We regularly enjoy seeing what beautiful new stamps have been released from the Swiss Post Office. Switzerland has a long history with beautiful artwork for letter-sending and bank notes; we particularily are happy to see that the above stamps also allow donations through the Red Cross to the village of Blatten.
Solidarité pour Blatten
On 28 May 2025, Switzerland experienced an unprecedented natural disaster. The village of Blatten and the hamlet of Ried in the Lötschental were almost completely destroyed by an avalanche of debris and ice. Most of the 300 or so inhabitants lost a piece of their home. By purchasing a “Blatten - Lötschental” stamp, you are directly supporting people in need. Your donation helps to alleviate acute emergencies in the village of Blatten. The Swiss Red Cross manages the donations and ensures that your help arrives exactly where it is needed. Miniature sheet with 8 stamps worth CHF 1.20 (the sale price of CHF 5.00 per stamp is donated in full to the Swiss Red Cross).
In May 2025, the Eurovision Song Contest takes to the stage in Basel, returning to its country of birth – the first Eurovision was held on 24 May 1956 in Lugano. The very first winner was Lys Assia, a world-famous singer and actress from the canton of Aargau, who won the first contest for Switzerland with her song “Refrain”. In 1988 in Dublin, another world star claimed victory for Switzerland: with her song “Ne partez pas sans moi”, Céline Dion brought the event back to Switzerland, and one year later, Lausanne welcomed participants from 22 countries. The latest comeback was staged by Nemo, winning the 2024 Eurovision in Malmö, ensuring one of the biggest music competitions in the world, attracting around 200 million viewers every year, will be held for the third time in Switzerland in 2025.
On 2 July 2025, the opening match of the 14th UEFA Women’s EURO football championship will kick off at St. Jakob-Park in Basel. There will be 31 matches in all, including the final on 27 July – held at venues not only in Basel, but also in Bern, Geneva, Zurich, St. Gallen, Lucerne, Thun and Sion. This marks the first time Switzerland has held a women’s football tournament on this scale. The teams taking part include defending champions England and reigning world champions Spain, and of course the Swiss women’s team. As the host country, Switzerland qualifies automatically. With this new stamp, Swiss Post invites you to share in the excitement of an historic occasion. Plus: the football on the stamp is punched, allowing you to decide for yourself where the ball should go – over on the left-hand corner of the envelope, or maybe in the right-hand corner of the goal?
Funny fruits: the summer stamps and their smiling faces bring emojis to mind. What do they stand for? Summer lightness of heart and happy moments. Ideal for decorating greetings. Itching to get writing? Then just grab a pen and make someone happy with a summery postcard. This fruit-stamped mail also smells a treat because the stamps give off a special scent when scratched. This means the sweet motifs give off their full aroma when you scratch them with your finger, whether fresh strawberries or juicy cherries. Is your mouth already starting to water?
Spiderwebs often go unnoticed in hidden corners. Yet when they are discovered, such as in the living room, they are usually unwanted and are swiftly removed. In her work, artist Marta Margnetti often emphasizes elements that are viewed as waste in living spaces. “By doing so, I’m trying to give them back their value. For me, cobwebs symbolize the connection between people and non-people and our shared habitat,” explains the creative from Ticino. The interplay of recycled paper and the symbolism of the cobweb also highlights the delicate balance that connects all life forms and represents the topic of ecological sustainability. The design ties in with the collection strategy of Swiss Post’s commitment to art, which conveys current topics that are equally important to Swiss society and Swiss Post.
When Karl Zysset, who was actually a bike mechanic, invented the garlic press, he imitated two aspects of the bike brake – its practical design and the principle of leverage force. He added the chamber with the freely moving punch to produce the garlic press that we still know and use today. After this invention, he gave up his bicycle business in Lyss and founded the company Zylyss or Zyliss, which is still well known today. The handy kitchen aid ‘Susi’ has certainly earned its place in the series of “Swiss inventions”!
Peace is a basic human need: we all want to live in harmony. And yet we are often surrounded by different conflicts – within ourselves, in our communities or globally. An international initiative has launched the Dove of peace stamp project to send a powerful message of peace to the world. Postal administrations from various European countries including Swiss Post, the United Nations (UN) and the Universal Postal Union (UPU) are all involved in the project. The centerpiece is an embroidered stamp featuring a dove as a universal symbol of peace and unity. The stamp is available in all participating countries, always with the same design but with the text and face value adapted.
