New Edu

Received a good certification back for PSAG for a post card with #374 dated 12/31/1910. Charles Snee, Catalogue Editor for Scott Publishing (Scott Stamp Catalogues) verifies that its a new EDU for #374. Moves the date up a good bit.

OK, showing my ignorance here...

EDU is the acronym for ??

I thought it was EKU for "Earliest Known Use"

Kirk

Nice to find such a rarity!

Earliest Date Used ?

Per the Scott Specialized, it is earliest documented use.

EDU stands for the Earliest Documented Used of a particular issue where, I suppose, there is not a known first day of issue cover. #374, from what I've read, is thought to have gone on sale at Washington, D.C. on 11/23/1910. There are no known or documented cover with that date, so there is still room for finding an earlier cover and even a first day cover. EDU and EKU are pretty much used interchangeably by collectors. Stephen Pacetti's data base uses EDU in documenting EKU/EDU's for U.S Stamps up until the 1930's when First Day Issues started being recognized with a special cancel. I believe the Scott Catalogues also uses EDU. I apologize for not spelling it out in the initial post.

The report that it went on sale on 11/23/1910 is an ERP, earliest reported
EKU is pretty similar to an ERP. EDU is the earliest documented use (not used)and that documentation might be by cancel, by transit mark, by receiving mark, by contemporary documenting, or even by contents. I maintain the UPSS EKU database for US stamped envelopes and I include both EDU and ERP items.

Can someone give me a link to Stephen Pacetti's EKU database?

Nice to find such a rarity!

doug2222, you can access the EDU/EKU data base two ways: http://www.rafrajola.com/mercury/siskinberkhun.pdf or through the U.S. Philatelic Classic Society at www.uspcs.org. If you go through the Classic Society, when the home page opens up, page down and type: EDU/FDC Data Base into the search box and hit search and it will take you to where you can access the data for everything into the 1930s or you can get a more detailed data base just for classic issues. Actually two different data bases available there. Good info.

jobi01, thanks for the correction, missed the used vs. use when I proofed what I typed. Also, thanks for the additional information, you taught me some things I didn't know. Its amazing how much information can be learned form folks on this site.

Doug222, forgot to mention, when you use that EDU/EKU data base, you need to check it against the info. in the Scott Specialized. That data base isn't as up-to-date as Scott--its off on a few issues.

Be aware that you have to be a member of the USPCS to access their databases.

Now I know

Great find!