First day of issue
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A first day of issue cover or first day cover is a postage stamp on a cover, postal card or stamped envelope that has been franked on the first day the issue is authorized for use within the country o
First day cover of the Alexander Graham Bell issue of 1940
First day cover of the world's first postage stamp, the Penny Black, used on May 6, 1840 is verified by the datestamp on the backflap
1963 Centenary of the Red Cross cover with West Wellow postmark - where Florence Nightingale was buried
Examples of special slogan and special postmarks for the 1924 British Empire Exhibition
Franking
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Franking comprises all devices, markings, or combinations thereof applied to mails of any class which qualifies them to be postally serviced. Types of franks include postage stamps, impressions applie
First day of issue
…A first day of issue cover or first day cover (FDC) is a postage stamp on a cover, postal card or stamped envelope that has been franked on the first day the issue is authorized for use within the country or territory of the stamp-issuing authority. There will usually be a first day of…
An 1832 stampless single-sheet "Liverpool Ship Letter" pen franked "Paid 5" by a U.S. postal clerk in Philadelphia, PA
Modern postal clerk script franking with circular date stamp (Ukraine)
1840 (UK)
Postally franked German Air Mail cover (Berlin-Buenos Aires via D-LZ127 Graf Zeppelin (1934))