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How our stock is arranged - how to find what you want

In each category the most recent additions are shown first.  This does mean that new stock may appear out of alphabetical, value, or even chronological order.  You can change the order that items appear by choosing a different sorting arrangement. 

Definitive first day covers

Because each cover often bears more than one stamp using the catalogue number in the title doesn't work: we think the best way to see these is chronologically.  Each item title starts with the reverse date, thus 5th May 2011 is 20110505, which means that when you use the SORT A-Z feature, they will be sorted into chronological order. 

Faststamp (Post and Go) FDCs are listed under Faststamps but are also shown in the FDC category.  These are not listed in date order, but can be found at the end of the definitive FDC listing with FS/FT/FV numbers.

Country definitives will be in a separate category.

Commemorative first day covers

... are listed by SG catalogue number of the first stamp in a set.  Some covers are listed with dummy numbers to achieve approximate chronological order.  For example, the "Celebrating.."  series which SG lists as Regional/Country stamps have numbers which will put them in the main listing.  Smilers stamps on cover are listed according to the (lowest numbered) stamp which is used in the sheet, rather than by LS (sheet) numbers.   The SORT A-Z feature will sort these into approximate catalogue number order.

If we have first day covers with more than one postmark, these are usually shown as options in a drop-down menu and will be described in the narrative.  Likewise with other variants such as cylinder booklets and marginal stamps where this is relevant.