ACTIVITIES
Swiss Post is committed to social responsibility as well as environmental responsibility. The remainder of the definitive stamps with face values of CHF 0.85 and 1.00 from the “Swiss railway stations” definitive stamp set (2016 - 2018) will be reused with the new face values with a high-quality overprint and graphic appearance. How? The remaining stamps are transferred from the main warehouse in Lyss to a Swiss printer, unpacked and then overprinted with the new franking values. Starting this year, the Philately unit has been refining and packaging some of its products at the Brändi Foundation. This arrangement provides work for people with predominantly cognitive or mental challenges – truly a win-win situation
The overprint will save 2,500,000 – 3,000,000 stamps. By doing this, Swiss Post is not only creating a philatelic rarity, but also conserving natural resources, ful- filling its social responsibility and taking another step towards implementing its sustainability strategy.
