I have a short short story up on Starlight's blog if anyone's interested.
Well, I got the first day cover that commemorates the 35th anniversary of the establishment diplomatic relations between China and Malaysia that I mentioned a couple of posts ago. Except that it's not a first day cover, it's a commemorative cover, which is a slightly different beast. I guess I should read the news article properly next time! The difference between the two is that first day covers are specially-designed envelopes stuck on with specially-designed stamps, and marked with a specially-designed postmark. A commemorative cover is a specially-designed envelope... and that's it. All in all, it's an unremarkable affair, especially if you're used to well-designed first day covers (not that Malaysian first day covers are well-designed... but I digress). Oh sure, a commemorative cover has a stamp printed right on to it but that's just like an overglorified aerogramme. Lame. On the whole, what a disappointment. I haven't been collecting first day cover
Is there more, Ted? If there isn't, wow, it's really short!
ReplyDeleteNope, that's pretty much it :D It has to be less than 300 words to qualify as a short short.
ReplyDeleteYou should read the rest others have sent in to Starlight's blog... they're pretty good! I especially like Jerusha's entry though the rest are pretty darn good too.