First day of issue: Revision history

21 January 2024

• curprev 03:2703:27, 21 January 2024‎ Henkle talk contribs‎ 11,512 bytes +103‎ →‎External links: Added a link to the AFDCS as it is the primary resource for more information about First Day Covers, the subject of this page. I have been a member since 1975. undo

8 January 2024

• curprev 01:1701:17, 8 January 2024‎ 72.83.221.97 talk‎ 11,409 bytes +1‎ No edit summary undo

24 November 2023

• curprev 03:1803:18, 24 November 2023‎ Gwillhickers talk contribs‎ 11,408 bytes +128‎ add image for lede section undo

28 September 2023

• curprev 02:2102:21, 28 September 2023‎ BattyBot talk contribs‎ m 11,280 bytes −46‎ →‎Postmark: Removed/fixed incorrect author parameter(s), performed general fixes undo Tag: AWB

21 February 2022

• curprev 23:5323:53, 21 February 2022‎ TheFrog001 talk contribs‎ m 11,326 bytes +43‎ →‎Features of a cover: copyedit undo Tag: Visual edit

20 October 2021

• curprev 13:4813:48, 20 October 2021‎ Vsmith talk contribs‎ 11,283 bytes +6‎ →‎History: relative image size undo
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12 October 2021

• curprev 12:0012:00, 12 October 2021‎ MichaelMaggs talk contribs‎ 11,283 bytes −69‎ Remove statement unsupported by the source (and why would grams be used in 1840, anyway?) undo Tag: Visual edit
• curprev 11:5811:58, 12 October 2021‎ MichaelMaggs talk contribs‎ 11,352 bytes −1,247‎ →‎Earliest known use: Remove section unsourced since 2019. (The single cited point is repeated elsewhere in the article) undo Tag: Visual edit
• curprev 11:5711:57, 12 October 2021‎ MichaelMaggs talk contribs‎ 12,599 bytes +27‎ Cite one statement undo Tag: Visual edit
• curprev 11:4811:48, 12 October 2021‎ MichaelMaggs talk contribs‎ 12,572 bytes −76‎ Changing short description from "Postage stamp on a cover, postal card or stamped envelope franked on the first day the issue is authorized for use" to "Postage stamp franked on earliest date" (Shortdesc helper) undo

11 June 2021

• curprev 23:5623:56, 11 June 2021‎ Randy Kryn talk contribs‎ 12,648 bytes +18‎ added template 'Postal system' undo

3 March 2021

• curprev 01:3701:37, 3 March 2021‎ Tom.Reding talk contribs‎ 12,630 bytes +23‎ +{{Authority control}} (1 ID from Wikidata), WP:GenFixes on undo Tag: AWB

4 February 2021

• curprev 10:3310:33, 4 February 2021‎ Largoplazo talk contribs‎ m 12,607 bytes +11‎ Reverted edits by 115.64.206.114 (talk) to last version by Henkle undo Tag: Rollback
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19 January 2021

• curprev 21:0421:04, 19 January 2021‎ Henkle talk contribs‎ 12,607 bytes 0‎ →‎Postmark: Corrected the AFDCS "Short Course" broken link. undo

26 December 2020

• curprev 15:2515:25, 26 December 2020‎ Monkbot talk contribs‎ m 12,607 bytes +2‎ Task 18 (cosmetic): eval 10 templates: hyphenate params (2×); undo Tag: AWB

17 July 2020

• curprev 20:0320:03, 17 July 2020‎ GreenC bot talk contribs‎ 12,605 bytes −3‎ Reformat 1 archive link. Wayback Medic 2.5 undo

1 February 2020

• curprev 21:1921:19, 1 February 2020‎ IznoRepeat talk contribs‎ m 12,608 bytes +24‎ clean explicit et al, gen fixes, misc citation cleaning undo Tag: AWB

21 January 2020

• curprev 00:0600:06, 21 January 2020‎ Citation bot talk contribs‎ m 12,584 bytes +14‎ Alter: title. Add: date. | You can use this bot yourself. Report bugs here. | Activated by User:Ost316 | Category:CS1 errors: explicit use of et al.‎ | via #UCB_Category undo

