Caldey Island Local Post, Puffin

United Kingdom (Local Post) · 1973 · 1p

This stamp features a stylized illustration of an Atlantic Puffin, a bird commonly found on Caldey Island. The design is simple, with the bird's profile set against a solid background, and includes the island's name and the denomination. These stamps were issued for a local postal service operated by the island's Cistercian monks.

Caldey Island, off the coast of Wales, has a history of issuing its own local stamps for mail carried from the island to the mainland. This 1973 issue is part of a series that facilitated this private postal service, making them interesting cinderellas or local post issues.