- Description
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| ID Number: | PA07-0103 |
| Description: | Riggenbach, Niklaus (1817-99) inventor & engineer |
| Country or State: | Switzerland |
| Year: | 01 December 1942 |
| Face Value: | 5+5 Ct. - Swiss centime |
| Series: | Pro Juventute: Traditional costumes, Riggenbach, v.d. Linth |
| Perforation: | comb 11¾ |
| Printing: | Recess |
| Dimensions (B x H): | 22 x 29 mm |
| Emission: | 3,300,000 |
| Catalog Number: | Michel CH 412 Stamp Number CH B120 Yvert et Tellier CH 380 Stanley Gibbons CH J100 Zumstein CH J101 |
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Niklaus Riggenbach (21 May 1817 – 25 July 1899) was the inventor of the Riggenbach rack system and the counter-pressure brake. He was also an engineer and locomotive builder. |
