Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Ersttagsbrief
English translation:
first-day cover
Added to glossary by
Rasha Brinkmann-Yahya
Dec 16, 2001 20:50
22 yrs ago
German term
19 years of experience.
Native in: German 
, English
Works in: German to English, English to German, Italian to English, and 1 more.
Ersttagsbrief
German to English
Other
This has to do with collecting stamps.
"Seit 30 Jahren stellen wir Jahrbücher, Jubiläumsausgaben und Ersttagsbriefe her."
"Seit 30 Jahren stellen wir Jahrbücher, Jubiläumsausgaben und Ersttagsbriefe her."
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +1 | first-day cover |
Michaela Sommer
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| 5 | first-day cover |
Eva Blanar
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| 4 | FDC / First Day Cover |
Serge L
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| 4 | First day cover |
Claudia Tomaschek
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| 4 | first day cover |
Ulrike Lieder (X)
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Proposed translations
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first-day cover
This is the translation given in the Oxford Duden dictionary. An "Ersttagsstempel" would be first-day stamp by the way.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks to all of you! I didn't even know, what it was in German, because I have no clue about collecting stamps, I usually even miss the frequent postage raises by the USPS."
8 mins
FDC / First Day Cover
These are special covers with special obliterations of the first day of issue.
HTH,
Serge L.
HTH,
Serge L.
Reference:
8 mins
Claudia Tomaschek
Native in German
Experience + Reliability = Quality
Native in: German
Works in: English to German, German to English
Related KudoZ points
:
602
First day cover
The translation is "first day cover".
Cheers
Claudia
Cheers
Claudia
9 mins
first day cover
Here's one example from some 18,000:
John Muir 1964 Postage Stamp and First Day Covers - [ Diese Seite übersetzen ]
... American Trees 1978 First Day Cover with 1964 Muir stamp and Cachet; Artcraft with Four Conservation Stamps with 1964 John Muir Stamp; www.sierraclub.org/john_muir_exhibit/stamps/us_postage_stam...
John Muir 1964 Postage Stamp and First Day Covers - [ Diese Seite übersetzen ]
... American Trees 1978 First Day Cover with 1964 Muir stamp and Cachet; Artcraft with Four Conservation Stamps with 1964 John Muir Stamp; www.sierraclub.org/john_muir_exhibit/stamps/us_postage_stam...
10 mins
Eva Blanar
Hungary
Hungary
Hungary
Nil satis nisi optimum
Native in: Hungarian
Works in: English to Hungarian, French to Hungarian, German to Hungarian, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
247
first-day cover
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