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!
First Day Covers will be supplied with the appropriate insert card.
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
TBA - information yet to be announced
I can supply you with First Day Covers as they are issued with the advantage of having the alternative postmark and being UNADDRESSED. Join my list of clients who receive three or four sending a year. Call me or email for details.
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Year |
SG Numbers |
Description |
Price |
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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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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 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 on two colour illustrated FDC with neatly typed address cancelled with a clearly dated LONDON W C wavy line cancel.
QQA |
£24.00
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1937 |
SG 461 |
Coronation single on two colour hand addressed illustrated FDC clearly cancelled with a CHICHESTER wavy line cancel dated 13 MAY 1937 |
£20.00
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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 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 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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1940 |
SG 479-484 |
Postage Stamp Centenary set of six on a envelope with printed address to the BRITISH PAVILION, NEW YOURK WORLD'S FAIR. Very unusual. |
£24.00
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1940 |
SG 479-484 |
Centenary of First Postage Stamp set of six on a crisp neatly addressed FDC each stamp cancelled with a crisp CHICHESTER - SUSSEX steel CDS dated 6 MY 40. Nice cover. |
£12.50
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1940 |
SG 479-484 |
Centenary of First Postage Stamp set of six on Registered colour illustrated FDC with neatly typed address cancelled with six strikes of the STAMP CENTENARY RED CROSS special handstamp in Red. Very pretty!
QQA |
£40.00
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1946 |
SG 491-492 |
Victory set of two on match pair ofplain, hand addressed FDC's each crisply cancelled with the DONT WASTE BREAD slogan. Odd minor fault |
£8.00
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1946 |
SG 491-492 |
Victory set of two on colour illustrated and UNADDRESSED FDC cancelled with a MILL HILL wavy line |
£40.00
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1946 |
SG 491-492 |
Victory set of two on colour illustrated Registered FDC printed by "J. FEASEY" with hand stamped address. |
£30.00
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1946 |
SG 491-492 |
Victory set of two on illustrated FDC showing Broadcasting House and DONT WASTE BREAD slogan with crisp handstamp address. |
£50.00
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1946 |
SG 491-492 |
Victory set of two on illustrated FDC showing Broadcasting House and DONT WASTE BREAD slogan with neat typed address. |
£45.00
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1946 |
SG 491-492 |
Victory set of two on Registered FDC with "Thanks to the help of her Dominions" text in Red cancelled with two single CDS's |
£35.00
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1946 |
SG 491-492 |
Victory set of two on the "Miss Mountain" illustrated FDC cancelled with the famous "DONT WASTE BREAD" slogan. Seen elsewhere @ £75 |
£50.00
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1946 |
SG491-492 |
Victory set of two on an illustrated colour FDC to BERMUDA cancelled with an EXETER CDS dated 11 JU 46 also additionally cancelled clear of the stamps. |
£27.50
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1946 |
SG 491-492 |
Victory set of two on the "Philately & Art" printed cachet and address FDC. Atttactive |
£25.00
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1946 |
SG 491-492 |
Victory set of two on Registered illustrated OFFICIAL FDC I.H.C.C. cachet (Institute of History of the Contemporary Conflicts) addressed to the Institute of World Affairs cancelled with a single CDS for LONDON CHIEF OFFICE EC1.
The address label is also |
£150.00
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1948 |
SG 493 |
Royal Silver Wedding 2½d single on illustrated FDC with handwritten address to CANADA cancelled with a LONDON SW1 wavy line. Scarce cancel. |
£15.00
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1948 |
SG 493 |
Royal Silver Wedding 2½d single on bi-coloured illustrated FDC wathe neat ryped address and WARRINGTON - LANCS wavy line cancel |
£10.00
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1948 |
SG 493 |
Royal Silver Wedding 2½d single on illustrated FDC waith neat typed address unusually to CEYLON and cancelled with a READING - BERKS wavy line. |
£10.00
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