What is the best way to sell first day covers?
We can make no guarantees, but some of our suggestions include:
- Give them to a child/Some-one just starting collecting.
- Put them in a local auction.
- Sell them via eBay with a low starting price.
- Try a local stamp fair.
- Try your local stamp club.
What do you know about a first day cover?
First Day Covers are envelopes affixed with a stamp or stamps on the first day that they are made available for sale to the public. On the first day of issue, the envelope is stamped with a postmark and cancellation indicating the date and location that the envelope was received into the postal service.
When to buy a first day stamp cover?
Most legitimate producers will note when their covers contain an add-on cachet, though the collector of older first-day covers should do a bit of research to make sure they are adding the real thing to their collection when they purchase from first-day cover dealers.
When do first day covers go on sale?
About First Day Covers. First Day Covers are specially designed envelopes that feature newly issued postage stamps. These stamps were postmarked on the first day that the stamps officially went on sale. Make sure you do your research and check the stamp and date of release to ensure that it matches, as First Day Covers often get confused…
What do you call first day of issue stamps?
This is common with first-day-of-issue stamps. They get them, put them on clean white blank envelopes, and send them away for a first-day-of-issue cancellation. These are called first-day covers (FDC) and, traditionally, have been all the rage in the stamp collecting business.
Who was the first person to create first day covers?
Stamp dealer and publisher George Linn created the first first-day cover when he developed a simple text cachet for the Harding Memorial stamp issue of 1926.
Most legitimate producers will note when their covers contain an add-on cachet, though the collector of older first-day covers should do a bit of research to make sure they are adding the real thing to their collection when they purchase from first-day cover dealers.
Where can I buy a US first day cover?
The United States Post Office releases stamps with a variety of themes, so you can easily find first day covers that interest you. When you shop for affordable U.S. first day covers from 1951 to now on eBay, you can often find ones that come with a cachet telling you more about the significance of the stamp.
This is common with first-day-of-issue stamps. They get them, put them on clean white blank envelopes, and send them away for a first-day-of-issue cancellation. These are called first-day covers (FDC) and, traditionally, have been all the rage in the stamp collecting business.
Stamp dealer and publisher George Linn created the first first-day cover when he developed a simple text cachet for the Harding Memorial stamp issue of 1926.
