Bardsey Island 1 Puffins Local Post Stamp

United Kingdom (Bardsey Island Local Post) · 1979 · 1 Puffin

This local post stamp from Bardsey Island, off the coast of Wales, features a stylized illustration of an Atlantic Puffin. The denomination is given as '1 Puffin', a whimsical currency unit used for these local issues, which were sold to tourists to fund the island's mail service to the mainland.

Bardsey Island has operated a private local post since 1979. These stamps are not official government postage but are a popular collectible category known as 'cinderellas' or local posts, used to carry mail from the island to the nearest mainland post office.