A trio of philatelic First Day Covers (FDCs) issued by the Royal Mail. The first cover, dated 9 March 1999, features a set of four high-value Machin definitive stamps with denominations of £1.50, £2.00, £3.00, and £5.00. It is cancelled with a commemorative British Philatelic Bureau, Edinburgh circular date stamp (CDS) and features a gold-embossed three lions crest cachet. This cover is addressed in typescript to Exeter. The second cover is a Northern Ireland regional issue dated 26 July 1994, featuring regional definitive stamps including 19p and 25p denominations. It bears a photographic cachet of Tyrone Crystal glass blowing and is cancelled with a commemorative circular date stamp from The Giant’s Causeway, Co. Antrim. This cover includes a distributor mark for Benhams, Folkestone. The third cover is a Northern Ireland regional issue also dated 26 July 1994, featuring regional definitive stamps including 19p, 25p, 30p, and 41p values. It is cancelled with a British Philatelic Bureau, Edinburgh CDS and displays a landscape cachet.
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