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Stamps and first day covers

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This section records individual postage stamps, stamp issues and first day covers in the collection.

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Collection summary

Record type Number of pages
First day covers 49
Owned first day covers 0
First day covers wanted 18
Individual stamps 129

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Naming conventions

Individual stamp pages

Use the following page-title format:

CC-Catalogue-NumberVariant

Examples:

  • IM-SG-9999
  • IM-SG-9999a
  • DE-Mi-385

The parts are:

  • CC — two-letter country code
  • Catalogue — catalogue abbreviation, such as SG or Mi
  • Number — catalogue number
  • Variant — optional suffix, such as a, b or c

Use the same identifier for the principal image filename:

IM-SG-9999a.jpg

Additional images may use descriptive suffixes:

IM-SG-9999a-back.jpg
IM-SG-9999a-detail-1.jpg

First day cover pages

Use:

Country – Issue title – Year

Where several different covers exist for the same issue, include the producer or cover type:

Country – Issue title – Producer – Year