Originally published Feb 28, 2009. Revised for 2023
By Marjory J. Sente
The first issue of the Rough Riders commemorative postage stamp was released in Prescott on October 27, 1948, which was Navy Day and late President Theodore Roosevelt’s 90th birthday anniversary. For that one day, the eyes of the stamp collecting and “First Day Cover” world were focused on Prescott. The elements of a first day cover are the envelope or postcard, the stamp and the postmark. The postmark verifies the date on which the stamp in question was canceled and ties it to the cover. If the date of the cancellation is on the first day a particular stamp has been issued by the Post Office, the item is a “First Day Cover.”
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