Yes, they are gold, but very very little. It is a plating process that deposits a single layer of gold on a piece of foil. It would take thousands of them to create any value.
No, they are a single layer of gold atoms on a layer of foil. The gold content is negligible.
$1.50 (Scott Specialized Catalog of US Stamps 2011, page 405(First Day Covers))
The value of these gold replica stamps, the ones on First Day Covers, is minimal. The amount of gold is so small that it would take thousands of them to make up an ounce of gold.
First Day Covers are worth more than ordinary covers. Stamps bought on the first day themselves, without cancellations, cannot be identified as being issued on the first day. Leave them on the cover if you have them!
This company produces a variety of products. Their first-day covers are real enough. I think they make gold or gold-plated replicas of certain stamps, which of course, are not real postage stamps. They offer some stamp and coin combinations that contain real US stamps and coins. I think they all sell at a discount of the secondary market.
Certainly they are real - you can touch them and see them . . . I think you may have meant to ask if the gold on postage stamps is real. First, there is no postage stamp with gold on it . . . you are referring to 22k gold stamps made by people to sell to people who think they are buying something valuable. These are called replica stamps and are nearly worthless because no dealer will buy them.
There is no such thing as a first edition stamp. First Day of Issue are stamps canceled on the first day that a stamp is available for sale to the public. Older stamps, over 70 years or so, on first day covers have good value. Most current ones can be purchased for about a $1.
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Are you referring to either a FDOI or FDC? FDOI - First Day of Issue, first day of sale for a specific stamp issue. FDC - First Day Cover, stamp on envelope postmarked on the first day of issuing at a city designated by the postal authority.
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