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Australia - FDC - 12 Jan 1995 - Year of the Pig - #229
Australia - FDC - 12 Jan 1995 - Year of the Pig - #229

Australia - FDC - 12 Jan 1995 - Year of the Pig - #229

$ 2.11

Availability: 89 in stock
  • Condition: These are direct from the Australian Mail Service and issued on the first day of their printing. They have had only one owner in their lifetime. They are in Gem Condition. I scan each and every one of these items. These are not stock images. What you see is what you get.
  • Currency: Decimal
  • Year of Issue: 1991-2000
  • Cancellation Type: First Day of Issue
  • Topic: First Day Cover
  • Type: First Day Cover
  • Certification: Certified
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Australia
  • Modified Item: No
  • Quality: Mint Never Hinged/MNH
  • Grade: Gem
  • Color: Multi-Color
  • Place of Origin: Australia & Oceania

    Description

    A first day of issue cover or first day cover (FDC) is a postage stamp on a cover, postal card or stamped envelope franked on the first day the issue is authorized for use within the country or territory of the stamp-issuing authority. There will usually be a first day of issue postmark, frequently a pictorial cancellation, indicating the city and date where the item was first issued, and "first day of issue" is often used to refer to this postmark. Depending on the policy of the nation issuing the stamp, official first day postmarks may sometimes be applied to covers weeks or months after the date indicated.