990