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Steep Holm 1980 Landing Beach & Inn (12p – single value, U/M)

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12p local stamp from Steep Holm’s inaugural 1980 issue, depicting an 1850 view of the island’s landing beach, and the inn (now ruined) that closed in 1891.

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Single 12p local stamp from Steep Holm’s inaugural 1980 issue, depicting an 1850 view of the island’s landing beach, and the inn (now ruined) that served residents and visitors until 1891.

The full set – not included here – also features 18p, 30p and 40p values.

U/M / Unmounted Mint / MNH / Mint Never Hinged (invisible gum).

About Steep Holm

Steep Holm is a small (1 km long) and now-uninhabited island in the Bristol Channel, close to Weston-super-Mare and forming part of North Somerset.

Since 1976, the island has been owned by the Kenneth Allsop Memorial Trust, a registered charity created in memory of the naturalist and broadcaster Kenneth Allsop, and with the aim "to protect, preserve and enhance for the benefit of the public the landscape, antiquities, flora, fauna, natural beauty, and scientific interest of the island of Steep Holm in North Somerset, and to advance the education of the public in the natural sciences."

During the summer months, the Trust organises official (and tide-dependent) boat trips to the island from Knightstone Harbour in Weston-super-Mare, which is the only legitimate way to visit Steep Holm.

Once there, the island's visitor centre sells Steep Holm local stamps, which can be used, alongside a Royal Mail stamp for onward transit, on mail posted in the island's postbox. The first set of Steep Holm stamps for such use is believed to have been issued in 1980, and further issues have continued to be produced until at least 2012.

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