1981 Royal Wedding First Day Covers - 103 Covers - Prince Charles & Lady Diana - Original Folder
Pre-owned / used — vintage item dating from 1981. Condition as shown in images. Please refer to all photos carefully before purchasing.
A substantial pre-owned collection of 103 Official First Day Covers commemorating the Royal Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer, 29th July 1981, presented in the original cream leatherette-effect ring binder folder with gold embossed "Royal Wedding First Day Covers" title and gold monogram crest.
Each cover is housed in a clear protective plastic sleeve mounted on a printed presentation page. Every page features the issuing country's name, a map/globe illustration, descriptive text about the country and its Royal Wedding stamp issue, and the first day cover itself — complete with commemorative stamps and official first day postmarks dated 29th July 1981.
The covers are genuinely postally used, all addressed to the same original recipient in Staffordshire, England. Countries represented include Commonwealth and world nations such as Aitutaki (Cook Islands), Bhutan, Grenada, Kiribati, Jamaica, and many more across the full 103-cover collection. Stamps feature portraits of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer alongside country-specific imagery.
Item details (photo-verified):
- Subject: Royal Wedding of Prince Charles & Lady Diana Spencer, 29th July 1981
- Number of covers: 103
- Type: Official First Day Covers (FDCs) — genuinely postally used
- Issuing countries: Multiple Commonwealth and world nations (incl. Aitutaki, Bhutan, Grenada, Kiribati, Jamaica and more)
- Stamps: Commemorative Royal Wedding stamps with official first day postmarks
- Presentation: Each cover in clear protective sleeve on printed country information page
- Folder: Original cream leatherette-effect ring binder with gold embossed title and monogram crest
- Date: 1981
Condition (photo-verified):
- Pre-owned / used — vintage 1981 items
- Folder: cream leatherette binder with light marks and general age-related wear; gold embossing intact
- Pages: age-related yellowing/toning consistent with 40+ year old paper
- Covers and stamps: appear intact; condition as shown in images
- Some pages have pencil price annotations visible
- Condition as shown in images
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