B206- 2x Vintage 1978 Switzerland & United Nations Geneva First Day Covers Hel

🏷️ Title

2x Vintage 1978 Switzerland & United Nations Geneva First Day Covers – Helvetia & UN Stamps, Postal History

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📂 Category

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

(alternatively, could also fit: Stamps > Thematics > United Nations if focusing on the UN cover)

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🧾 Description

A pair of original 1978 First Day Covers (FDCs):

1. Switzerland (Helvetia) 1978 Special Issue FDC – Featuring 4 commemorative stamps:

800 Years Lucerne (40c)

Canton de Vaud “Liberté et Patrie” (20c)

500 Years Printing in Geneva (70c)

International Photography Triennial Fribourg (80c)

All cancelled “Lausanne 9.3.78 – Jour d’Émission.”

2. United Nations Geneva 1978 FDC – “Definitive Series 1978,” 0.35 Franc stamp “À vivre en paix l’un avec l’autre” (Live in Peace with One Another), cancelled “27.1.78 Genève – Premier Jour.”

Includes original envelopes (Edition des Nations Unies, Genève).

A fine collectible pair for philately or postal history collectors.

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🏷️ Condition

Very Good (VG) – light handling marks; crisp cancellations; clean, unaddressed envelopes.

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🧩 Item Specifics

Attribute Detail

Year of Issue 1978

Country/Region of Manufacture Switzerland

Type First Day Cover (FDC)

Theme United Nations / Swiss Commemoratives

Cancellation Type First Day of Issue

Era Post-1945

Modified Item No

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💰 Valuation

Swiss 1978 FDC (Lausanne): £5–£7

UN Geneva 1978 FDC: £5–£8

Estimated Combined Value: £10–£15 (collector retail)

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💡 Recommended eBay Listing Price

Buy It Now (BIN): £14.99

Auction Start Price: £5.99

Auction Duration: 7 days