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!
{| |- | No, it is not a First Day Cover. To meet the requirements, it would require that it have the stamps affixed. They are tied to the cover by the proper cancellation. |}
I believe you mean Scott Catalog #2446, 25 cent, Gone With the Wind, issued on March 23, 1990. This stamp came in a set of 4 stamps honoring 'Classic Films'.The 'First Day Cover' for this issue was issued at Hollywood, California on March 23. There were 863,079 'First Day Covers' issued with all four stamps or single stamp.The value for this 'First Day Cover' is:Four stamps on cover: = $5One stamp on cover: = $2.50(Scott Specialized Catalog for US Stamps, page 401)
The price will depend on the edition of the stamps and the condition of the cover.
what value of first day cancellation wash. state centennial set of all wash Post Offices
Most for normally issued stamps are going to be a couple of dollars to purchase.
You may purchase first day cover stamps from Royal Mail. However, they may not have all of them. For the rest, look for private producers such as Buckingham Covers, Benham, Westminster, and Adrian Bradbury. These private producers are the main producers of such first day cover stamps and have quality. As for the best private producer, it would have to be Buckingham Covers because this company actively buys back their own covers.
Dealers typically sell them for $1 apiece. You would be lucky to get half that from a dealer. There are a few stamps, usually high values, that have a bit more value.
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.
The one volume I have is from the early 1980s and includes 20 stamps with presentation pages
The US has issued a single clown circus stamp and a set of four 29 cent stamps. The 5 cent stamp is Scott number 1309 and the First Day cover is cataloged at $2. The 29 cent set is Scott number 2750-2754 and a First Day Cover with all four of them is cataloged at $3.
Yes, an address will affect the value. On older stamps (pre-1940's) it will not make much of a difference.