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de Candolle also had the unexpected distinction of triggering the adoption of pre-paid postage in the Canton and City of Geneva, in a long address which he gave to the governing council in 1843. This led to them issuing Switzerland's second postage stamp, the famous Double Geneva later in that year [26] (see also postage stamps and postal history of Switzerland). As the speech was delivered to the Geneva assembly in 1843, and Augustin Pyramus de Candolle died in 1841 (!), it seems that the speech must have been made by his son, also A. Pyramus de Candolle. Foiled circuitous wanderer (talk) 17:06, 19 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]