Off topic but could be a first.

[Perry Rose]

 
Could be the first selfy. Taken with a Kodak Brownie in 1966.

[Brett Buck]

Not a chance, Van Eyck has you beat by about 600 years:



If you want to limit it to photographs. 1839:



But arguably, it's more like 10,000 years:


   Brett

[Perry Rose]

None of the above was taken by the person in the photo. So, yes chance.

[Brett Buck]

None of the above was taken by the person in the photo. So, yes chance.

     I am not sure why you say that,  Van Eyck in a mirror, Cornelius with a remote release,  hands by the guy holding his hand against the wall and spitting paint out at it.

  Self-portraits have been a part of art since it was possible to do it.

   Brett


p.s. If you want to limit to hand-held selfies with a snapshot camera, this is about 120 years old, along with an example of others doing it:

[Dan McEntee]

   Taking a self portrait into a mirror has been around a while. I seem to recall seeing photos of Jackie Kennedy, before she was married, that she took with a 35mm camera shooting into a full length mirror. That would have been in the 50's at least? I think it was her. It wasn't about selfies necessarily, but was about her early years before marrying. I think she did some modeling and photography work. Others may have practiced this also, especially the artsie photographers in the 50's.
  Type at you later,
  Dan McEntee

[EddyR]

  Perry    Maybe the oldest living selfy?   Maybe not but still a fun topic,thanks for posting.
I wonder when the first cell phone selfy was taken. 
EddyR

[Perry Rose]

I see a lot of photo shopping going on in those other photo's. Kinda like the photos of ghosts and UFO's.

[FLOYD CARTER]

I took a 35mm selfie in a mirror back in 1955.  Wearing my slick military uniform with all my medals and such.