First Day Cover. (FDCs - plural)
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A First Day Cover is a specially designed envelope, bearing newly issued postage stamps which were postmarked on the first day that those stamps were placed on sale by Royal Mail.
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First Day Cover. An envelope with a new stamp and cancellation showing the date the stamp was issued. The postmark or cancellation applied to that stamp is dated on the date and at the location that the postage stamp is first placed on sale. Most collectors also want a printed design on the envelope that explains or provides additional information about the stamp. This printed design is called a cachet. Click for larger view Special envelopes, or covers, with postage stamps and cancellations are also issued for various special events such as First Flights, Presidential Inaugurations, Sports, Patriotic, Philatelic Conventions, XMAS, Special Events, etc. Click for larger view
First-day cover. A cover bearing a stamp tied by a cancellation showing the date of the official first day of issue of that stamp.