Crash cover: A cover that has been salvaged from the crash of an airplane, train, ship or other vehicle. Such covers often carry a postal marking explaining damage or delay in delivery.
Ship cover
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COVERS, PHILATELICALLY, ARE finely described as stamped envelopes or envelopes with stamps. They play an important part in philately-more so probably than most people imagine.
The cover above is the only S & J cover I actually own, and I was able to buy it for a reasonable price - about $100 - since it has been shortened by at least half an inch at the left side. You'll have to pay $500 and up for a complete one.
If you're interested in a cover and want to see it,
I'm willing to scan any cover priced at $1 or more
Just request it by email ...
Cover:
The entire wrapping or envelope in which a letter has been sent through the mail.
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Cover. An envelope or piece of postal stationery (a postcard would also fall into this category)---and usually one that has gone through the mails.
Cover An envelope that has been sent through the postal system.
Cracked Plate A term used to describe stamps which show evidence that the plate from which they were printed was cracked.
Cover - A postally used envelope or one that has been cancelled as a souvenir.
CPL - Complete.
Cracked Plate - Stamp showing evidence that the plate from which it was printed was cracked.
Cover
Any envelope, folded letter or wrapper saved by collectors. The word originated with the advent of the envelope, which covered the contents of a folded letter.
*Cover(s) - 1.) any intact envelope, postal card, wrapper or similar mailed item. 2.) the printed pieces of cardboard used for the front and back of traditional booklets. The Scott numbers identifying such booklet covers are prefixed with BC.
Crash cover: a cover reclaimed from an accident.
Crease: A fold of the paper of the stamp or cover which are easily noticeable.
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Cover - An envelope with a stamp or other means of postage payment.
Definitives - Used on most mail, generally these are smaller size stamps printed in huge quantities, often in a single color ink, ...
Cover
An envelope, postcard or any other wrapper used to mail correspondence.
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Cover - an envelope, post card, or folded letter sheet that has been cancelled
Cover (souvenir) - an envelope or item of postal stationery cancelled as a keepsake ...
Cover bearing the stamps of more than one country when separate postal charges are paid for transport of a cover by each country. Also stamps of the same country canceled at two different times on the same cover as a souvenir.
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A cover bearing new stamps cancelled on the day of issue, normally with a special "First Day" postmark.
Greetings Stamp ...
The cover shown above was one that was made to celebrate some BNAPS event, but this one was never used. You can tell that because there are no stamps and no address on the cover.
FIRST DAY COVER (FDC) - An envelope bearing the cancellation date representing the first day of issue of the stamp. It is usually mailed from the station where the stamp was first put into circulation.
FIRST DAY COVER - [1] An entire bearing one or more postage stamps and postally used on the day of issue of those stamps. [2] Envelopes with a new postage stamp and a cancellation showing the date and place where the stamp was first issued.
First-day covers-stamped envelopes postmarked with the date of issue of the stamp.
Definitive
A word used to distinguish a normal, everyday issue of stamps.
Stampless Cover -- A folded sheet or envelope carried as mail without a postage stamp. This term usually refers to covers predating the requirement that stamps be affixed to all letters (in the United States, 1856).
Prestamp Covers: Folded letters or their outer enclosures used before the introduction of adhesive postage stamps or postal stationery.
FIRST DAY COVER: Envelope with stamp canceled on the first day of issue. Most covers from 1935 on are cacheted. Cachets are designs which relate to the topic of the stamp being issued.
One of many covers flown on the Hindenburg zeppelin, featuring a variety of postal markings.
Barbero covers: US official covers flown on a Regulus missile, launched from USS Barbero submarine June 8, 1959; first official US Missile Mail.
Barber pole: nickname for cover with border of red and blue parallelograms.
Service cover - Postal item sent on active service, bearing relevant postmarks, and often carried free of charge.
Express Post with signature & insurance You are able to upgrade your Express Post item to include a signature at the time of delivery and provide you with insurance cover up to E350.
Combination - A cover bearing (i) the handstamps or postage stamps of two different countries (ii) Postage stamps of different denominations, not se-tenant.
Commemorative -
[1]A postage stamp marking a special anniversary or event.
If you discover a watermark variety such as an inverted watermark*, do not detach the selvage.
Take the plastic and cover the spot where the hinge was. Take the back of your tongs near the top and rub it back and forth over the area where the hinge was, but covered by the plastic.
Catalogue Value: The value of a cover as listed in a given catalogue for the most common condition in which the cover is usually collected. Some catalogues list covers at a retail value.
under a bed"as long as they are kept in a covered box
in a closet"especially a closet set along an interior wall
at the back of a bookshelf"if they are in small boxes ...
Geography: Collections can be built covering specific states or geographic areas. Many people collect only the Western States, or New England, or only California, etc.
As you get into the hobby more you will discover that seeing a postcard will suddenly trigger in your mind a certain stamp that will fit it. Occasionally I will visit postcard shows.
A marking normally attributed to a recognized Competent Authority expertizer or expertizing committee applied to the reverse of a postage stamp, or the front and/or reverse of a cover, to assign a genuinity status to the item; ...
A self-adhesive booklet and cover, clearly showing a cover
Prestige booklets contain pages of information interleaved with booklet panes. Prestige booklets often contain stamps in a different format to the original issue.
insured mail—A service that provides indemnity coverage for a lost, rifled, or damaged article, subject to the standards for the service and payment of the applicable fee.
British stamp booklet with hole in cover showing a stamp within
Wing margin
An extra flap of margin within the stamp ...
Gage & Company of Toronto, found on a 3-cent Small Queen on a cover postmarked October 2, 1887. Official perfins included those used by government departments and agencies.
Probably the most desirable form of toning on a silver or nickel coin. Iridescent toning covers virtually all of the coin's surface, while still permitting all of the coin's natural lustre to shine through with its full intensity.
A collector also judges how good a stamp's condition is by how good the postmark is (it should not cover up most of the stamp's design), and how good the perforations are.
There are many other ways stamps are printed, but I think for the novice collector, the above four printing methods cover the greatest number of stamps.
 See also: Stamp, Used, Catalog, Philatelic, Cancel
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