A783-Switzerland Pro Juventute 1974 First Day Cover Mistletoe (60+25c) – Bern

Title

🇨🇭 Switzerland Pro Juventute 1974 First Day Cover – Mistletoe (60+25c) – Bern Postmark

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Category

Stamps > Europe > Switzerland > Covers > First Day Covers (FDCs)

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Condition

Excellent – clean and well-preserved envelope with crisp postmark, no tears or stains. Unaddressed.

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Item Specifics

Attribute Details

Country/Region of Manufacture Switzerland

Year of Issue 1974

Issue Pro Juventute (Charity Issue)

Denomination 60 + 25 centimes

Stamp Designer H. Schwarzenbach

Printing Company Courvoisier S.A.

Theme Plants / Flora – Mistletoe

Postmark Bern 3000 – 29.11.74 (First Day of Issue)

Type First Day Cover (FDC)

Format Block of 4 stamps on illustrated cover

Condition Very fine (VF) / Mint unaddressed cover

Series Pro Juventute Charity Issue (annual youth welfare issue)

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Valuation & Pricing

Collector’s Valuation (Market Range): £4 – £7 (depending on demand and presentation quality)

Recommended Buy It Now (Fixed Price): £6.95

Recommended Auction Start Price: £3.99

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Recommended eBay Listing Price

💰 £6.95 (Buy It Now)

🕘 Auction Option: Start at £3.99, 7-day auction, allow offers

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Description (for eBay Listing)

> Beautiful Swiss Pro Juventute 1974 First Day Cover (FDC) featuring the Mistletoe design (Viscum album). Issued 29 November 1974 in Bern, Switzerland.

The envelope shows a full color botanical illustration with a neat Bern “Pro Juventute Ausgabetag” postmark. The FDC carries a block of four 60+25c stamps printed by Courvoisier S.A. and designed by H. Schwarzenbach.

The "+25" surcharge supported youth welfare causes in Switzerland through the Pro Juventute Foundation.

Unaddressed and well preserved—a fine addition to any Swiss, botanical, or charity-themed philatelic collection.

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