Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
cover (in stamp-collecting context)
English answer:
special envelope for first day of issue of new stamp
Added to glossary by
Jack Doughty
Oct 28, 2005 15:50
18 yrs ago
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English term
adda
cover
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What is 'cover' ?
[context]
Both stamp and non-stamp collectors will delight in the extensive collection of local and international stamps, and first day covers housed in this quaint building dated back to 1907. Stamps provide a visual re-telling of traditions and cultures, and this is most evident at the Singapore Philatelic Museum where multi-ethnic Singapore is captured through the history of stamps and postcards.
[context]
Both stamp and non-stamp collectors will delight in the extensive collection of local and international stamps, and first day covers housed in this quaint building dated back to 1907. Stamps provide a visual re-telling of traditions and cultures, and this is most evident at the Singapore Philatelic Museum where multi-ethnic Singapore is captured through the history of stamps and postcards.
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| 4 +11 | special envelope for first day of issue of new stamp |
Jack Doughty
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| 4 +1 | first day issue |
PFB (X)
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| 3 | copies (of first editions) |
Aoife Kennedy
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| 3 | The first day a stamp was issued so it has become a collector's item |
Anna Maria Augustine (X)
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Change log
Oct 28, 2005 18:11: NGK changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
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Jack Doughty
United Kingdom
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Translator since 1953
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Works in: Russian to English, German to English, English
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special envelope for first day of issue of new stamp
A first-day cover is a specially printed envelope only for use on the first day of issue of a new stamp. Having a stamp on such a cover increases its value.
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3 mins
Aoife Kennedy
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
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English
Works in field
United Kingdom
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, French to English, Spanish to English, and 1 more.
copies (of first editions)
I'm not 100% sure, as the English is not very elegant. it looks like something that wasn't written by a native English speaker.
4 mins
The first day a stamp was issued so it has become a collector's item
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6 mins
first day issue
On the day a new stamp is issued, you can get a special envelope on which it is stuck with the date "stamped" on it. The envelope usually have illustrations / explanations, etc about the person / area / topic the stamp celebrates.
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