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1929 - 2021

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1929  First Puffin Definitives Imperforate ½p. stamps are not necessarily "proofs", but have invariably been cut from the 1942 Miniature Sheet 46MS.
1 ½p. Pink	2   1p. Blue

1930  First Puffin Definitives: Additional values Imperforate 9p. stamps are not necessarily "proofs", but have invariably been cut from the 1942 Miniature Sheet 46MS.
3 6p.  Violet	4 9p.  Brown	5 12p.  Green

1935  Atlantic Coast Air Services "Tram Tickets": First printing From 1935 until c1939, Atlantic Coast Air Services (later Lundy and Atlantic Coasts Air Lines) carried mail by air to Barnstable.
6 ½d.  Black / Red Paper	7 3d.  Black / Blue Paper

1935  Atlantic Coast Air Services "Tram Tickets": Second printing Tram Tickets were printed in gummed rolls of 500, except for one roll of Stamp 9 that has no gum.
8 ½d.  Black / Red Paper	9 1d.  Black / Yellow Paper	10 3d.  Black / Blue Paper

1936  Atlantic Coast Air Services Large Map Map of Air Routes to Lundy Island.
11 ½d.  Black	12 1d.  Red	13 2d.  Green
14 3d.  Grey-Blue	15 6d.  Orange	16 1s.  Violet

1937  Small Airmail Stamp Design was unacceptable as there was no reference that it was an Airmail Stamp. They were withdrawn and later overprinted to become Stamp 19.

17 ½d.  Violet

1937  Violet L.A.C.A.L. Airmail Stamp Aeroplane over Lundy Island.

18 ½d.  Violet

1938  Small Airmail Stamp Overprint   Overprinted "Lundy and Atlantic Coasts Air Lines Ltd."

19 Black Overprint on ½d. Stamp 17

1939  Red L.A.C.A.L. Airmail Stamp Aeroplane over Lundy Island.

20 ½d.  Scarlet

1939  Black L.A.C.A.L. Airmail Stamp Aeroplane over Old South Lighthouse.

21 1d.  Black

1939  10th Anniversary of Lundy Post First Puffin Definitives overprinted "1929-1939".
22 Red Overprint on ½p. Stamp 1	23 Red Overprint on 1p. Stamp 2	24 Red Overprint on 6p. Stamp 3	25 Red Overprint on 9p. Stamp 4	26 Red Overprint on 12p. Stamp 5

1939  Standing Puffin Definitives Imperforate 2p. stamps are not necessarily "proofs", but have invariably been cut from the 1942 Miniature Sheet 46MS.
27 2p.  Blue	28 3p.  Black	29 4p.  Brown

1940  Red Cross Surtax Overprints Puffin definitives overprinted with a Maltese Cross, "Red Cross Surtax", "[value] Puffin/s". The Surcharged Value of the Stamp was donated to the Red Cross.
30 ½p. Red surtax on ½p. Stamp 1	31 1p. Red surtax on 1p. Stamp 2	32 2p. Red surtax on 2p. Stamp 27	33 3p. Red surtax on 3p. Stamp 28
34 4p. Red surtax on 4p. Stamp 29	35 6p. Red surtax on 6p. Stamp 3	36 9p. Red surtax on 9p. Stamp 4	37 12p. Red surtax on 12p. Stamp 5

1942  Victory Issue Overprints Puffin definitives overprinted with "V" and an Aeroplane image.  "V" for Victory and the plane is a Vickers Supermarine Spitfire.
38A Grey-Blue Overprint on ½p. Stamp 1	38B Mauve-Blue Overprint on ½p. Stamp 1	38C Bluish Violet Overprint on ½p. Stamp 1	38D Grey-Mauve Overprint on ½p. Stamp 1	38E Green Overprint on ½p. Stamp 1

39A Deep Magenta Overprint on 1p. Stamp 2	39B Violet Overprint on 1p. Stamp 2	39C Scarlet Overprint on 1p. Stamp 2	39D Orange-Vermillion Overprint on 1p. Stamp 2
40A Orange-Vermillion Overprint on 2p. Stamp 27	40B Scarlet Overprint on 2p. Stamp 27	41A Light Green Overprint on 3p. Stamp 28	41B 41B - Emerald Overprint on 3p. Stamp 28
42A Black Overprint on 4p. Stamp 29	42B Intense Black Overprint on 4p. Stamp 29	43A Light Green Overprint on 6p. Stamp 3	43B Emerald Overprint on 6p. Stamp 3
44A Light Green Overprint on 9p. Stamp 4	44B Emerald Overprint on 9p. Stamp 4	45A Red-Brown Overprint on 12p. Stamp 5	45B Crimson Overprint on 12p. Stamp 5

1942  Tighearna Miniature Sheet Individual imperforate stamps are from this Miniature Sheet 46MS.

46MS 12p. Imperforate Miniature Sheet Individual Stamps from Minisheet 46a - Imperforate ½p. Stamp 1 46b - Imperforate 2p. Stamp 27 46c - Imperforate 9p. Stamp 4

1943  Tighearna Miniature Sheet IX Anniversary Overprint Overprinted with "IX", an aeroplane image, and "Anniversary".  Individual stamps are from this Miniature Sheet 47MS.