16 December 2019

• curprev 23:5023:50, 16 December 2019‎ Filedelinkerbot talk contribs‎ 12,570 bytes −85‎ Bot: Removing Commons:File:Apollo 11 FDC1.jpg (en). It was deleted on Commons by Jameslwoodward (per Commons:Commons:Deletion requests/File:Apollo 11 FDC1.jpg). undo

1 November 2019

• curprev 13:5113:51, 1 November 2019‎ 2a02:908:1a4:c1a0:5d4e:157d:3265:62c8 talk‎ 12,655 bytes −6‎ →‎Philatelic covers undo

27 July 2019

• curprev 02:4402:44, 27 July 2019‎ Yer gyro credit talk contribs‎ m 12,661 bytes +1‎ →‎Earliest known use: (changed "fur4" to "for 4" undo

21 July 2019

• curprev 07:4807:48, 21 July 2019‎ DocWatson42 talk contribs‎ 12,660 bytes +28‎ Cleaned up MOS:LAYOUT and other matters. undo
• curprev 07:4507:45, 21 July 2019‎ DocWatson42 talk contribs‎ 12,632 bytes +137‎ Adding short description: "Postage stamp on a cover, postal card or stamped envelope franked on the first day the issue is authorized for use" (Shortdesc helper) undo

27 May 2019

• curprev 14:0114:01, 27 May 2019‎ 174.218.141.27 talk‎ 12,495 bytes −3‎ →‎Earliest known use: Typo undo Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit

7 April 2019

• curprev 12:2412:24, 7 April 2019‎ Vsmith talk contribs‎ 12,498 bytes 0‎ →‎See also: decap undo
• curprev 12:2312:23, 7 April 2019‎ Vsmith talk contribs‎ 12,498 bytes +30‎ →‎Earliest known use: spell it out undo
• curprev 12:2012:20, 7 April 2019‎ Vsmith talk contribs‎ 12,468 bytes −4‎ →‎Postmark: redundant link undo
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29 March 2019

• curprev 14:4914:49, 29 March 2019‎ Withouttheoth3r talk contribs‎ 12,485 bytes +356‎ →‎Philatelic covers undo Tag: Visual edit
• curprev 03:3903:39, 29 March 2019‎ 209.122.114.222 talk‎ 12,129 bytes −1‎ typo undo

21 March 2019

• curprev 23:0923:09, 21 March 2019‎ YSSYguy talk contribs‎ 12,130 bytes −653‎ Copyedits undo

10 January 2019

• curprev 13:1713:17, 10 January 2019‎ Ww2censor talk contribs‎ 12,783 bytes +156‎ move image to avoid section headers undo
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• curprev 10:2410:24, 10 January 2019‎ Obriens86 talk contribs‎ 12,627 bytes +329‎ Added sources undo

7 November 2018

• curprev 10:5210:52, 7 November 2018‎ Ww2censor talk contribs‎ 12,298 bytes +159‎ archive link undo
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• curprev 00:2800:28, 7 November 2018‎ Henkle talk contribs‎ 12,219 bytes −2‎ →‎Postmark: Corrected mispelled AFDCS organization name from Covers to Cover. undo

1 November 2018

• curprev 13:5913:59, 1 November 2018‎ Obriens86 talk contribs‎ m 12,221 bytes −1‎ Just corrected 'this' to 'the' undo

12 September 2018

• curprev 14:2914:29, 12 September 2018‎ 141.170.28.142 talk‎ 12,222 bytes 0‎ Minor date correction - penny black was issued in 1840 not 1940 undo
• curprev 00:4800:48, 12 September 2018‎ ImageRemovalBot talk contribs‎ 12,222 bytes +32‎ Removing links to deleted file File:Beast and Blades cover for Game of Thrones stamp issue 2018.jpg undo

30 August 2018

• curprev 21:0721:07, 30 August 2018‎ Ww2censor talk contribs‎ 12,190 bytes −363‎ nothing to do with first day issue of stamps undo Tag: Undo
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12 June 2018

• curprev 05:2805:28, 12 June 2018‎ Amisom talk contribs‎ 12,190 bytes −772‎ Relrvance undo Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit

12 April 2018

• curprev 22:3122:31, 12 April 2018‎ Obriens86 talk contribs‎ 12,962 bytes +115‎ →‎Earliest known use: Added content about penny black’s EKU undo Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit