World Stamp Catalogue/Geneva (Switzerland)

Revenue stamps of Geneva (Switzerland).

Canton of Geneva
The French-speaking Canton of Geneva is the westernmost canton of Switzerland.

Commerce
Arms of Geneva.

1860
Imperforate stamps.

1865
Changed design. Imperforate (A), perforated 11.25 (B) or 11.75 (C).

1877-1887
Numerous different stamp types and shades are known from this timeframe.
 * Eagle wing: open or closed;
 * Value inscription (I or II);
 * At least 10 different combinations of paper type, watermark and perforation, A-J:
 * Paper X: smooth, thick and opaque (A, B, C, I);
 * Paper Y: rough, medium thick, opaque to slightly transparent (D, E, G, H, J);
 * Paper Z: rough, thin and transparent (F, not watermarked and only perforated 11.5-11.75).

The 5c pink with an open eagle wing for example, exists in 8 different types and various shades.

Eagle wing

1877
Open eagle wing. Value inscription type I.

1887
Open eagle wing. Value inscription type II.

Special issue
Imperforate, with and without value inscription.

1887
Closed eagle wing. Value inscription type I.

1887
Open eagle wing, black value inscription.

1887
Closed eagle wing, black value inscription. 1 franc value inscription type I or II.

1887
Different design: Printers inscription 'F. de Siebenthal & Cie, Geneve' at bottom.

Conveyance
Arms of Geneva.

1865
Imperforate. Inscribed LOI DU 1 FÉVRIER 1865. Used by the Geneva freight (railway-)station and weighing office. Commonly cancelled GENEVE C.F.F. (meaning Chemins de Fer Fédéraux Suisses - Swiss Federal Railways), and/or GENEVE P.V. meaning Petite Vitesse (low speed), GENEVE G.V. meaning Grande Vitesse (urgent, high speed).

1876
Inscribed CANTON DE GENEVE. One stamp of which 12 different types are known, depending on color, perforation and paper type. Perforations 11.5 (a, b, c), 11.75 (d) or 12.75 (e). No watermark (except lilac, 11.5, coarse opaque paper, aB). Three different paper types: Different colors, shades of violet and gray:
 * Smooth and opaque (A)
 * Coarse and opaque to semi-translucent (B)
 * Thin and semi-translucent to semi-transparent (C)
 * Lilac (a)
 * Gray to violet-gray (b)
 * Light gray-lilac (c)
 * Gray-lilac (d and e)

1918
Changed design.

Stock exchange
The Geneva Stock Exchange was the first stock exchange in Switzerland founded in 1850. Initially created as an association of stockbrokers and regulated in 1855. Stock exchange revenue stamps were issues from 1885 to ca. 1931.

1885
Pike-armed mercenary (Eidgenössischer Reislaufer) and arms of Geneva. 5 different types can be distinguished:
 * A: Horizontally laid paper, watermarked
 * B: Vertically laid paper, watermarked
 * C: Smooth paper, unwatermarked
 * D: Rough paper, unwatermarked
 * E: Thin transparent, rough paper, unwatermarked

1931
Arms of Geneva. Overprinted 'BOURSE de GENÈVE'.

1931
Arms of Geneva centime values, numerals franc values. Printer's name inscribed at bottom: 'F. DE SIEBENTHAL GENEVE'. White (A) or yellow (B) paper.

1931
Centime values arms of Geneva, franc values large numerals. Without printer's name. Two types of background (I and II), three subtypes can be distinguished regarding paper and perforation:
 * A: Yellow paper with red fibers, 10.5x10.75
 * B: Yellow paper with red fibers, 11x11.25
 * C: Yellow paper without red fibers, 10.75x11

Background types

General tax, 1892
Arms of Geneva. Lithographed by Lanz.

Hospital tax
1902-1922.

Poster tax
Arms of Geneva. 9 different types are known, issued between 1924 and 1967.