47MS Miniature Sheet 46M Perforated and Overprinted in Gold on 12p. Miniature Sheet 46MS Individual Stamps from Minisheet 47a - Gold Overprinted ½p.Stamp 1 47b - Gold Overprinted 2p. Stamp 27 47c - Gold Overprinted 9p. Stamp 4

1953  Tighearna Miniature Sheet IX Anniversary Overprint Overprinted with "IX", an Aeroplane image, and "Anniversary". Individual imperforate stamps are from this Miniature Sheet 48MS.

48MS Miniature Sheet 46MS Overprinted in Black Individual Stamps from Minisheet 48a - Black Overprinted ½p. Stamp 1 48b - Black Overprinted 2p. Stamp 27 48c - Black Overprinted 9p. Stamp 4

1943  IX Anniversary Overprints Puffin definitives overprinted with "IX", an Aeroplane image, and "Anniversary"
49 Gold Overprint on ½p. Stamp 1	50 Gold Overprint on 1p. Stamp 2	51 Gold Overprint on 2p. Stamp 27	52 Gold Overprint on 3p. Stamp 28
53 Gold Overprint on 4p. Stamp 29	54 Gold Overprint on 6p. Stamp 3	55 Gold Overprint on 9p. Stamp 4	56 Gold Overprint on 12p. Stamp 5

1943  Provisional Surcharges Puffin definitives overprinted with "new value, in figures" and obliteration bars
57 1½p. Red Surcharge on 12p. Stamp 5	58 2½p. Red Surcharge on 6p. Stamp 3

1943  Unadopted Essays of the Lundy Philatelic Bureau Originally released in a range of colour and different paper types.  In the 1970s these essays were reprinted from the original plates by Rigby-Hall.
59A 3p. Wright Brothers Design Biplane superimposed over a WW2 Halifax Heavy Bomber	59B 10p. Puffin Design Based on the background of Stamp 4	59C 30p. Puffin Design Based on the background of Stamp 4

1943  Trial Overprints of the Lundy Philatelic Bureau Overprints comprised various obliteration symbols or the words "Seven" & "Eight".  Several print colours were trialed.

59D Various Trial Overprints

1943  Wright Brothers Biplane Overprints Puffin definitives overprinted "1903", a Biplane image, "1943", and "[value] Puffin"
60 Dark Purple ½p. / Red Biplane Overprint on 12p. Stamp 5	61 Dark Brown 1p. / Red Biplane Overprint on 6p. Stamp 3	62 Green 1½p. / Black Biplane Overprint on 9p. Stamp 4	63 Green 2p. / Black Biplane Overprint on 6p. Stamp 3
64 Vermillion 3p. / Black Biplane Overprint on 9p. Stamp 4	65 Green 4p. / Black Biplane Overprint on ½p. Stamp 1	66 Blue 5p. / Black Biplane Overprint on 12p. Stamp 5	67 Dark Purple 6p. / Black Biplane Overprint on 1p. Stamp 2
68 Vermillion 7p. / Black Biplane Overprint on 6p. Stamp 3	69 Red 8p. / Black Biplane Overprint on 12p. Stamp 5	70 Red 9p. / Black Biplane Overprint on 1p. Stamp 2	71 Black 12p. / Black Biplane Overprint on ½p. Stamp 1

1950  By Air Overprints Puffin definitives overprinted with narrow spacing "BY AIR"
72 Black narrow Overprint on ½p. Stamp 1	73 Black narrow Overprint on 1p. Stamp 2	74 Black narrow Overprint on 2p. Stamp 27	75 Black narrow Overprint on 3p. Stamp 28
76 Black narrow Overprint on 4p. Stamp 29	77 Black narrow Overprint on 6p. Stamp 3	78 Black narrow Overprint on 9p. Stamp 4	79 Black narrow Overprint on 12p. Stamp 5

1951  8 Puffin Surcharge Puffin definitive overprinted with "8", and three obliteration bars.

80 8p. Black Surcharge on 12p. Stamp 5

1951  8 Puffin By Air Surcharge Existing Overprint further overprinted with narrow spacing "BY AIR".

