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Herm Island 1956 £1 Tourist Coupon (Dated 1957) with 6d Dark Red Crest Stamp

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Herm £1 tourist coupon, issued in March 1956 and in use until the autumn of 1958, used with a 6d dark red crest stamp from the 1954 definitive issue.

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Herm £1 tourist coupon, issued in March 1956 and in use until the autumn of 1958, used with a 6d dark red crest stamp from the 1954 definitive issue.

In his Channel Island Locals catalogue, Jon Aitchison explains that the voucher was issued to guests of the island’s hotel during the quiet season, and could be redeemed against goods and services in various shops and restaurants on Herm, as listed on the coupon.

In good condition, with just some minor toning around the edges.

About Herm Island

Herm Island, which is one of the smaller Channel Islands, and within the Bailiwick of Guernsey, produced its own stamps between 1949 and 1969.

Unlike many of the labels that appear to come from islands off the coast of the UK, those of Herm performed a genuine local postal function. Mail posted on the island, which did not have an official British post office, carried a Herm Island stamp for transport to the Guernsey mainland, and a UK stamp for the journey beyond. One publicity document, issued by Herm's tenant in 1962. reports that 150,000 pieces of mail were handled the previous year.

However, when Guernsey took over its own postal service in 1969, Herm was no longer allowed to issue and use its own stamps.

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