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
Cancellation (mail)
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A cancellation is a postal marking applied on a postage stamp or postal stationery to deface the stamp and to prevent its reuse. Cancellations come in a huge variety of designs, shapes, sizes, and col
First day of issue
…authorized for use within the country or territory of the stamp-issuing authority. There will usually be a first day of issue postmark, frequently a pictorial cancellation, indicating the city and date where the item was first issued, and this postmark often features the words "first day of issue." Modern FDCs typically…
Numeral 70 identifying Boyle, diamond bars for Ireland
Hand stamp of the type used to cancel postage stamps
1929 machine cancellation used to cancel 1d stamp on first flight cover from Nassau to Miami
An 1851 U.S. stamp with a pen cancellation