first-day cover

(Philately) philately a cover, usually an envelope, postmarked on the first day of the issue of its stamps

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

first′-day` cov′er

an envelope bearing a canceled stamp and postmarked on the stamp's first day of issue at the postal station where it was first released.

[1935–40, Amer.]

Translations

first-day cover

[ˌfɜːstdeɪˈkʌvəʳ] N (Post) → sobre m de primer día

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

first-day cover

[fɜːstdeɪˈkʌvəʳ] n → busta con francobolli del primo giorno di emissione

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Duplicates and other unwanted stamps were sold by the Queen to raise pounds 250,000 for a block of ten Penny Blacks on a May 6 1840 first-day cover.

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The envelope, postmarked on the first day of issue in a city related to the stamp in some way, is known as the cacheted first-day cover. The one produced for the 1971 blood donor commemorative depicts a unit of blood being collected and a statement by President Nixon: "Among the noblest acts of personal generosity is the gift of one's blood for the benefit of another." A first-day cover and sheets of the stamp are displayed in our center.

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The first-day cover, or envelope, is dated May 6, 1840, and is rated as one the top 10 rarities in the philatelic world.

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Kenilworth Castle is to appear on a first-day cover to celebrate the new millennium.

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But the Harborne-born funnyman, who committed suicide in Australia in 1968, has been included in the special edition in the form of a first-day cover which includes special postmarks of his face with the words: "We didn't forget Tony Hancock''.