81 8p. Black "BY AIR" Overprinting on Overprinted Stamp 80

1951  By Air Overprints Puffin definitives overprinted with wide spacing "BY AIR".
82 Black wide spaced Overprint on ½p. Stamp 1	83 Black wide spaced Overprint on 1p. Stamp 2	84 Black wide spaced Overprint on 2p. Stamp 27	85 Black wide spaced Overprint on 9p. Stamp 4	86 Black wide spaced Overprint on 12p. Stamp 5

87 Red wide spaced Overprint on ½p. Stamp 1

88 Red wide spaced Overprint on 1p. Stamp 2

89 Red wide spaced Overprint on 2p. Stamp 27

1951  8 Puffin By Air Surcharge Overprinted with a narrow spaced "By Air" using upper & lowercase letters , "8", and two obliteration bars.
90 8p. Black narrow Overprint on 12p. Stamp 5	91 8p. Red narrow Overprint on 12p. Stamp 5

1951  8 Puffin "By Air" Surcharge Overprinted with a wide spaced "BY AIR", "8", and three obliteration bars.
92 8p. Red wide Overprint on 12p. Stamp 5	93 8p. Black wide Overprint on 12p. Stamp 5

1951  Flying Bird Definitives This is the third definitive series to be issued, featuring Sea-birds commonly found on Lundy Island.
94 94 - ½p. Pink Puffin	95 1½p. Green Guillemot	96 2½p. Blue Kittiwake

97 3½p. Red Razorbill

98 5p. Orange Fulmar Petrel

99 7p. Black Oyster Catcher

100 7½p. Brown Great Black-Backed Gull

1953  Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II Overprints Puffin definitives overprinted "CORONATION", "2-6-1953", & two with "BY AIR".
101 Black Overprint on ½p. Stamp 1	102 Red Overprint on 1p. Stamp 2	103 Red BY AIR Overprint on 2p. Stamp 27

104 Black BY AIR Overprint on 4p. Stamp 29

105 Black Overprint on 6p. Stamp 3

106 Black Overprint on 9p. Stamp 4

107 Black Overprint on 12p. Stamp 5

1953  Coronation Publicity Sheet A sheet printed in black ink, featuring the seven Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II Overprints (stamps 101-107).

108PS Imperforate Publicity Sheet This example also features the First Day Cancel

1954  Silver Jubilee Issue Surface Mail.
109 ½p. Magenta & Black Marisco Tavern, Church & Post Office	111 2p. Scarlet & Black Map of Lundy	114 9p. Scarlet, Turquoise, & Black Constable Rock	110 1p. Blue & Black Marisco Castle

112 4p. Green & Black M.V. 'Lerina'

113 6p. Orange & Black Old lighthouse

115 12p. Sepia, Red, & Green Devil’s Slide

1954  Silver Jubilee: Air Mail Dated 1929-1954.
117 1p. Blue & Maroon Bleriot’s Monoplane	116 ½p. Carmine & Blue Hot-Air Balloon	118 2p. Yellow-Green & Sepia De Havilland Rapide

119 3p. Blue & Violet De Havilland Comet

120 6p. Magenta & Steel Blue Bristol 173 Helicopter

121 12p. Grey & Claret Bristol Brabazon

1954  Silver Jubilee: Air Mail Not dated and colours reversed.
123 1p. Maroon & Blue Bleriot’s Monoplane	122 ½p. Blue & Carmine Balloon	124 2p.  Sepia & Yellow-Green De Havilland Rapide

125 3p.  Violet & Blue De Havilland Comet

126 6p. Steel Blue & Magenta Bristol 173 Helicopter

127 12p. Claret & Grey Bristol Brabazon

1955  Millenary Horses Issue - Surface Mail 1,000 years since the defeat of Eric of Norway (known as Eric Bloodaxe) at Slane, in Ireland.
128 ½p. Light Green & Violet Lundy Pony Hurdle Win	131 3p. Blue & Black Eric Bloodaxe	129 1p. Ochre & Brown Betty Brown
130 2p. Grey-Green & Deep Brown Ponies for Sale		132 4p. Red & Deep Blue Mares & Foals
133 6p. Violet & Black Lundy Pony & Rider		134 9p. Orange-Red & Black Single Mare & Foal

1955  Millenary Birds Issue: Airmail
135 ½p. Black & Violet Ring Ouzel	138 3p.Orange-Vermilion & Black Defeat of Eric Bloodaxe, 954	136 1p. Deep Brown & Brown Common Buzzard
137 2p. Deep Brown & Grey-Green Cormorant		139 4p. Blue & Carmine-Red Fulmar Petrel
140 6p. Black & Violet Manx Shearwater		141 9p. Black & Orange-Red Lapwing

