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Swiss Alps. Massif of the Diablerets.
Stamp issued on 23.09.1971.
Face value: 0.30 Swiss francs.
Design: Edi Hauri (1911-1988).
Engraving: Corvoisier S.A.
Printing: Photogravure.
Print: 23,384,000 copies.
Size: 26 x 36 mm.

Catalogues
- Michel No. 953.
- Scott No. 533.
- StampWorld No. 947.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 817.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 884.
- Zumstein No. 503.

The Diablerets (in French, Les Diablerets) are a huge ice-covered mountain massif of the Alps, culminating at the Sommet des Diablerets at 3,210 metres (10,530 ft) above sea level and straddling the border between the Swiss cantons of Vaud and Valais. The northeastern part of the massif stretches also into the canton of Bern. The mountain is covered by two distinct glaciers, the largest being the Tsanfleuron Glacier and the highest being the Diablerets Glacier.