GB 1971 Strike Mail Bournemouth, District FDC (F466)
Item History & Price
BRAND: plain cover but cachets in blackPOSTMARK: full set with special handstamp a very scarce itemADDRESS: unaddressedBritish First Day Covers (Bradbury) selling Price; £ ? unlistedCONDITION: very good
condition as per scan, please examine closely before purchase it is part of the description, please refer to photo as to whether unaddressed, pencil address or label address
Free postage in UK, £1 postage to Europe , £2 to rest of the ...world up to 3 items internationally
This or a similar item is being sold on the British First Day Cover website from £20+ often a lot more- BFDC is a specialist FDC and cover website that publishes its own catalogue which lists all the special handstamps, producers and varieties of GB First Day Covers in existence, their selling prices are a good guide to current market values on GB covers/FDCs in general and I am using it here in lieu of Stanley Gibbons rather basic pricing.My prices are very competitive in comparison but also reflect the condition of the item being soldThis is a growing area of collecting, where cover collectors are looking to expand there run of the mill FDC collection to include the myriad of small producers such as Benham, Philart, Conoisseur, , Cotswold , Wessex, Stuart etc. and also to have a selection of some of the special handstamps available for each issue, often with a relationship to the stamp issue. Sometimes even a CDS or ordinary FDI postmark or slogan postmark will also add to the value when it relates in someway to the issue, its a great way of expanding a FDC collection beyond the generic PO coversCDS= circular date stamp, FDI= first day of issue handstamp, special handstamp= a pictorial postmark specially produced for that issue, slogan postmark = slogan postmark
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Each item dispatched wrapped in plastic with card support, please note that during the pandemic delivery times are longer than normal, especially internationally, please be patient.
condition as per scan, please examine closely before purchase it is part of the description, please refer to photo as to whether unaddressed, pencil address or label address
Free postage in UK, £1 postage to Europe , £2 to rest of the ...world up to 3 items internationally
This or a similar item is being sold on the British First Day Cover website from £20+ often a lot more- BFDC is a specialist FDC and cover website that publishes its own catalogue which lists all the special handstamps, producers and varieties of GB First Day Covers in existence, their selling prices are a good guide to current market values on GB covers/FDCs in general and I am using it here in lieu of Stanley Gibbons rather basic pricing.My prices are very competitive in comparison but also reflect the condition of the item being soldThis is a growing area of collecting, where cover collectors are looking to expand there run of the mill FDC collection to include the myriad of small producers such as Benham, Philart, Conoisseur, , Cotswold , Wessex, Stuart etc. and also to have a selection of some of the special handstamps available for each issue, often with a relationship to the stamp issue. Sometimes even a CDS or ordinary FDI postmark or slogan postmark will also add to the value when it relates in someway to the issue, its a great way of expanding a FDC collection beyond the generic PO coversCDS= circular date stamp, FDI= first day of issue handstamp, special handstamp= a pictorial postmark specially produced for that issue, slogan postmark = slogan postmark
Please see my other New Zealand, Great Britain and World Listings
Each item dispatched wrapped in plastic with card support, please note that during the pandemic delivery times are longer than normal, especially internationally, please be patient.
