First Days is the award-winning publication of the American First Day Cover Society. Published in full color six times per year, the magazine is filled with articles and features covering all areas of FDC collecting to enlighten beginners to advanced readers.
Contributing to First Days - The magazine depends on its readers for articles. All submissions will be considered for publication. Maintaining quality illustrations is the most challenging part of producing First Days. Please submit 300 dpi or higher .jpg, .png or .tif scans.
If your images are too large for email, please contact the editor for an upload link. Manuscripts should be submitted in Microsoft Word or rich text (.rtf) format. Hard copy manuscripts cannot be accepted. A guideline to publication and illustrations can be downloaded by clicking this link.