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What is a "first day cover"?
The first day cover refers to the first day when a set of stamps is issued, and the stamps are affixed to the envelope, stamped with the date stamp of the day, or stamped with the special commemorative postmark of the set of stamps. Every time commemorative stamps or special stamps are issued, the postal department has a specially printed first day cover for sale, which is called "official first day cover". The first day cover automatically printed by groups and philatelists is called "homemade first day cover". There is no substantive difference between a formal first day cover and a stop first day cover.

The first day cover with the recipient's name and address was sent to the post office the same day. An envelope is called a first day cover if it is stamped with the date stamp or postmark of the mailing room on the first day of stamp issue, and there is no date stamp of the delivery room.

For true philatelists, the first day cover is of great collection value. Because the first day cover is irreplaceable for studying the history of stamp development and organizing exhibitions. I like collecting stamps, not just collecting stamps, but studying stamps better and publishing my own philatelic achievements (that is, editing philatelic products for exhibition). Is it still stamp collecting without a first day cover and a real envelope? Therefore, true philatelists attach great importance to the collection of first day covers and real envelopes.

At present, most stamps issued in the past ten years in the postal market are on sale at a discount, but the first day cover is appreciating. This shows that philatelists have paid more and more attention to the collection of first day covers. Therefore, the first day cover has collection value at any time. Unless the hobby of collecting stamps is gone.

The first day cover actually sent is of high value and very important! The first day's true letter looks good, which is basically not seen in the market! Relatively speaking, the collection value of China stamps after 1992 is not great, but someone has found a new method to make the collection stamps, which is of high exhibition value. First day covers are still needed, but most people are self-made natural stamps, and they don't like the "official seal"-that is, the first day covers produced and sold by the philatelic corporation. Personally, I don't think it has been pulled all year round. Make it according to your own topic, so it will be targeted: such as ancient culture, flowers, famous mountains, celebrity calligraphy and painting ... and pay attention to the first day cover of the original stamp, which is the closest to the theme of the stamp, and its first day cover is also an important part of stamp collecting. Stamp collecting is not a real stamp collecting, but an introduction to stamp collecting, which is a basic skill. To achieve results, we must start collecting real stamps; The first day cover is one of them. Stamp collecting is a good platform for one party's development.