Schweiz­erische Post – Mail­ing emo­tions At reg­u­lar inter­vals, the Swiss Post releas­es a new series of stamps for spe­cial occa­sions, cre­at­ed through a curat­ed com­pe­ti­tion. This series pro­vides fit­ting stamps, imbu­ing the enve­lope with emo­tion­al res­o­nance from the moment it’s sealed – and thus show­cas­ing how even the small­est stamp can achieve pro­found impact.

In an age of increas­ing dig­i­tal­iza­tion, arti­fi­cial intel­li­gence, and anonymi­ty, a let­ter sym­bol­izes the per­son­al and hand­made. Even if the con­tent isn’t hand­writ­ten or the stamp isn’t affixed by hand, every let­ter is still con­nect­ed to the actions of one or more indi­vid­u­als, their hands leav­ing their mark. Whether it’s the writer com­pos­ing the let­ter by hand or key­board, the postal work­er deliv­er­ing it, or the recip­i­ent open­ing and read­ing it.

With­in this stamp series, the hand emerges as the cen­tral fig­ure, offer­ing solace, encour­age­ment, or love – a win­ning motif from the com­pe­ti­tion, now proud­ly adorn­ing stamps and let­ters alike.