That damned Michiko Kakutani from the New York Times has managed to snag a copy of Deathly Hallows before its release and had time enough to read it and give a review within one day! Warning! Minor spoilers contained within. (Why! Why did I click and read it! Sob sob sob)
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
i ALMOST clicked on the link..
ReplyDeletebut i ternampak "sob sob". hah! that's it. tak jadi.
Jangan! Haha... wait til saturday! I'll probably be boycotting the internet for the whole of tomorrow... just in case.
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