Béla Sekula is not only responsible for all his brothers and several next generation family members entering the stamp trade.
During his time in Lucerne, he founded four companies: his wholesale and retail business Béla Sekula, Cosmophilatelist AG, Globus AG, and Stamps Import and Export AG.
Some of his employees later opened up their own stamp shops, or continued companies originally founded by Béla independently after his departure.
Some of them are listed below.
Nidwaldner Volksblatt November 2, 1935Nidwaldner Volksblatt November 14, 1936
Maria Miggi Stutzer, daughter of Alois and Marie Stutzer-Haas, was born in March 1902 in Udligenswil.
In December 1926 she assumed the position of an officer with Kollektivprokura (i.e. with shared signatory rights) in Béla’s stamp company.
In September 1931, she also joined the officers at the Cosmophilatelist A.G. shortly after its founding.
Around December 1935 / January 1936 she left both companies, but for several more years she continued to buy and sell stamps from her own address at Himmelrichstrasse 1 and a small shop in the adjacent Moosstrasse.
From 1940 to 1945, she supported the war economy by managing the distribution of ration coupons in Lucerne.
After the war, she worked for about two decades as a secretary at Auto AG Rothenburg.
Maria Stutzer died on December 26, 1979, at the age of 78 in Lucerne.
Cover — November 6, 1932
French military mail sent VIA AIR ORIENT (cachet) on November 6, 1932, from the special squadron of armored cars of the Levant cavalry (Escadron spécial d'autos-mitrailleuses de cavalerie du Levant) to Lucerne, Switzerland.
The cover was subject to 60 Swiss cents postage due because it did not fall under the postage-free military mail privilege, which only applied to mail to France and her colonies.
Cover — March 26, 1935
Registered philatelic cover sent on March 26, 1935 from Turan, Tannu Tuva, to Maria Stutzer.
Franked with Scott #61-70 plus #58 / Michel #66-75 plus #63.
LUZERN 2 arrival postmark on back dated 12.IV.35.
Cover — August 25, 1936
Airmail sent on August 25, 1936, from Lucerne, Switzerland, to The Hague, Netherlands.
Scan provided by Max Brack.
Cover — November 23, 1936
Registered mail sent on November 23, 1936, from Cologne, Germany, to Lucerne, Switzerland. Arrived on November 23, 1936.
Cover — March 30, 1937
Registered mail sent on March 30, 1937, from Lucerne, Switzerland, to Vevey. Arrived on March 31, 1937.
Cover — May 31, 1937
Airmail sent on May 31, 1937, from Lucerne, Switzerland, to Tanga, Tanganyika Territory (today Tanzania). Arrived on June 7, 1937.
Cover — November 8, 1937
Registered mail sent on November 8, 1937, from Stuttgart, Germany, to Lucerne, Switzerland.
Cover — March 3, 1938
Registered mail sent on March 3, 1938, from Lucerne, Switzerland, to Siders. Arrived on March 4, 1938.
Cover — March 28, 1938
Registered mail sent on March 28, 1938, from Lucerne, Switzerland, to Malmö, Sweden.
Official cover sent on May 11, 1939, from Vaduz, Liechtenstein, to Lucerne, on the occasion of the International Balloon Competition in Zurich on May 14.
Field Post Cover — January 31, 1940
Field post sent on January 31, 1940, from Air Observation and Transmission (staff unit in Bern), Switzerland, to Lucerne.
Cover — December 18, 1943
Registered mail sent on December 18, 1943, from Lucerne, Switzerland, to Vitznau. Arrived on December 18, 1943.
Cover — May 18, 1954
Registered mail sent on May 18, 1954, from Vaduz, Liechtenstein, to Lucerne, Switzerland. Arrived on May 18, 1954.
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