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first-day cover

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Philately an envelope postmarked on the first day of the issue of its stamps

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In stamps, for example, there are poshos at the top end, members of the Royal Philatelic, capable of identifying all 11 plates of the Penny Black, who look down on chavs who collect first-day covers.

Confessions of a collector by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk

Some collectors specialize in collecting only the first stamps, one for each country that has ever issued a postage stamp, or collecting first-day covers,which carry a stamp on the first day it was sold with that day''s postmark.

Stamp Collecting Basics by Albreht Moy / Travel, recreation and leisure community

He collects farms the way other people collect Toby jugs or first-day covers.

Spittin Mick by Robin Oakley / Spectator, The London

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