Varieties of Swiss postage due stamps

Basic types of 1878-1909 issues.

TYPES
Switzerland postage due type 1

Type I, normal

Switzerland postage due type 2 inverted and normal

Type II, normal and inverted

 Type I, normal:

  • lines below wheels in corners uninterrupted,
  • circle with stars on the left side slightly closer to the inner frame.

Type I, inverted:

  • lines below wheels in corners uninterrupted,
  • circle with stars on the right side slightly closer to the inner frame.

Type II, normal:

  • line below the wheel in the upper right corner broken.

Type II, inverted:

  • line below the wheel in the lower left corner broken.

 

CONSTANT VARIETIES
1 c., ultramarine Field number
I Switzerland 1 cent postage due stamp plate flaw Numeral 1 broken at top. ?

 

1 September 1910 – 1 July 1911. Alpine roses, numerals in red.

CONSTANT VARIETIES ON MULTIPLE VALUES Field number
I Switzerland postage due stamp plate flaw avalanche Shading at the top of the mountain partially missing (the “Avalanche” flaw).
3 c., 5 c., 10 c., 15 c., 20 c., 25 c., 50 c.		 ?
II Switzerland postage due stamp deformed corner Indentation in the center of the right border, bottom right corner deformed.
3 c., 5 c., 20 c., 25 c., 50 c.		 ?
III Switzerland postage due stamp top left corner cracked
Another example (50 c., the right stamp)		 A crack in the top left corner.
5 c., 50 c. (probably other values as well)		 ?
IV Switzerland postage due stamp error
Similar on franchise stamp		 Stem of the bottom right flower from denomination box partially missing, a leaf of the flower left from denomination box deformed, a hole in the leaf of the top right flower.
3 c. (probably other values as well)		 ?

 

POSSIBLE CONSTANT VARIETIES (not mentioned in available literature)
1 Stem of the top right flower from denomination box broken. Switzerland postage due stamp error broken stem
2 Letters CL in the bottom left corner partially missing. Switzerland postage due stamp error missing CL
3 Inner top left corner deformed. Switzerland postage due stamp error deformed top left corner
4 Indentation in the left border (the left stamp). Switzerland postage due stamp error left border indented

 

Bibliography

  1. Michel Schweiz/Liechtenstein-Spezial 2003/2004, Schwaneberger Verlag, GMBH, München. ISBN 3-87858-365-6