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Showing posts with label First Day Cover. Show all posts
Showing posts with label First Day Cover. Show all posts
Sunday, April 17, 2016
Huge FDC
A few weeks ago, I ordered some United Nations stamps from the UN Postal Administration.
On Thursday, a 12.5 x 15 inch flat cardboard mailer arrived from the UN containing my order.
My daughter remarked the six UN stamps affixed to the mailer were "Cool!" I agreed.
Upon closer inspection, I was surprised to see that the stamps were postmarked March 8, 2016 with a First Day of Issue postmark for the UN's He For She stamps issued that day. Two stamps (the pair at the top right) from that issue were among the six affixed to the mailer.
At 12.5 x 15 inches, that makes it the largest First Day Cover in my collection, by far. Cool!
And March 8 was my birthday, so that makes it that much cooler!
Labels:
FDC,
First Day Cover,
philately,
Stan Horzepa,
UN,
United Nations,
WA1LOU
Monday, October 14, 2013
Stamp Marked ARRL’s Big 5-0
I just obtained this item on eBay: a First Day Cover for the U.S. commemorative postage stamp honoring the 50th anniversary of the ARRL in 1964.
Next year, is the 100th anniversary of the ARRL. I wonder if a commemorative stamp will be issued for that event.
UPDATE: I asked and it turns out there will not be a commemorative stamp for the ARRL centennial.
Labels:
amateur radio,
ARRL,
ebay,
First Day Cover,
ham radio,
stamp collecting,
Stan Horzepa
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