Comments on: U.S. Postage Stamps of 1959: A View from 50 Years Later http://www.robweir.com/blog/2009/12/us-postage-stamps-1959.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=us-postage-stamps-1959 Thinking the unthinkable, pondering the imponderable, effing the ineffable and scruting the inscrutable Tue, 07 Feb 2012 11:20:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rob http://www.robweir.com/blog/2009/12/us-postage-stamps-1959.html#comment-3462 Rob Wed, 15 Sep 2010 12:56:21 +0000 http://www.robweir.com/blog/?p=417#comment-3462 @kc, those are called "First Day Covers" or FDC's. They are stamped on the first day of issue, and at a post office that has a special connection to the subject of the stamp. Often they were mass-produced with special thematic art work on the envelope and were sold to the public via mail order. But because of the volumes created, FDCs from that time period are worth only $1 or $2. My opinion is that anything created for the benefit of collectors has little value to collectors. This is ironic. @kc, those are called “First Day Covers” or FDC’s. They are stamped on the first day of issue, and at a post office that has a special connection to the subject of the stamp. Often they were mass-produced with special thematic art work on the envelope and were sold to the public via mail order. But because of the volumes created, FDCs from that time period are worth only $1 or $2.

My opinion is that anything created for the benefit of collectors has little value to collectors. This is ironic.

]]> By: kc http://www.robweir.com/blog/2009/12/us-postage-stamps-1959.html#comment-3461 kc Wed, 15 Sep 2010 09:39:23 +0000 http://www.robweir.com/blog/?p=417#comment-3461 any body have idea on how to value a stamp 1959 oregon trail on a envelope stating first day of issue any body have idea on how to value a stamp 1959 oregon trail on a envelope stating first day of issue

]]> By: Rob http://www.robweir.com/blog/2009/12/us-postage-stamps-1959.html#comment-3241 Rob Tue, 23 Mar 2010 02:06:13 +0000 http://www.robweir.com/blog/?p=417#comment-3241 @cynthia, generally US postage stamps of this age -- 50 years old -- are not worth much. They were produced in massive quantities and there were many collectors at that time, so many were preserved. @cynthia, generally US postage stamps of this age — 50 years old — are not worth much. They were produced in massive quantities and there were many collectors at that time, so many were preserved.

]]> By: cynthia http://www.robweir.com/blog/2009/12/us-postage-stamps-1959.html#comment-3239 cynthia Mon, 22 Mar 2010 03:29:11 +0000 http://www.robweir.com/blog/?p=417#comment-3239 hello my name is cynthia and i found an envelope full of stamps they look pretty aged and it looks just like the pictures i just seen on this website i want to know if it is worth anything and i am not a collector.... so whats its worth>? hello my name is cynthia and i found an envelope full of stamps
they look pretty aged and it looks just like the pictures i just seen on this website i want to know if it is worth anything and i am not a collector…. so whats its worth>?

]]> By: Postmuse http://www.robweir.com/blog/2009/12/us-postage-stamps-1959.html#comment-2971 Postmuse Sat, 06 Feb 2010 21:49:48 +0000 http://www.robweir.com/blog/?p=417#comment-2971 I got an envelope with lots of these postage stamps this week and a note to look here for more detail. I use lots of vintage postage on my outgoing, though I am not a collector. I enjoyed reading about the postage here, especially the Soil Conservation. I got an envelope with lots of these postage stamps this week and a note to look here for more detail. I use lots of vintage postage on my outgoing, though I am not a collector. I enjoyed reading about the postage here, especially the Soil Conservation.

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