Stamps and first day covers
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-9999IM-SG-9999aDE-Mi-385
The parts are:
CC— two-letter country codeCatalogue— catalogue abbreviation, such as SG or MiNumber— catalogue numberVariant— 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
Catalogue abbreviations
| Catalogue | Identifier abbreviation |
|---|---|
| Stanley Gibbons | SG
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| Michel | Mi
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| Zumstein | Zum
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| Scott | Scott
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| Yvert et Tellier | YT
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| Sakura | Sakura
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| AFA | AFA
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| Facit | Facit
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| Minkus | Minkus
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| Sassone | Sass
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| Edifil | Edifil
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| Unificato | Unif
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| Philex | Philex
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