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Philatelic cover
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A philatelic cover is an envelope prepared with a stamp and address and sent through the mail delivery system for the purpose of creating a collectible item. Stamp collectors began to send mail to eac
A 1925 philatelic cover, produced by adding common foreign stamps to a usage of a United States 2-cent of the "Norse-American issue". The postal clerk
A 1925 philatelic cover, produced by adding common foreign stamps to a usage of a United States 2-cent of the "Norse-American issue". The postal clerk should have rejected this cover, but instead the foreign stamps received US postmarks. From left to right, the stamps are from Austria, Germany, Ivory Coast, French Guiana, United States, and French India.
Last day of service cover from the discontinued post office at Officer, Colorado
Last day of service cover from the discontinued post office at Officer, Colorado
Not all philatelic covers are as obvious as this one.
Not all philatelic covers are as obvious as this one.
An A.C. Roessler cover carried on the first scheduled U.S. Air Mail flight from Washington, DC, to New York City, May 15, 1918
An A.C. Roessler cover carried on the first scheduled U.S. Air Mail flight from Washington, DC, to New York City, May 15, 1918
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
Philatelic cover
…themselves early on, and philatelic mail is known from the late 19th century onward. While some collectors specialize in philatelic covers, especially first day covers and cacheted covers, others regard them as contrived objects that are not reflective of real-world usage, and often will pay a higher price for a cover…
First day cover of the Alexander Graham Bell issue of 1940
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
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
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
Examples of special slogan and special postmarks for the 1924 British Empire Exhibition