Stamp Day

Stamp Day competition

In 2001 the staging of the second public "Stamp Day" competition was held in Switzerland. From December 2000 until the end of March 2001, people in various parts of Switzerland had an opportunity to have their say on the 2001 Stamp Day stamp designs.

Traveling exhibitions

Over a three month period, traveling exhibitions in Zurich, St. Gall, Basel, Lucerne, Aarau, Lausanne and Monthey gave the Swiss general public an opportunity to select their favourite design. For the first time, they could cast their vote via the internet, and 40% of the 6000 voters opted for this method.

Modern Architecture in Basel

Swiss Post set "Modern Architecture in Basel" as the theme for the special stamp and invited both established stamp designers as well as artists who had never tried their hands at stamps to submit designs.

Balabra Stamp Exhibition

The winner was announced on 21 April 2001 at the Balabra Stamp Exhibition at Liestal. It turned out to be Beat Kehrli, a graphic artist based in Hasliberg, who received nearly a quarter of all the votes.

Stamp Designer Beat Kehrli

Following an apprenticeship as a surveyor's draughtsman, Beat Kehrli went on to teach himself the graphic art business and has been his own boss since 1988, focussing mainly on tourism, hydroelectric power, insurance, watches and jewellery. His commissions range from designing and finalising printer's copy, through trade-fair stand building, event consultancy, furniture design and interior decoration to choreography and the creation of musical firework displays.