I started collecting Switzerland as a youngster, when my mother's Swiss pen-pal sent annual Charity sets each Christmas. During the typical non-collecting hiatus between my teenage years and adulthood, I managed to squeeze in Viet Nam as an intelligence analyst, a college education ( a BSc in History of Art), and working for 10 years as a medical photographer and graphic designer. For over 20 years I was self-employed in the wooden interior shutter business, and after moving to Hawaii also worked for 10 years as a Middle School substitute teacher in the local school district. I am now retired and living in Port Townsend, Washington.
I raced sail boats for 25 years including a couple down the California Coast in a 24ft Ultra-light Moore 24 from San Francisco to Santa Barbara.
I skippered that 276 miles race in 48 hours.
My collecting was rejuvenated when eBay arrived on the internet, allowing me to purchase Swiss items from all over the world, from 38 countries so far.
I am a member of the
American Helvetia Philatelic Society,
American Philatelic Society.
So, What Do I Collect?
DeCoppet Razor Cancels of Switzerland
Newest version
DeCoppet Razor Cancels of Switzerland
StampShow2009 - Pittsburgh,PA.
Gold - Postal History
Hotel Schweizerhof: Communication During Europe's Golden Age of Tourism
PIPEX 2009, Portland, OR.
Gold and Grand Award - Single Frame
StampShow 2009, Pittsburgh,PA.
Gold - Single Frame
Single Frame Champion of Champions, Riverside, CA, February 2010
This exhibit was expanded in summer of 2010 to two frames as shown in the link.
Below are two examples of razor cancels.
Imperforate Strubel (Wind Swept) 1854-1862
Strubel - 19 October, 1854 Munich Printing
Perforated Sitting Helvetia On Cover
1867 Sitting Helvetia to Greece - Scarce Rate & Destination
Picture Post cards circa 1895-1910 depicting villages and towns visited by an American tourist, whose letters to Maine describe his Swiss adventures in 1880.
Post Coach on Furka Pass Road, Rhone Glacier
Collecting Interesting Postal History
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This card was sent to an accounting clerk assigned to a German Artillery Regiment, stationed at Tangku, China, during the Boxer Rebellion, 1901. The troops were on their way home when the card arrived in China, which required it be forwarded back to Germany.
My Prize Find on Ebay
Engardinerhof Hotel Stamp - New Discovery 2nd Known
All of the above have some connectivity and continuity, making it fun when I find items demonstrating overlapping areas of interest.
Send eMail to me here. Or if this doesn't work, contact me via the Ebay system.
Favorite Links
Ebay Stamp Chat Board
American Helvetia Philatelic Society
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