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Swiss Post (German: Die Schweizerische Post [diː ˈʃvaɪtsəʁɪʃə pɔst]; French: La Poste suisse [la pɔstə sɥis]; Italian: La Posta Svizzera [la ˈpɔsta ˈzvittsera]; Romansh: La Posta Svizra) is the national postal service of Switzerland.
PostFinance Ltd is the financial services unit of Swiss Post which was founded in 1906. As of 2023, it is the fifth largest retail financial institution in Switzerland. [citation needed] Its main area of activity is in the national and international payments and a smaller but growing part in the areas of savings, pensions and real estate.
1211: Geneva (generic post code for all P.O. Box addresses in Geneva; the address is followed by a number indicating the exact post office in which the box is located, e.g. 1211 Geneva 7: 1 Mont-Blanc, 10 United Nations, 11 Rue du Stand, 12 Champel, 13 Les Charmilles, 14 State Hospital, 16 Grand-Pré, 17 Malagnou, 18 St-Jean, 19 Petit-Saconnex ...
Swiss stamps are inscribed with the word Helvetia, rather than "Schweiz", "Suisse" "Svizzera", or "Svizra". With four official languages - German, French, Italian, and Romansch. The Swiss would have had to put all four languages on each stamp, quite a problem to overcome with such limited space on a stamp.
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By obligation of Swiss archival law, the Swiss Post Ltd. and the Swisscom Ltd., being the successors of the PTT, are bound to preserve these archival holdings and make them accessible to the public. The PTT Archive is situated in Köniz near Bern and is classified as an object of national interest in the Swiss Inventory of Cultural Assets. [2]
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The local mail and rayon stamps of 1850 and 1852 constituted the first series of postage stamps issued by the Swiss Post.In philately, they are among the most sought-after Swiss stamps, with a 5 rappen Rayon I stamp selling for the record price of CHF 348,000 (USD 293,000) at auction in 2008.