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Following the discussion between Christmas and New Year about FDCs, the proposal is to simplify the rules. In line with the basic idea of LD, this also means that more FDC variants will be permitted.

Since this is a proposal, do not actually act on the text below, only respond here.

Proposal
10.4 First Day Cover (FDC)

An FDC is an envelope that is stamped with stamps and provided with a date stamp with the same date as the day of issue of these stamps.

1. An FDC consisting of a regular envelope is only included in the catalog once.
2. An FDC that consists of an envelope specially produced for the stamp issue may be included in several variants.

Differences that never lead to a new item are:
a. Different order of stamps.
b. Identical loose stamps.
c. Field divisions, with the exception of pairs, blocks of 4 and complete se-tenants.
d. Added stamps that are separate from the issue.
e. Number of stamps.
f. Position of the stamp(s).
g. Small color differences in stamp (basic colors must be different, with gray and black being considered the same color).
h. Envelopes with/without addressing or different addresses or attached postal labels.


Explanation
With old issues, a specially created stamp (cachet) was sometimes used to place an edition image on the envelope. Such an envelope falls under rule 2.
  • Scans of variants that do not lead to a new item may be added as a second, third, etc... image. - Traders are advised to include a scan of their own copy as an image in their shop.

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1. An FDC consisting of a plain envelope is only listed once in the catalog
included

Suppose the series consists of 2 stamps Helv, say A and B. Are 3 combinations (A and B and AB) included with the regular envelope, or is only one combination possible, for example AB? .

Then I'm still missing that an FDC is not a series item. Perhaps this makes sense to many, but not to everyone, as FDCs are still being introduced as a serial item.
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Charles1971 at 1, only one envelope is included, hence the advice to shops to include a scan of their own copy, otherwise a buyer will not know where he stands.
A, B, and AB may be added as different images.

I should note that the chapter "Series" only concerns stamps.
On the other hand, I am considering whether FDCs should not provide a concise manual on how the fields should be filled in. This in combination with research into whether some fields can be made "invisible".
This is a next step.
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Point c does not seem entirely clear to me (with pairs and blocks of 4 I can make an infinite number of combinations, and why not combinations of 3 or 5 or ...), as far as I am concerned it is simply not allowed.
And somewhere at the bottom as a note that a series does not exist and each cover is a separate item (contrary to instructions from the past, so incorrect items can be corrected).
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I think point c is about items like #1417171 (images 1 and 2) . According to the new rules, these are 2 items, and the pair may also be added as an item. This is not that infinite user-1713548 or do you read this line differently?.
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Why make everything so complicated, just take a photo, scan the fdc and place it in the fdc chapter, so that everyone can see what it is, unfortunately that is too much work for many sellers, you are flooded with stamps, unfortunately without a picture, and then you just have to hope that it is something.
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January 13, 2024 14:15
user-1713548 there are collectors who structurally collect pairs and blocks, both individually and on FDCs. You want to easily place this in your collection and/or shop.

Other combinations are not collected structurally (or, if desired, not created in editions).
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I think point c is about items like #1417171 (fig. 1 and 2) . According to the new rules, these are 2 items, and the pair may also be added as an item.
That is indeed what is meant.
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Helv I agree with user-1713548 - Only allow the Fdc with the single stamp - In the case of a pair and/or a block of 4, add the scans as 2nd and 3rd to the original item - An additional advantage is that if one wants to sell FDCs in a pair or block of 4, the seller is obliged to place his own scan in his shop - If everything can be entered as a separate item, there is no need for this - Convenience still wins
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Only allow the Fdc with the single stamp - In the case of a pair and/or a block of 4, add the scans as 2nd and 3rd to the original item - Additional advantage that if one wants to sell Fdcs with a pair or block of 4 The seller is obliged to place his own scan in his shop
You talk about "additional benefit" what is the main reason you don't want to allow additional items?

Personally, I think it is a big disadvantage that a collector is not supported by LastDodo if he collects FDCs with pairs or blocks.

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Helv I personally don't like it either - Look especially at the FDCs of VN New York - How many different FDCs there are - So soon there will be FDCs with a series, per stamp, per pair and per block - Looks great not based on 4 - Lastdodo can accommodate the collector (as far as technically possible) by allowing the seller's scan to go through to his collection when purchasing an item - Then he really has an overview of his collection without having to do everything himself having to adjust.
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January 13, 2024 15:13
Helv Charles1971 Point c indeed refers to #1417171 . For me it can remain what it is. nlae also put it in different words above. I can only include a Stamp item once (pair or block 4 can be in my own collection), so I can only include an identical FDC (read cover/stamp/seal) once (pair or block 4 can be used as extra images or in own collection or in your own shop).
No extra items or fantasies. I collect "block3" and "sheet corner" ;-).
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Personally, I think it is a big disadvantage that a collector is not supported by LastDodo if he collects FDCs with pairs or blocks.

