Lundy 1954 Airmail Definitives Part Set (3v, ½p to 2p, U/M)

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Three of six values from the 1954 airmail definitives issue from Lundy, depicting Mrs Graham’s balloon and more.

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Three of six values from the 1954 airmail definitives issue from Lundy. These stamps were based on designs issued earlier in the year to commemorate 25 years of Lundy post, but, unlike that previous issue, these ones do not bear the dates “1929 – 1954”.

The three stamps depict Mrs Graham’s balloon (½p), Bleriot and Anzani with Bleriot’s monoplane (1p), and a De Havilland Rapide over the Old Lighthouse, Lundy (2p). The rest of the set – comprising 3p, 6p and 12p values – is not included here.

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

About Lundy

Lundy is an island in the Bristol Channel, whose stamps are among the longest-established and most sought-after local issues.

Unlike many labels that bear the name of British offshore islands – such as Eynhallow or Staffa – Lundy’s stamps have always performed a genuine local postal function. When the British General Post Office withdrew its services from the island in 1928, the then-owner Martin Coles Harman introduced the first Lundy stamps in 1929 to cover the cost of carrying mail to the mainland.

To avoid confusion, Lundy stamps initially had to be fixed to the reverse of any postal items. From 1962, Lundy stamps were allowed were allowed to be affixed to the address side of postcards – but still well away from the ‘official’ British stamp – with this policy extended to all mail in 1992. These days, mail from the island only requires a Lundy stamp, which now incorporates the Royal Mail charge.

Since 1969, Lundy has been owned by the National Trust, and financed, administered and maintained by the Landmark Trust, who continue to issue Lundy stamps. Over 350 Lundy stamps have been produced since 1929, and 40,000 items of mail are sent annually. You can read more about the Lundy postal service on the Landmark Trust website.

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