A528-Switzerland 1987 First Day Cover Luchsingen 8775 Soccorso Svizzero D’Inv

Title:
🇨🇭 Switzerland 1987 First Day Cover Luchsingen 8775 — “Soccorso Svizzero D’Inverno 1936–1986” 50c Helvetia Stamp, Special Cancellation & Cachet
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Category:
> Stamps → Europe → Switzerland → Covers → First Day Covers (FDC)
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Condition:
> Excellent vintage condition – clean envelope front and back, crisp postmarks, vivid colours, and intact stamp. Minor age toning possible due to age (37+ years).
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Item specifics:
Country/Region of Manufacture: Switzerland
Year of Issue: 1987
Denomination: 50 centimes (0.50 CHF)
Stamp Theme: Swiss Winter Aid / Soccorso Svizzero d’Inverno (1936–1986)
Cancellation: “8775 Luchsingen – 12.10.87” special pictorial postmark
Cachet: Multilingual “Werbestempel” advertising cachet (mountains, lake, church illustration)
Designer: Adolf Flückiger
Printing: Courvoisier SA
Format: First Day Cover (FDC)
Addressed To: Herrn Stuber-Buck Hans, Auw
Postmark Location: Luchsingen, Canton Glarus, Switzerland
Language on Stamp: Italian, French, German
Envelope Size: Approx. 16 × 11 cm (standard FDC size)
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Valuation and Pricing
TypeValue (GBP £)Notes
Estimated Collector Value£6–£8Based on similar Swiss 1980s FDCs with pictorial cancellations and Swiss Winter Aid commemoratives
Recommended Fixed Price (Buy It Now)£7.99Competitive and fair for condition and collectibility
Auction Start Price£4.99Encourages bidding interest
Expected Final Auction Range£5.50 – £8.50Typical realised prices for comparable Swiss FDCs
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Recommended Listing Type:
> ✅ Buy It Now (£7.99) – Best for niche collectors.
💡 Auction Option: Start at £4.99 with 7-day duration, optional reserve £6.00.
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Description (
> Beautiful Swiss First Day Cover (FDC) issued 12 October 1987 in Luchsingen (8775), featuring the 50c “Soccorso Svizzero d’Inverno / Swiss Winter Aid” stamp celebrating 50 years (1936–1986).
The cover bears a crisp pictorial cancellation depicting the village of Luchsingen and a colourful Werbestempel advertising cachet showing mountains, lake, and church – a fine example of Swiss postal design from the 1980s.
A great collectible for philatelists, Swiss history enthusiasts, or lovers of vintage European postal art.
Condition: Excellent, unsealed back, clean and well-preserved.
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