Agree.

Then there is also the issue of the catalog value. An FDC with a fourer block has a different catalog value than one with a single stamp. Even though the distinction is often minimal, there is a distinction. As an item, it does not give a realistic resale value.

Maybe also apply the rule to stamps? Not depicted on the first page, but next to the combinations from the stamp booklets.
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January 13, 2024 15:29
and I can only include a stamp item once (pair or block 4 can be in my own collection)
On a personal note: I find this rule indeed impossible to explain. Also allow pairs and "blocks" of four for individual stamps.

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Maybe also apply the rule to stamps?
That would be my personal preference. I think this serves a larger group of collectors and offers added value compared to other online suppliers, who (may) not offer that option.

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Charles1971 You get one point for the calologue value. However, we have never accepted this, if you were to do this for Stamps you would legalize all current duplications.
Edit: Combinations from stamp booklets is also a gray area from the past. Actually, a complete Booklet and the individual Stamps should suffice. Combinations from stamp booklets are available per 2, 3, 4, 5, ...., horizontally, vertically, .... in short, for collectors with a lot of imagination. But that is not the issue here now.
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. Combinations from stamp booklets are available per 2, 3, 4, 5, ...., horizontally, vertically, .... in short, for collectors with a lot of imagination. But that is not the issue here now.
This is not about collectors with a lot of imagination, but about a commercial company that has created a market for this.
Of course, LD has the right not to serve this existing market, but we would like to provide substantive arguments as to why not.

Combinations from stamp booklets are a gray area of the past.
For whom is this a gray area? And why?

I assume that Combinations will remain out of the booklets, because I 1) do not see what interest is served by removing these items; 2) how this should be done in practice. Then you get the same discussion as with the FDCs. Why should existing collectors take their item to.

Under this assumption regarding combinations, it seems only logical to me not to embrace the international phenomenon of collecting pairs and blocks.

The duplicates are not added because they are not collected or traded (with some exceptions).
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Maybe also apply the rule to stamps?
That would be my personal preference.
Helv Charles1971 We're getting a bit off-topic, but if you want to please all collectors we should immediately allow pairs, blocks of 4 and why not incomplete series, incomplete sheets, sheet edges, ... . But then the catalog becomes a chaos.

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It concerns pairs and blocks of 4 user-1713548, which are two additional options for the collector. Apparently there are collectors who collect these combinations like this. I also have countless of these two types in my collection. Both on FDC and loose.

why not immediately allow incomplete series, incomplete sheets, sheet edges, etc. But then the catalog becomes a chaos.

This is not the case.
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We're getting a bit off-topic, but if you want to please all collectors, we should immediately allow pairs, blocks of 4 and why not incomplete series, incomplete sheets, sheet edges, ...
Because the later items you mention are not structurally collected, the proposal remains not to include them.

By the way, it is also a bit more complex around sheet edges. Let's save that for another time. This is separate from FDCs, while pairs and blocks do overlap in the discussion.
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I assume that Combinations will remain from books
I simply said that this was an exception and decision from the past that we must move on from, now I am no longer asking for this to be changed.
But this is not in accordance with the general rule of "the greatest possible whole".
But that is why we should think about avoiding new exceptions.
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January 13, 2024 16:26
"the greatest possible whole".
Where is this rule or what is the context of this rule?
You are no longer allowed to include loose stamps without context.
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Helv Recently from VN New York, Vienna and Geneva, where possible, all "series FDCs" were split and the envelopes entered separately - Also FDCs with a single stamp - In the case of a pair or block of 4, added as 2nd or 3rd scan (Everything according to the rules of the current manual) - So it will soon appear that I have done the most for... - Just an honest question - Is this an open discussion or has a decision already been made in the back room?
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We're getting a bit off-topic,

Please stick to the FDC topic. Discussions at Stamps are almost always about something other than the topic itself. Then everyone is left behind in confusion, which would be a shame this time.
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"the greatest possible whole".
Where is this rule or what is the context of this rule?
It's tiring, the four of us are going around in circles here. Are you sure that there is broader support and that people want to change? I'm silent for a moment.
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Each proposal has its pros and cons. That was also the case in the past. I agree with Helv that in this way we listen much more to what collectors want regarding the FDCs.
LastDodo is a digital catalog that offers more options than paper catalogs. Obviously we cannot allow everything without any restrictions, but I think everyone can do well with this set of rules.

Previously, decisions were made first and published afterwards. This time first on the forum, mainly to see if anything has been forgotten.
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