Interesting Covers 

 As you collect covers, you will find many that are unusual or may not be a common item. This is not to say that they are valuable, but may be interesting. Shown below is a addressed First Day Cover which has First Issues used on it. At first glimpse, it might just get tossed in a box and forgotten. Looking closely, you will see that it is addressed to a person in Denmark. On the reverse is a return address from Earl H. Grover of Ione, California. Guess he decided to send this item to his collecting friend in Denmark. The postage of 10 Cents covered the overseas postage rate at the time. 

 

 Looking at another cover which is a #10 size envelope and contains a complete set of the First Issue definitives. The Stamps are postmarked by hand stamp cancel applied by the UNPA in New York on March 30 1960. Based upon the date it may have been posted at a stamp show or exhibition in New York on that date at a UNPA booth.

 

 So, when looking through covers at home or at a stamp show, be sure to look closely because you may find one that has an interesting story because it is not an ordinary First Day Cover.

 

Good Collecting!