Description

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Inaugural 1975 Alderney Parcel Delivery Service issue, featuring four values (5p, 10p, 15p, 20p) depicting different modes of transport: 1930s Riduna bus (5p); Molly II Alderney Railway locomotive (10p); Trislander plane (15p); and the 1930s ship SS Courier (20p).

Listed in Newell’s “Stamps of Alderney” catalogue as numbers 100-103.

U/M / Unmounted Mint / MNH / Mint Never Hinged.

About Alderney

Covered by Guernsey Post's services since 1969, following postal independence from the UK's Royal Mail, Alderney has had its own officially sanctioned stamp issues since 1983. Inscribed "Alderney - Bailiwick of Guernsey", these stamp issues are valid for mail sent from anywhere within the Bailiwick, not just Alderney itself.

Other, earlier stamps inscribed "Alderney" are considered to be Cinderellas. From 1962, the Commodore Shipping Company Ltd produced nearly 100 different stamps for its parcel service between Guernsey and Alderney - similar in design to those used on its Sark route - with the final issue appearing in 1968.

Later, labels were produced from 1975 for the Alderney Parcel Delivery Service - inscribed "Alderney Packet" - until 1983, often including imperforate and rouletted versions, and various overprints and colour trials.