Editing First day of issue (section)

==Types==
===Event covers===
[[File:USSR 1965-02-21 FDC.jpg|thumb|Soviet Union first day cover for the event of the [[1965 Bandy World Championship]], that has an arrival backstamp.]]

[[Event covers]], also known as commemorative covers, instead of marking the issuance of a stamp, commemorate events. A design on the left side of the envelope (a "cachet") explains the event or anniversary being celebrated. Ideally the stamp or stamps affixed relate to the event. Cancels are obtained either from the location (e.g., Cape Canaveral, Anytown) or, in the case of the United States, from the Postal Service's Cancellation Services unit in Kansas City.

===Philatelic covers===
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Philatelic covers are [[cover (philately)|envelope]] prepared with a stamp(s), addressed and sent through the mail delivery system to create a collectible item. Information about philatelic covers is available online in catalogs and collector websites.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://colnect.com/en/philatelic_products/countries/format/2-First_Day_Cover_-_FDC/subformat/3-Envelope|title=First Day Cover - FDC : Philatelic Products : Countries List [Subformat: Envelope]|website=colnect.com|access-date=2019-03-29}}</ref>

===Other types===
[[Computer vended postage]] stamps issued by [[Neopost]] had first-day-of-issue ceremonies sponsored by the company, not by an official stamp-issuing entity.<ref>[http://cvpcollector.tripod.com/id15.html Neopost Covers<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>  Personalised postage stamps of different designs are sometimes also given first-day-of-issue ceremonies and cancellations by the private designer.  The stamps issued by private [[local post]]s can also have first days of issue, as can [[artistamp]]s.