Welcome to the First Issues Collectors Club

Please explore our site about First Issues and learn about our organization. If you like what you see please consider becoming a member.

Who We Are
Established in 1990, the First Issues Collectors Club is a community of people promoting the collecting and research of the first postage stamps issued by any nation, province, city, army or other stamp issuing entity.

We also publish a quarterly journal, First Issues.

Club Goals
  • To study and catalog all stamp issuing entities and their first postage stamps.
  • To understand the political and postal changes that have brought about the issuance of new postage stamps.
  • To study and catalog the numerous reprints and forgeries of these issues
Learn More
Wondering how to start collecting first issues? See our Collecting First Issues page.

See how we define a "first issue".
Latest News
  • May 16, 2025 - FICC Auction #122 is live!
  • May 8, 2025 - Volume 33, No. 2 of First Issues is now available.

Featured First Issue
Venezia Giulia
Allied Military Government
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Issued: 1945