A selection of better First Day Covers currently in stock. If you don't see what you are looking for please send me a wants list. I have over 5000 covers in stock so obviously I can't show them all here!
Postage and Packing for bulky orders of First Day Covers will be at cost.
Commonly used abbreviations used in this section:
FDC - First Day Cover
CDS - Circular Date Stamp sometimes also called Counter Date Stamp.
FDI - First Day of Issue cancel
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Year |
SG Numbers |
Description |
Price |
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1929 |
SG 434-437 |
Postal Union Congress low values set of four on plain FDC cancelled with a LONDON W1 advertising slogan for the NEWCASTLE EXHIBITION on neatly hand addressed envelope. Superb! |
£325.00
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1929 |
SG 434-437 |
Postal Union Congress low values set of four on plain Registered FDC cancelled with four crisp BIRCHFIELD - BIRMINGHAM CDS's addressed to the very famous collector/dealer "W. T. WILSON" with a neatly typed address. Mr Wilson collected British Commonwealth covers and many stunning FDC's were produced by him for his collection. A superb gem! |
£395.00
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1929 |
SG 434-437 |
Postal Union Congress low values set of four on plain cover dated 11 MY 29 - unfortunately the 2nd day send by the famouns collector/dealer "W.T. WILSON" to USA. This cover if it had been 1st day would have been £300+. A great spacefiller! |
£50.00
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1934 |
SG 440 |
1d Photogravure on plain envelope cancelled with a OAKHAM - RUTLAND double ring CDS |
£5.00
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1934 |
SG 440 |
1d Photogravure together with ½d Block watermark on small plain FDC canncelled with a STEVENAGE double ring CDS |
£5.00
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1935 |
SG 453-456 |
Silver Jubilee set of four on an ILLUSTRATED FDC each stamp cancelled by a double ring CDS with a readable date on three of the four cancels! To be accurate the ½d Green is lightly scuffed to right. A very scare illustrated cover. |
£295.00
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1936 |
SG 457 |
King Edward 8th - ½d value on very attractive printed cachet FDC cancelled with a LONDON E.C. wavy line cancel with very neat typed address. |
£25.00
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1936 |
SG 457 459 460 |
King Edward 8th - ½d, 1½d and 2½d values on Registered printed cachet FDC to BERMUDA cancelled with two crisp steel CDS's QUEEN STREET - EXETER - DEVON. A royal relatyed cancel!! Possibly unique! |
£120.00
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1936 |
SG 457 459 460 |
King Edward 8th - ½d, 1½d and 2½d values on typed envelope to BELGIUM with typed cachet at left cancelled with a NEWPORT - MON wavy line cancel. |
£15.00
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1936 |
SG 457 459 460 |
King Edward 8th - ½d, 1½d and 2½d values on printed cachet FDC stating "Long may he reign!" LOL Each stamp cancelled with a CAMBRIDGE double ring CDS and with neatly typed address. |
£80.00
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1936 |
SG 457 459 460 |
King Edward 8th - ½d, 1½d and 2½d values on illustrated FDC with nice stagecoach design cancelled with a CLACTON ON SEA wavy line and with typed address. Pretty. |
£80.00
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1936 |
SG 457 459 460 |
King Edward 8th - ½d, 1½d and 2½d values on superb illustrated envelope for the CANADIAN VIMY RIDGE MEMORIAL addressed to Canada calcelled with two oval REGISTERED - HERNE HILL BO SE24 cancels. A very attractive combo. |
£55.00
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1936 |
SG 457-460 |
King Edward 8th set of four in blocks of four on a matched pair of plain FDC's cancelled with a PENTRECOURT - LLANDYSSUL - CARD double ring CDS's. A total of 15 strikes on the front of both covers. Unusual. |
£32.50
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1936 |
SG 458 |
Edward 7th 1d on an unaddressed Post Card cancelled with an upright steel CDS for RUISLIP, MIDDX dated 14 SP 36 SG Cat £170 |
£10.00
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1936 |
SG 457-460 |
King Edward 8th ADBICATION DAY (11th December 1936)
cover. A well know cover produced by GULBENKIAN & POOLE stamp dealers. As always the cancel is somewhat indistinct but genuine. |
£24.00
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1937 |
SG 461 |
Coronation single on small neat cover with typed address clearly cancelled LONDON SW1 - 13 MAY 1937 |
£4.00
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1937 |
SG 461 |
Coronation single three definitives on plain Registered FDC cancelled with a three TAUNTON - SOMERSET steel CDS's hand addressed to TAUNTON in USA. The cover has TAUNTON arrival cancels on back. Probably unique usage! |
£12.00
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1937 |
SG 461 |
Coronation single on illustrated FDC with hand stamp address cancelled with a ELTHAM - SE9 wavy line cancel. Crisp and clean. |
£17.50
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1937 |
SG 461 |
Coronation single on special AIRMAIL envelope mailed from NEW YORK on MAY 8 1937 the Coronation stamped cancelled 13th (1st Day) and then back to NEW YORK arriving 14th May. A famous cover! |
£35.00
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1937 |
SG 462 463 466 |
½d 1d 1½d definitives on plain FDC cancelled with a wavy line cancel and bold printed address. |
£10.00
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1937 |
SG 462 463 466 |
½d 1d 1½d definitives on very neat plain Registered FDC with hand stamp address cancelled with a three LEICESTER SQUARE B.O. WC2 CDS's |
£12.50
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1937 |
SG 462 463 466 |
½d 1d 1½d definitives on very neat illustrated Registered FDC with printed address (not hand written) cancelled with four RUISLIP CDS's. Very attractive. |
£25.00
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1937 |
SG 462 463 466 |
½d Green, 1d Red and 2½d Ultramarine on plain but neat printed address envelope cancelled with a neat SOUTHAMPTON wavy line. |
£15.00
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1937 |
SG 462 463 466 |
Illustrated (all words printed at same time) FDC bearing ½d Green, 1d Red and 2½d Ultramarine on a local MANCHESTER registered envelope neatly opened at top. |
£20.00
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1937 |
SG 464 |
1½d Red-Brown George 6th definitive on plain FDC together with four previous 1½d stamps. Unusual. |
£10.00
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1938 |
SG 465 |
2d Orange definitive single on plain hand addressed cover cancelled with a crisp wavy line cancel for KILMARNOCK - AYRSHIRE |
£10.00
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1938 |
SG 465 467 |
The 3d Orange and 3d Violet on a registered FDC to CANADA cancelled with a steel CANNON ST CDS clearly dated 31 JA 38 Clean and fresh. |
£18.00
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1938 |
SG 469 |
5d definitive single on plain UNADDRESSED cover cancelled with a crisp single CDS for SLEAFORD - LINCS |
£20.00
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1939 |
SG 470 |
6d definitive single on plain UNADDRESSED cover cancelled with a crisp single CDS for SLEAFORD |
£30.00
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1939 |
SG 473 |
9d definitive single on plain UNADDRESSED cover cancelled with a single CDS addressed unusually to EGYPT |
£25.00
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