First Day Covers
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A First Day Cover is a specially designed envelope, bearing newly issued postage stamps which were postmarked on the first day that those stamps were placed on sale by the Post Office. The British Philatelic Bureau is the place to get the latest stamps, past issues, presentaion packs and definitives.

British First Day Covers
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To the uninitiated collecting stamps and collecting first day covers are one of the same. It is not until you begin to understand about British First Day Covers that you realise there is so much more to this aspect of philately. Stamp collectors, having chosen their country or theme have limited choices - either they collect what is issued by the postal administrations or they have a gap in their collections. This is not the case with British First Day Covers. There is a wonderful choice for each issue.