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New generation of postage stamps

With the stamps launched in 2016, customers can immerse themselves in new sensory worlds. The “Gottardo 2016” special stamp brings the smell and feel of the Saint-Gotthard Massif to life – for the opening of the Gotthard Base Tunnel, with a route length of 57 kilometres connecting the north with the south of the country, Swiss Post came up with something special. Of the 28.2 million tonnes of rock removed from the mountain, a fraction was ground to a fine powder and applied to the stamp with special lacquer.

Of equally high quality and also unique are the 2016 Christmas stamps. The four stamps with the motifs of a Christmas tree, snowman, angel and sledge bring a white Christmas to Switzerland, whatever other ideas the weather gods may have again this year: anyone who scans the Christmas stamps with the Post-App is in for a Christmassy surprise.