First day covers

[Snapolit1]

In the last few years on the board have never seen 1 post about first day covers. Yet they are all over eBay and card shows. Who collects these? I assume they
Are of low value. Is there anything remotely valuable or rare?

[TCMA]

My father was an avid FDOI and event cover collector back in the day and TCMA even produced some. We've got thousands in our collection.

Also, I have a side business selling modern ones through eBay. So, collectors are out there, just not like there once was.




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[kdixon]

Here's one.

[TCMA]

Originally Posted by kdixon

Here's one.

Nice.


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[Snapolit1]

An odd hybrid between stamp collecting and sports collecting.

Originally Posted by TCMA

My father was an avid FDOI and event cover collector back in the day and TCMA even produced some. We've got thousands in our collection.

Also, I have a side business selling modern ones through eBay. So, collectors are out there, just not like there once was.




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[TCMA]

Originally Posted by Snapolit1

An odd hybrid between stamp collecting and sports collecting.

Remember, in the 80's there were also several baseball/sports related stamps issued. So, it made sense for sports collectors to go after FDOI's of those. Pair that with the fact that the hobby was booming and there you go.

Off the top of my head:

Babe Ruth
Roberto Clemente
Jackie Robinson
Jim Thorpe
Lou Gehrig



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[Snapolit1]

I collected them them as a kid in the early 70s. Was kind of fun. I'd mail a SASE to some post office in the middle of nowhere and get one stamped and returned. If I was particularly excited about an issue I'd go to a stamp shop in Roosevelt Field and get a special preprinted envelope celebration the FDC. Was a cool little hobby as a kid. People were very into it and had large collections in books.

From a strictly investment perspective, FDC were a bust. Put them on the same list as Hummels, Yadro, Norman Rockwell plates, and Thomas Kincaid paintings.

[mr2686]

Here's one from the 80's

[bigfanNY]

This is a pair of items I picked up Waite Hoyt signed First day cover and a letter Hoyt wrote asking for more covers. Cover dated 1982 letter from 1984..