Ice Hockey Cancel Group 45

The 1961 World Ice Hockey Championship was held in Geneva & Lausanne, Switzerland, from March 2 through March 12, 1961. There was one common cancel banner used and it was used in numerous cities. Depending on the city the cancel was either in French (Geneva or Lausanne) or German (Basel, Bern or Zurich). Also the use of the cancel started well before the first day of the tournament, March 1. The banner size was 42 mm x 20 mm and the bullseye was 23 mm in diameter. Variations as shown below

Geneva postmark
Lausanne postmark
Basel postmark
Bern postmark
Zurich postmark

Cancel Group 45 The 1961 World Ice Hockey Championship was held in Geneva & Lausanne, Switzerland, from March 2 through March 12, 1961. There was one common cancel banner used and it was used in numerous cities. Depending on the city the cancel was either in French (Geneva or Lausanne) or German (Basel, Bern or Zurich). Also the use of the cancel started well before the first day of the tournament, March 1. The banner size was 42 mm x 20 mm and the bullseye was 23 mm in diameter. Variations as shown below Geneva postmark Lausanne postmark Basel postmark Bern postmark Zurich postmark
Cancel for January 17, 1961 Variation 1	Cancel for February 1, 1961 Variation 4
Cancel for February 16, 1961 Variation 2	Cancel for February 16, 1961 Variation 3
Cancel for February 17, 1961 Variation 5	Cancel for February 20, 1961 Variation 1
Cancel for February 23, 1961 Variation 5	Cancel for March 2, 1961 Variation 1
Cancel for March 4, 1961 Variation 2	Cancel for March 11, 1961 Variation 5
Cancel for March 12, 1961 Variation 1