Switzerland, Pro Juventute postage stamps: varieties

Pro Juventute is a charitable foundation in Switzerland dedicated to supporting the rights and needs of Swiss children and youth. Since 1913, the Swiss post office has issued an annual charity stamp series to support the work of the organization.

1922

TYPES
40 (+ 10) c., blue and red Field number
I Switzerland 1922 Pro Juventute postage 40 stamp plate flaw white spot below hand White spot below the right hand of the person on the right. 13, 18, 63, 68.

 

CONSTANT VARIETIES
10 (+ 5) c., olive green and black Field number
I Switzerland Pro 1922 Juventute postage 10 stamp outline missing
Another example		 Shield outline on the left partially missing. ?

 

1931

CONSTANT VARIETIES
20 (+ 5) c., brown red Field number
I Switzerland Pro Juventute 1931 postage 20 stamp white dot above 2 White dot at the bottom of the pole above number 2. 45
II Switzerland Pro Juventute 1931 postage stamp retouching Retouched white dot at the bottom of the pole above number 2. 45

 

1934

CONSTANT VARIETIES
30 (+ 10) c., ultramarine Field number
I Switzerland 1934 Pro Juventute von Haller postage stamp BICKEI BICKEI instead of BICKEL. ?

 

1937

CONSTANT VARIETIES
20 + 5 c., orange red and silver (from Souvenir Sheet)
I Switzerland Pro Juventute 1937 souvenir sheet error Colored dot between 5 and H of HELVETIA.

 

POSSIBLE CONSTANT VARIETIES (not mentioned in literature)
30 + 10 c., blue and silver
1 Left frame next to numeral 3 broken. Switzerland Pro Juventute 1937 postage stamp error broken frame

 

PROBABLY COINCIDENTAL VARIETIES
1 Colored horizontal thin lines. Switzerland Pro Juventute 1937 postage stamp 20 silver line Switzerland 1937 Pro Juventute postage stamp error blue line

 

1938

CONSTANT VARIETIES
5 + 5 c., deep blue green Field number
I Switzerland 1938 Gessner Pro Juventute postage stamp plate flaw line in J Thin vertical line over letter J in JUVENTUTE. 40 (partially)
II Switzerland Pro Juventute 1938 Gessner postage stamp flaw forehead Colored dots on forehead. ?
20 + 5 c., red orange and buff Field number
I Switzerland Pro Juventute 1938 postage stamp plate flaw HELVE Thick white line below HELVE of HELVETIA. 31 (partially)

 

1940

CONSTANT VARIETIES
20 + 5 c., red orange and buff Field number
I Switzerland 1940 Pro Juventute postage stamp error Thin scratch in girl’s hair (1). ?
II White, thin dotted line on girl’s hat (3). ?
III Vertical white scratch below girl’s comb pin (4). ?

 

1942

CONSTANT VARIETIES
10 + 5 c., brown and buff Field number
I Switzerland 1942 Pro Juventute postage stamp plate flaw line between EL Thin vertical line between letters E and L in HELVETIA. 47 (partially)

 

1943

CONSTANT VARIETIES
10 + 5 c., slate green and ocher Field number
I Switzerland 1943 Pro Juventute postage stamp error colored smudge Color smudge above PRO. ?
20 + 5 c., copper red and yellow Field number
I Switzerland 1943 Pro Juventute postage stamp flaw scratch next to leaf A scratch next to the right leaf. 29 (?)

 

PROBABLY COINCIDENTAL VARIETIES
1 Thin colored line below inscription PRO JUVENTUTE. Switzerland 1943 Pro Juventute postage stamp error thin colored line

 

1944

CONSTANT VARIETIES
5 + 5 c., green Field number
I Switzerland 1944 Pro Juventute postage stamp error Additional thin line below +5 HELVE. ?

 

1948

CONSTANT VARIETIES
10 + 10 c., dark green, yellow green and yellow Field number
I Switzerland 1948 Pro Juventute postage stamp retouching Retouching above letter A in HELVETIA. ?

 

1955

CONSTANT VARIETIES
30 + 10 c., multicolored Field number
I Switzerland 1955 Pro Juventute postage stamp butterfly white spot on wing White spot on left wing. ?

 

1956

CONSTANT VARIETIES
10 + 10 c., multicolored Field number
I Switzerland 1956 Pro Juventute butterfly postage stamp plate flaw red spots on wing Red spots on lower left wing. 20 (partially)

 

1961

CONSTANT VARIETIES
20 + 10 c., multicolored Field number
I Switzerland 1961 Pro Juventute postage stamp retouching
Another example		 Vertical retouching above the leaf on the left. ?

 

1962

CONSTANT VARIETIES
5 + 5 c., multicolored Field number
I Switzerland 1962 Pro Juventute postage stamp plate flaw dot on flower
Another example		 Dark dot on the bottom right flower. ?

 

1963

CONSTANT VARIETIES
50 + 10 c., multicolored Field number
I Switzerland 1963 Pro Juventute postage stamp retouching Retouching between the right flower and the right frame. ?

 

1965

CONSTANT VARIETIES
30 + 10 c., multicolored Field number
I Switzerland 1965 Pro Juventute postage stamp plate flaw prolonged 1 Numeral 1 prolonged on top. 40 (partially)

 

1970

CONSTANT VARIETIES
10 + 10 c., multicolored Field number
I Switzerland 1970 Pro Juventute birds postage stamp plate flaw white dot blue head Indentation on the blue hood of the first bird. 45 (partially)
II Switzerland 1970 Pro Juventute postage stamp plate flaw line on belly Thin dark line on the belly of the third bird. 17 (partially)

 

 

Bibliography

  1. Michel Schweiz/Liechtenstein-Spezial 2003/2004, Schwaneberger Verlag, GMBH, München. ISBN 3-87858-365-6
  2. Wikipedia article on Pro Juventute: English French German