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unusual facts about First day of issue


First Day

First day of issue, the first day a postcard, postage stamp or stamped envelope is officially put up for sale


Apollo 15 postage stamp incident

The crew of Apollo 15 took 398 unauthorized commemorative postage stamp covers with them on their trip to the Moon (400 were printed, but two were damaged and destroyed prior to being packaged), with the understanding that, when they returned, 100 of the covers were to be sold to the German stamp dealer who provided them.


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