Lundy Island

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The first two Lundy stamps were issued on 1st November 1929 in the local "currency" ½ puffin pink and 1 puffin blue. They are valid for use between the Island and the Mainland. Stamps have been issued on Lundy regularly since then. </div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="554" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP ROWSPAN=4 HEIGHT= 1 ><NOBR><div>  <IMG SRC="5bb968c0.jpg" border=0 width="150" height="140" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP ROWSPAN=7 WIDTH="196"><bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="5c04b610.jpg" border=0 width="75" height="97" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> Mr. Gerald King has produced an award winning Lundy alternative (spoof) collection. It includes a “1935 Silver Jubilee” set. The currency is in puffins. They are not legal tender.</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP ROWSPAN=4><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="5bc96990.jpg" border=0 width="150" height="153" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> </tR> <tR> </tR> <tR> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="171"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="16" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="171" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="171"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="16" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="171" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP ROWSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 1 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="5bd968a0.jpg" border=0 width="150" height="138" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP ROWSPAN=2><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="5be968d0.jpg" border=0 width="150" height="141" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="553" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 246 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="7dbc8f00.jpg" border=0 width="200" height="240" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="271"><div> <IMG SRC="7dca7f00.jpg" border=0 width="167" height="240" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 32 ><NOBR><div> Colour trials and essays were also undertaken. </div> <div> Note the differences in the name value (Lundy, Lundy I., Lundy Island)</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 276 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="7dd900e0.jpg" border=0 width="400" height="270" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="554" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 201 ><NOBR><div>  </div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="5c2fa930.jpg" border=0 width="250" height="147" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="26"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="201" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="26" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="5c5fac30.jpg" border=0 width="250" height="195" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=3 HEIGHT= 33 WIDTH="544"><div> "Vignette and Frame Proofs" of the Lundy Silver Jubilee issue, signed by Gerald King. Note the printers listed are Bradbury whereas the stamps are "printed" by De la Rue.</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="553" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP ROWSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 106 WIDTH="196"><div>  </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> "Specimen" stamps from Lundy. It is not known how many were printed </div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="7c945640.jpg" border=0 width="325" height="100" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div>  </div> <div> <IMG SRC="7ca45630.jpg" border=0 width="325" height="99" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="553" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2 HEIGHT= 248 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="7de5ef20.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="242" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="179"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="248" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="179" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=3 HEIGHT= 82 WIDTH="543"><div> The "extra-flagstaff" variety has also been described on the Lundy issue. They differ from the normal Bradbury variety which is constant in position in all four values (Row 9, Column 1). The ½p and 2p stamps have the extraflagstaff appearing in column 2 whilst the 1p and 9p varieties appear in the SW corner stamp. All varieties occur in the lowest row.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 245 WIDTH="179"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="245" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="179" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP COLSPAN=2><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="7df5eef0.jpg" border=0 width="350" height="239" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="179"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="16" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="179" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="179"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="16" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="179" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="179"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="16" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="179" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="553" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 214 WIDTH="246"><div>  <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Verdana" >A special GPO Lundy island Silver Jubilee cancellation, dated 7 May 1935, ties this Lundy island alternative cover (from the G. King collection). The cover has been addressed to Mr. Alfred Garnett, a well-known character, from the TV series "Till death do us part" by Johnny Speight (The American spin off of this program was "All in the Family").  Very few covers have been produced and all covers and stamps are hand made.</FONT></div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><bR> <div> <IMG SRC="5c1fa890.jpg" border=0 width="250" height="137" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table> <script type='text/javascript' src='https://count.carrierzone.com/app/count_server/count.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript'> </script>  </body>