The journal of the First Issues Collectors Club, First Issues, is published quarterly. It contains original research and articles concerning the first postage stamps of countries new and old, as well as studies of fakes and forgeries.
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Volume 27, No. 2
May 2019
President's Message
2017 FICC Financial Report
First Issues with Hidden Messages
Web Site News
Disposing of Your #1 Collection
Norway #1 First Day Cover in Recent Auction
Finding an Elusive Piece of a Philatelic Puzzle
Swaziland's name change to eSwatini
Finding a "Weed" in your Album - Always Learning Something New
2017 FICC Financial Report
First Issues with Hidden Messages
Web Site News
Disposing of Your #1 Collection
Norway #1 First Day Cover in Recent Auction
Finding an Elusive Piece of a Philatelic Puzzle
Swaziland's name change to eSwatini
Finding a "Weed" in your Album - Always Learning Something New
Volume 27, No. 1
February 2019
Volume 26, No. 3
August 2018
Volume 26, No. 2
May 2018
Volume 25, No. 3
July 2017
Volume 25, No. 1
January 2017
Volume 24, No. 4
October 2016
Volume 24, No. 3
July 2016
President's Message
Web Site News, repeated here
The Type and Varieties of Argentina #1
Terres Australes et Antarctiques Françaises, Not a Place for a Stroll to the Post Office
Exhibit - The First Issue Postal History of the Americas, full exhibit here
Individual Saint Vincent Grenadines Islands Do Not Sell Their Own Stamps
Web Site News, repeated here
The Type and Varieties of Argentina #1
Terres Australes et Antarctiques Françaises, Not a Place for a Stroll to the Post Office
Exhibit - The First Issue Postal History of the Americas, full exhibit here
Individual Saint Vincent Grenadines Islands Do Not Sell Their Own Stamps
Volume 23, No. 4
October 2015
#1a's for for French Offices in Turkey Now Listed in 2016 Scott Catalogues
New #1 for Afghanistan Listed in 2016 Scott Catalogues
Penny Black Folded Letter with First Day Usage in Recent Auction
Singapore and Straits Settlements First Issued Stamps
The Lost Colony with a Huge Thirst for Stamps
Confusing Catalogue Numbering of Kyrgyz Express Post First issue
New #1 for Afghanistan Listed in 2016 Scott Catalogues
Penny Black Folded Letter with First Day Usage in Recent Auction
Singapore and Straits Settlements First Issued Stamps
The Lost Colony with a Huge Thirst for Stamps
Confusing Catalogue Numbering of Kyrgyz Express Post First issue
Volume 23, No. 1
January 2015
Volume 22, No. 4
October 2014
