Zurich (CH)

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Zürich or Zurich (German: Zürich, Swiss German: Züri) is the largest city (415 367 inhabitants end 2018) in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zürich. It is located in north-central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zürich. Zürich is a hub for railways, roads, and air traffic. Both Zürich Airport and railway station are the largest and busiest in the country.

Zürich Cityview

20th century

1902 bridge at NEUMÜNSTER

1904 ZÜRICH 1 FAHRP AUFG

1905 ZÜRICH 1 WIPKINGEN with E.M. E. Muller & Cie (Seed Wholesalers) inverted perfin

1909 ZÜRICH bridge

1921 ZÜRICH 1 PAKET AUFG

ZÜRICH 1 in 1972.

Zürich 3 Railway station

1908 ZÜRICH 3 FIL.BAHNHOF

1919 ZÜRICH 3 BAHNHOF

Zürich xy

Sorted by office number.

1914 ZÜRICH 13

1914 ZÜRICH 14 (RIESBACH)

1907 ZÜRICH 15

1928 ZÜRICH 17

ZURICH 18 in 1936.

Bridge at ZURICH 22 FRAUMUNSTER in 1958

ZURICH 23 in 1959.

ZURICH 23 in 1966.

ZÜRICH 53 FLUGHAFEN pictorial cancel in 1962

8058 ZÜRICH 58 FLUGAFEN in 1985

Slogan cancels

Slogan 1944. City promotion.

Slogan 1949. Eidgenossen Schützenfest Chur 1949.

Slogan 1951

Slogan 1952

Slogan 1954

Slogan 1955

Slogan 1959

Slogan 1960

Error of perforation used on piece with Slogan Postmark

International Jazz Festival in "urban" Zürich, 4 Sep 1962

International Jazz Festival in "urban" Zürich 14-19 Sep 1964, 20 Aug 1964

Slogan 1970

Slogan 1979

Slogan 1989

Meter cancels (all periods and all quarters)

Meter cancel Zürich-11 1932

Meter cancel Zürich 1944

Meter cancel Zürich 1946

Meter cancel Zürich 1956

Meter cancel Zürich 1959

Meter cancel Zürich 1962

Meter cancel Zürich 1969

Meter cancel Zürich 1977

Meter cancel Zürich 1978

Meter cancel Zürich 1980

Meter cancel Zürich 1986

Meter cancel Zürich 1987

Meter cancel Zürich 1992

Meter cancel Zürich 1990

Meter cancel Zürich 1990

Meter cancel Zürich 2001

Meter cancels on cards and covers

Meter cancel Zürich 1984

19th century

Bridge in 1875

Bridge in 1878.

Bridge in 1879

Razor Blade Postmarks used from 26.10.1898 to 29.6.1923

Stamp Overview

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

Examples

Type 11.02 : Postcard from Zurich to Lübeck Germany. 21.XI.1900

File:Zurich (CH) Zu1105-.jpg

Type 11.05 :

Type 11.01 : 11.VIII.1899

Type 11.02 : 22.XII.1903

Type 11.03 : 23.VI.1904

Type 11.04 : 27.IV.1904

Type 11.05 : 11.IV.1908

Type 11.06 : 26.IV.1906

Distinctions

Defects and damage

#11.04

File:Zurich (CH) Zu11041-?.jpg Type 11.04.1 :

File:Zurich (CH) Zu11042-?.jpg Type 11.04.2 :

#11.05

File:Zurich (CH) Zu11051-.jpg Type 11.05.1 :

File:Zurich (CH) Zu11052-.jpg Type 11.05.2 :

File:Zurich (CH) Zu11053-.jpg Type 11.05.3 :

Type 11.05.4 : 24.III.1909

To the catalog of razor blade stamps.

FLUNTERN

Fluntern is a quarter in district 7 in Zürich, Switzerland. It was formerly a municipality of its own, having been incorporated into Zürich in 1893. The quarter has a population of 7,865 end 2014.

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Bridge in 1878

1902 ZÜRICH 8 (FLUNTERN)

HOTTINGEN

Hottingen is a quarter in District 7 in Zürich. It was formerly a municipality of its own, but was incorporated into Zürich in 1893.

The quarter has a population of 10,100 in an area of 5.05 square kilometres (1.95 sq mi).

Hottingen is located on the southern side of the Adlisberg. The upper part of Hottingen is called Dolder and is a residential quarter of Zürich.

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ZÜRICH 10 (HOTTINGEN) in 1904.

File:Zurich (CH) Hottingen b.jpg

RÄMISTRASSE

The Rämistrasse is a 1311 meter long street on the southeastern edge of the old town of Zurich. The road is part of the main arterial axis from Bellevueplatz in the direction of Winterthur. "Rämi" is the name of a field name derived from a landowner named Remigius. In 1289 the vineyard of Remi (Vinea Remis) is mentioned in a document.

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ZÜRICH. FIL. RÄMISTR. in 1905.

File:Zurich (CH) Rämistrasse b.jpg

Cards and Covers

1885 25c cover from Zurich to Berlin 12 then redirection to Berlin 8 district.

1885 reverse showing Berlin despatch marks for Berlin 12 and then the redirection for Berlin 8

1938 Zurich 1 to Stockholm

1942 Zurich 1 to Sofia, BG Slogan Postmark: "Christmas Post"

Other/Misc.

1909 Zürich Exp cancel on inbound stamp from Argentina.