Herm Island, which is one of the smaller Channel Islands, and within the Bailiwick of Guernsey, produced its own stamps between 1949 and 1969. The island had no official British post office, so these local stamps covered the cost of transporting mail to the mainland of Guernsey.

Apr 9, 2009 · The Herm Island stamps were privately issued for use by a private carrier, who would transport the stamps to the mainland. These mailings also had to have the proper GB stamps affixed for the British post office to do the final delivery. So in this sense, they were not really valid for postage.

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Mar 21, 2014 · Herm stamps were produced until, on 1 October 1969, Guernsey took over control of its own postal services from the British GPO. The Tenant of Herm was no longer permitted to produce stamps or allow them to be fixed to postal items.

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Feb 15, 2025 · 1954 Flora and Fauna set of 12 triangular stamps, as pictured, depicting Herm’s wildlife and sealife. Listed in Backman & Forrester’s Herm catalogue as numbers 19 to 30. U/M / Unmounted Mint / MNH / Mint Never Hinged.

Herm Island 1961 Europa overprints set, featuring six stamps (as pictured), issued on 18 September 1961 and depicting island scenes and a map of the island. U/M / Unmounted Mint / MNH / Mint Never Hinged.

On 1 October 1969, the Guernsey Post Office opened a new sub-Post Office on Herm and the Herm labels and stamps became invalid for postage. Guernsey stamps are now used in Herm, although Herm stamps are sometimes applied to the cover and cancelled with a Herm datestamp.

Our latest stamps depict some of our favourite spots and remind us why we love the island so much. But it is not just Bailiwick residents who flock to Herm’s shores - visitors come from all over the world to step back in time and enjoy a brief respite from the …

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