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Because most people have no idea what covers are, and unless you collect postage stamps the difference means nothing to you. If you'd asked me before I met a fr
by wyattpeak 7y ago
Because most people have no idea what covers are, and unless you collect postage stamps the difference means nothing to you. If you'd asked me before I met a friend who collects, I would have assumed that using a stamp would render it worthless.
The article's talk page actually has a similar discussion over whether to call them stamps or covers in the title, so although they come down on your side its hardly a given.
- homero 7y agoI still don't understand what a cover is. Is it the cancellation stamp?
- meemo 7y agoAccording to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Event_cover https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Event_cover they are "decorated, stamped and canceled commemorative envelopes" Essentially they are envelopes with stamps and a marking over the stamps that prevents the envelope and stamps to be used. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cancellation_(mail) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cancellation_(mail)
- astura 7y agoA cover is essentially an envelope (it got it's name because it covers the contents), usually stamped and those stamps cancelled. Here's some examples of fancy covers: https://store.usps.com/store/results/collector-s-zone-first-day-covers/_/N-1omg4l9 https://store.usps.com/store/results/collector-s-zone-first-...