An envelope bearing a stamp or set of stamps postmarked on their day of issue.
首日封
Example sentencesExamples
There is a sense of holding a little piece of history in your hand when touching a South African first-day cover, signed by Mandela to mark his inauguration as president on May 10, 1994.
The exhibition is a display of unusual artistic form of applied graphics stamps, first-day covers, postcards and stamp designs.
Stamps, first-day covers and information sheets issued every month are sent by registered post in a colourful printed cover.
If it is true that stamps and first-day covers reflect the ethos of a country, symbolize what people hold close to their hearts, and are of inspirational value, then Jassi provides reason for introspection.
The one-dollar coin is in a neat first-day cover, with commemorative Norwegian stamps, postmarked on the anniversary day, 28 April, at Bygdøy, the location of the Kon-Tiki museum in Oslo.
Definition of first-day cover in US English:
first-day cover
(also first day cover)
nounˈˌfərst ˌdeɪ ˈkəvər
An envelope bearing a stamp or stamps postmarked on their day of issue.
首日封
Example sentencesExamples
Stamps, first-day covers and information sheets issued every month are sent by registered post in a colourful printed cover.
The exhibition is a display of unusual artistic form of applied graphics stamps, first-day covers, postcards and stamp designs.
There is a sense of holding a little piece of history in your hand when touching a South African first-day cover, signed by Mandela to mark his inauguration as president on May 10, 1994.
The one-dollar coin is in a neat first-day cover, with commemorative Norwegian stamps, postmarked on the anniversary day, 28 April, at Bygdøy, the location of the Kon-Tiki museum in Oslo.
If it is true that stamps and first-day covers reflect the ethos of a country, symbolize what people hold close to their hearts, and are of inspirational value, then Jassi provides reason for introspection.