First issue means the first one e.g. the issue of the 'Girl Talk' issue, the first one, then the next one.
First issue means the first one e.g. the issue of the 'Girl Talk' issue, the first one, then the next one.
JULY 20, 1994
Yes
Postage stamps are released on a specific day, called the First Day of Issue. Stamps cancelled on this date are the earliest usages possible. While special cancellations on special envelopes (cachets) are commonly available for stamps issued in the last seventy or so years, earlier stamps are much harder to find.
Unmarked means it is not on cover and not cancelled. Which means it can't be a First Day of Issue. A First Day of Issue cover could cost 2 or 3 dollars. The individual stamp can be purchased for less than a dollar.
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.
Scott US#1270If it is a first day of issue, it should have a cancellation. A First Day Cover is likely to be worth about a dollar. Without the cancellation it is worth the same as a used stamp, about 15 cents.
25 cents
A First Day Cover (FDC) is an envelope cancelled on the first day of issue of a new postage stamp. Today they will actually say "First Day of Issue" in the cancellation. Originally they were just normal envelopes with the standard date bullseye type cancellation. Today elaborate cancellations and special envelopes are created to commemorate the events.
About a $1.
25 cents.
about 2 dollars