E168-1965 Switzerland FDC – 20c Helvetia Stamp (FHD/SCF) Issue Day Cancel Bern

📌 Title

1965 Switzerland FDC – 20c Helvetia Stamp (FHD/SCF) – Issue Day Cancel Bern 8.3.65 – Addressed Cover

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📌 Category

Stamps → Europe → Switzerland → Covers → First Day Covers

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📌 Condition

Used – Very Good

(Original 1965 addressed FDC with clear AUSGABETAG / Issue Day cancellation, mild age toning consistent with age.)

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📌 Item Specifics

Country/Region: Switzerland

Type: First Day Cover (FDC)

Stamp: 20c Helvetia (FHD / SCF) – 1965

Postmark: 3000 Bern – Ausgabetag – 8.3.65

Format: Addressed Cover

Theme: Uniforms / Military Service / Swiss Women’s Service

Designer: Anne Oertle

Printed by: Courvoisier S.A.

Year of Issue: 1965

Condition: Very Good, small handling marks typical for age

Reverse: Sender address printed (Elsbeth Merz Lehrerin, Bern)

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📌 Price & Valuation (UK Market)

Based on similar Swiss 1960s FDC realised prices:

Typical value: £3 – £6

Better examples (clean cancel, addressed, single stamp FDC): £5–£8

Your cover is clean with strong cancels → value about £5–£6.

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📌 Recommended eBay Listing Price (Buy It Now)

£6.95 (Buy It Now)

This gives room for offers and is standard for mid-1960s Swiss FDCs in nice condition.

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📌 Auction Option

If listing as auction:

Start Price: £2.99

Expected Finish: £4–£6

Auctions can end lower, so Buy It Now is safer for this type of FDC.

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