Zürcher Gemeindewappen postcards

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HERALDIC POSTCARDS

Zürcher Gemeidewappen postcards

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Series information :

  • Issued by : Antiquarische Gesellschaft, Zürich, Switzerland
  • Date of issue : pre 1940
  • Number of stamps/cards : 180
  • Image variants : Not in image, but in background colour. See Pfungen (below)

Company

These postcards were issued by the Antiquarische Gesellschaft in Zürich, before 1940. The cards were issued in 25 series of 7 cards each and one of 5 cards to complete the 180 municipalities in the canton of Zürich.

The front of the cards shows the coat of arms of the municipality as well as a description. The reverse shows the arms in black-and-white as well as the series number.

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For all known cards see here.

Some examples:

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Adlikon
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Bertschikon
Gossau.zh.jpg

Gossau
Hirzel.zh.jpg

Hirzel
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Pfungen
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Pfungen (variation)
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Truttikon
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Zell