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Definition of first day

1 usually capitalized F : sunday —used chiefly by the Friends
2a : a day when the postage stamps of a new issue are first placed on sale especially : one on which recognition of the event is made by special cancellations and often by cachets on mail bearing the stamps
b : first day cover

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1649, in the meaning defined above

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“First day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20day. Accessed 4 Mar. 2021.

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