The United Kingdom issued its first set of Christmas stamps on December 1, 1966, and has continued to issue them annually since. Besides official covers, a wide variety of private first-day covers exist. The most common postmark found on first-day covers features the words "FIRST DAY OF ISSUE," indicating a first-day postmark.
Early first-day covers from abroad can be collected based on their year of issue, used as greeting cards for special occasions, or displayed as decorative pieces in homes or on desks. They can also serve as props for photography.
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- The envelopes used for first-day covers can be specially made, ordinary, or commemorative envelopes. The key to a first-day cover is the postmark, which must be clear enough to verify it was postmarked on the first day of issue. Ordinary postmarks, commemorative postmarks, or those exclusively used by postal-licensed stamp companies are all acceptable.
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