Double Geneva Explained

Common Name:	Double Geneva
Location Of Production:	Geneva
Date Of Production:	30 September 1843
Nature Of Rarity:	Extremely rare
Number In Existence:	Unknown
Estimated Value:	CHF 55,000

The Double Geneva is a rare Swiss stamp that was issued by the city of Geneva in 1843, making it the third-oldest stamp of the European continent after the Zürich 4 and 6 (1842), and the British Penny Black and Two penny blue, (1840).^[1] It bears the name Double Geneva for the double image on the stamp and its place of origin.^[2]

The stamp has a unique design: each half, at 5 centimes if cut out would pre-pay the postage on letters within the city of Geneva; the whole stamp at 10 centimes pre-paid postage outside the city but within the Canton of Geneva.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Paul Fraser Collectibles . 2010-12-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110721101218/http://www.paulfrasercollectibles.com/section.asp?catid=179&docid=2842 . 2011-07-21 . dead .
2. Web site: Junior Philatilists on the Internet . 2010-12-31 . 2012-01-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20120131190839/http://www.junior-philatelists.com/Stamp_Nick_Names.shtml . dead .
3. P Mirabaud & A de Reuterskiold "The postage stamps of Switzerland 1842-1862" 1898; facsimile reprint 1975 Quarterman Publications, Laurence Massachusetts