Bardsey Island Local Post, Puffin

United Kingdom · 1979 · 1 Puffin

This stamp features a stylized illustration of an Atlantic Puffin, a bird for which Bardsey Island is a famous breeding ground. The denomination is given as '1 Puffin', a whimsical local currency unit for the island's private postal service. The design is simple, focusing on the iconic bird against a plain background, with the island's name inscribed above.

Bardsey Island (Ynys Enlli) is a small island off the coast of Wales. Since 1979, it has operated a private local post, issuing its own stamps for mail carried from the island to the mainland, where it then enters the Royal Mail system. These stamps are a popular collectible and are not valid for postage outside of this specific local service.