Tourism - Family Holidays, Boat Trip and Winter Sports
On Sep. 20 Swiss post expanded the Tourism Series with three new values: 0.90CHF Family Holidays, 1.00CHF Boat Trip and 1.10CHF Winter Sports.

0.90CHF Family Holidays

Family holidays nowadays are great idea for anyone to enjoy vacations with fimily numbers. In the facts that all the destinations are fairly close and most of them are accessible by public transport, Swizerland is a year-round holiday paradise for families, promising plenty of fun and variety.

Farm holidays are particularly attractive for families, and any number of farms all over Swizerland offer great bases for active or relaxing vacations - a tremendous oppotunity to get back to Nature and establish contract with people, animals and un-spoiled environment.

The left side of the stamp shows a typical farmhouse from near Willisau in the Napf Region of the Emmental. On the right side, a close contact with animals.

1.00CHF Boat Trip

Water is to summer as snow is to winter. The epitome of freedom is standing in the bow of a ship, deeling the wind in your hair and the occasional, refreshing splash of spray on your face, admiring the sparkling water and the impressive panorama on the horizon. There is nothing like it to conjure up the holiday mood. In Switzerland with its many lakes, boat trip go down well with tourists. So many visits satisfied themselves with unforgettable experiences, glistening in the sun with lofty peaks in the backgrounds.

1.10CHF Winter Sports

Activities in snow inevitably involve combining nature at its most impressive with sporting experiences, drinking in the beautiful surroundings while savouring the thrill of action-packed days. Snow offers any number of pleasure - breath-taking descents, deep snow wedel runs, cross country skiing or the more recent challenges of carving skis. Switzerland's reputation for quality built up among people of all ages during the 20th century is more important than ever, making its snow covered mountains with their huge adventure potential a major destination magnet.

The left-hand side of the stamp shows part of the expanse of ice on the Kleine Matterhorn glacier in Canton Valais, while the right-hand side spotlights skiing, one of the most popular and commonest winter sports.
 
 

Date of Issue September 20, 2001
Denomination and Design 0.90CHF Family Holidays
1.00CHF Boat Trip
1.10CHF Winter Sports
Designer Lucia Degonda, Martina Ott
Size 29x24mm
Perforation 13.25x13.5
Paper white with luminous fibres
Gum mat gummed
Printing offset, 4 colors
Printer Swiss Post Stamp Printers, Berne
Sheet sheet of 50 stamps
 

Original information and image from Swiss Post Focus on Stamps