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Mount Pilatus viewed from Stansstad (Nitwalden).
Second stamp in a set of 9 (Landscapes), issued on 02.11.1936.
Face value: 0,05 Swiss franc.
Design and engraving: Karl Bickel (1886-1982).
Printing: Recess.
Print: 598,936,000 copies.
Size: 21 x 25 mm.

Catalogues
- Michel No. 298.
- StampWorld No. 293.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 290.
- Zumstein No. 202.

Mount Pilatus (Pilatus berg, in German) is a mountain massif of the Pre-Alps overlooking Lucerne, in Central Switzerland. It is composed of several peaks, of which the highest, named Tomlishorn, measures 2,128.5 m (6,983 ft). The summit can be reached by a cog railway opened in 1889, as well by as aerial panoramic gondolas and cable cars. The first documented ascension took place in the 14th century.