Day 4- Europe & Overseas, Zeppelin-Mail, Die Sammlung Erivan (Part I), Schweiz & Liechtenstein

1843/1860: Collection of 150 covers related to the foundation and organization of Universal Postal Union incl. 1843 registered entire from Mannheim to Speyer with "BAD.Oe" handstamp in blue, early GAPU handstamps such as 'AUS SACHSEN', usage of early stamps of Baden or T&T depicting the notion 'POSTVEREIN' in their design, 1852, entire from Bordeaux through the GAPU to Denmark, thereby leaving again the GAPU with blue "Aus dem Post-Verein." handstamp alongside, four 1862/64 telegrams of the German-Austrian telegraph Union, introduction of the new UPU rates, Rayon limitrophe, introduction of postcards, specimen stationeries from Germany and Thailand, July 1900 25th UPU anniversary, Switzerland commemorative set with special cancellation, 1878 UPU congress Paris special cancellation, Lissabon congress with response potcards, 1897 Washington congress special stationery, 1906 Rome congress special cancellation and 'response stamp' proposed by Arthur Ritter von Raimann, 1920 Madrid congress, 1924 Stockholm congress, preparing meetings for the 1928 Paris congress, 1929 London congress participant card, 1933 Ottawa congress preparing meeting, 1934 Caro congress, 1939 Buenos Aires congress, 1947 Paris congress, diff. Airmail postal congresses, commemorative issues related to the UPU anniveraries in 1924, 1949 & 1974, UPU official stamps on cover, commemorative stamps and items related to important personalities of the UPU history such as Heinrich von Stephan, in addition few stamps. Has to be studied.
Catalogue 244: Europe & Overseas