Switzerland: Stamps Released on Bourbaki's Army and Insulin
150 Years of Bourbaki’s Army Between 1 and 3 February 1871, 87,000 men and 12,000 horses in the French army crossed the Swiss border at Les Verrières, Sainte-Croix, Vallorbe and Vallée de Joux and surrendered their weapons and ammunition. The members of this group, known as Bourbaki’s army, were then interned in Switzerland. Issue Date:25.02.2021 Designer:Edouard Castres † Illustrator:Tobias Lauber, Emmenbrücke Printer:Cartor Security Printing, La Loupe, France Process:Offset Colours...
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