First day covers

The Scott catalog identifies the STAMP

The cover art is usually done by a 3rd party... they design and print it, buy the stamps and have them canceled on the First Day of Issue.

There are "stamps" that include an entire sheet of paper that can be folded up to be mailed... an FDC of that wouldn't have 3rd party art.

Back it the day there were two big US companies, Fleetwood and ArtCraft. You can google those names. Franklin Mint and Readers Digest entered the market in the 1970s with low quality high priced items for the casual collector (NIFC anyone)?

IIRC, the other side of the death of the FDC market coin started when it was found out that somebody was skipping the step of postal cancellation... they were buying the stamps in bulk ahead of the official release, affixing them to envelopes and canceling them themselves.

 

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Thanks for all the information guys. Meow is grateful you have taken the time show a Cat what you know.

 

Could you tell Meow how clubs work? Like, how often do they have gatherings? How many attend them. Are they dealers who buy and sell there too? Is there a cost of membership? Meow is not sure if they have any where Meow lives. But either way Meow would be too afraid to attend them. But that sounds like a lot of fun. Its too bad that Meow is a house Cat in the City.

 

Yes to all of that - depends on the club

Often a dealer or two will bring a briefcase of stuff or a box to offer. If you ask them to bring specific items, they'll do so if they can.

There is usually a brief business meeting, followed by a presentation - visiting dignitary down to any random club member who wants to show something off (I've done a couple).

Then most clubs have an auction - club members selling off spares and items they're no longer interested in to other club members. Usually inexpensive items - rarely does somebody show up with $500 to buy a nice bustie.

Meetings are TYPICALLY monthly at some local venue or restaurant.

The Olympia club met at the senior center the next town over.

The Fort Worth Coin Club meets at the Botanic Garden (maybe moving because they are starting to charge admission).

The Northeast Tarrant Coin Club meets at a local church's kids club. (Hey, it's Texas)

The Dallas Coin Club and the Collin County clubs meet in local restaurants' private room (I'm not a member of either of those)

 

Meow has found something else stamp related just now.
What is a souvenir page? Do the still make these? Where do you buy them?
What is a commemorative panel? When did they start making these?
These are two different things, correct?
Meow is going to guess the are just as worthless too?

 

Kitty might try a more stamp oriented scratching post for his stamp itches...


https://www.stampcommunity.org/

 

Well, many other places don't seem to welcome Cats.
Could you tell Meow here, if you know a bit about them. Please.

 

Meow will never make money on these, but they are fun to collect. That's why meow should collect and not speculate.......

 

Oh, Kitty I know you don't like CCF, but you can sneak in, search and read w/o leaving paw prints...

A commemorative stamp is just like a commemorative coin. Usually they're issued in parallel with definitives (the boring ones issued in a series of multiple values).

US centric:
https://postalmuseum.si.edu/research/topical-reference-pages/the-columbian-exposition.html