Welcome to our listing. Offered today for your consideration is a set of three FDC's which are themed on the US Presidents series of 1986 (Please also see our listing for the stamp series of four sheets of 35 stamps from this series): Rutherford B. Hayes Chester A. Arthur Grover Cleveland Ulysses (Sam) Grant Please read below for more on First Day Covers. This item comes from a non-smoking home and will be carefully packaged to insure it comes to you in the condition we state. We do offer a full refund, although buyer will need to pay the return shipping to us, unless we have made a serious error, such as shipping the wrong item, or misrepresenting the item we sent. We will be happy to combine shipping for multiple items and offer free shipping for $35 or more in total sales. Please allow us to send an invoice for combined shipping as it varies depending on volume and weight. Sending a message is always appreciated. If you are interested in similar items, but do not see them listed, send us a message – we often can provide what you’re looking for, if not, we can likely suggest a source to find it. First Day Covers: General Information: First Day covers are issued on the first day (or first significant day following) a stamps’ release. They are usually, but not always postmarked in a location relevant to the theme of the stamp. Commemorative stamps (those which are issued for an event, anniversary, or theme) are most often the subject of the cover, but definitive stamps are also used (like the Liberty Bell Series). There are several elements to a first day cover. 1. Cachet: This is artwork, usually placed on the left side of the cover representative of the theme of the cover. There are about a dozen major companies which produce blank covers with a themed cachet, and many smaller ones. We will credit the cachet as appropriate whenever possible. 2. Cancellation: The cover is validated when a cancellation from the appropriate date is affixed. As discussed, it is often issued by a Post Office significant to the person, place or thing shown. (e.g. Jamestown, NY postmark for Lucille Ball, born in Celeron, NY, a Jamestown suburb). 3. Additional Information: Many FDC’s print additional relevant information on the back of an envelope. This may consist of a short blurb, or a detailed history. 4. Stamp: The stamp is (usually) in its first day of issue, so other than a cancellation mark, it should be in excellent condition. 5. Address: First day covers were originally informal. Private parties purchased the stamp on its first day of issue, and affixed it to an ordinary envelope, addressing it to themselves or a friend. When available, the Post Office would use a special stamp to cancel these letters, indicating it was the first day of issue or some similar message. Modern FDC’s are done by the batch and run through the chosen post office by the FDC Cachet companies. In rare cases, one or more envelopes may not be cancelled, and in even more rare cases, the cachet may be missing, but the cancellation stamp affixed. It is typical for these letters to not have an address.