1957  Standing Puffin Definitives New Colours & Values.
142 1p. Red	143 2p. Green	144 3p. Blue	145 4p. Black	146 6p. Brown	147 9p. Plum

1961  Europa Overprints Millenary Horses in New Colours and overprinted "Europa 1961".
148 ½p. Black & Violet Lundy Pony Wins at Flemington	151 3p. Vermillion & Black Defeat of Eric Bloodaxe, 954	149 1p. Sepia & Brown Betty Brown
150 2p. Sepia & Grey-Green Lundy Ponies for Sale		152 4p. Steel Blue & Rosine Lundy Mares & Foals
153 6p. Black & Violet Lundy Pony at Bucks Mills		154 9p. Black & Orange Mare & Foal

1961  Europa Miniature Sheet Based on the Millenary Horse Stamps. Imperforate stamps are from this Miniature Sheet.

155MS 25½p. Imperforate Miniature Sheet Individual Stamps from Minisheet 155a - ½p. Multicolour 155b - 1p. Multicolour 155c - 2p. Multicolour 155d - 3p. Multicolour 155e - 4p. Multicolour 155f - 6p. Multicolour 155g - 9p. Multicolour

1962  Anti-Malaria Campaign This Stamp issue was part of a World-Wide funding campaign for the eradication of Malaria.  A £500 donation was contributed from this issue.
156 ½p. Buff & Deep Green Knight Templar Rock	157 1p. Greenish Blue & Black Southern Puffin	158 2p. Yellow-Green & Sepia Peregrine Falcon

159 3p. Grey & Red-Brown Lundy Pony

160 6p. Salmon & Reddish-Violet Old Light

161 12p. Pale Claret & Black Female Mosquito

1962  Europa 1962 Part of an annual joint issue of stamps with a common design or theme by Postal Administrations of member countries of the European Communities
162 1p. Carmine & Blue	163 2p. Blue & Red-Brown	164 6p. Lemon & Brown	165 9p. Yellow-Green & Black

1964  400th Anniversary of William Shakespeare’s Birth Many of the British Commonwealth Countries jointly issued to Commemorate this Anniversary
166 2p. Green & Black	167 10p. Rose-Red & Black	168 18p. Blue & Black

1965  Provisional Overprint Overprinted with "1" and two obliteration circles.

169 1p. Black Surcharge on 3p. Stamp 144

1965  Sir Winston Churchill Commemoration
170 2p. Black & Yellow	171 10p. Blue & Magenta	172 18p. Black & Mauve

1967  Help the RSPCA Save Seabirds from the Oil - Torrey Canyon Disaster Issued in Se-tenant Blocks of Four with Selvedge all-around. Individual stamps are from the Miniature Sheet.

173-176MS 4 x 6p. Se-tenant Block of Four Individual Stamps from Minisheet 173 - 6p. Multicolour, text in English 174 - 6p. Multicolour, text in French 175 - 6p. Multicolour, text in Dutch 176 - 6p. Multicolour, text in German

1969  Provisional Overprint Overprinted with "1", and two obliteration squares.
177 1p. Black Surcharge on 9p. Stamp 4	178 1p. Red Surcharge on 9p. Stamp 4

1969  Lundy APPEAL OVERPRINT "APPEAL", "1", "1", and two obliteration bars. This Stamp was produced to be affixed to receipt-cards acknowledging donations to the Lundy Restoration Appeal Fund.

179 1p. Red Overprint on 9p. Stamp 4

1969  40th Anniversary of First Lundy Stamps Lundy Transport
180 1p. Lavender-Grey & Black Postmaster Allday and Lundy Mails, 1912	181 2p. Brown-Ochre & Black 'Lundy Gannet'

182 6p. Blue & Black 'Gannet', 1870-1911

183 9p. Turquoise-Green & Black M.V. 'Lerina'

184 12p. Lilac & Black Lundy Air Post Cancel

1971  First Decimal Definitives Views of Lundy Island
185 ½p. Red & Green-Grey The Battery	186 1p. Violet & Green-Grey Knight Templar Rock

187 3p. Ultramarine & Green-Grey M.V. Balmoral & Landing Beach

188 3½p. Bright Turquoise & Green-Grey Gannets Rock

189 4p. Red Brown & Green-Grey Church & Manor Farm Hotel

1972  Provisional Overprint Overprinted with "1", and two obliteration squares.

190 1p. Deep Grey-Blue Surcharge on 9p. Stamp 4

1972  75th Anniversary of of St. Helena´s Church The present square-towered stone church was completed in 1896 by the Reverend Hudson Grosett Heaven.
191 1p. Brown External View	192 2p. Pale Rose-Red Internal View

193 3p. Black Rev. Hudson Grosett Heaven

194 5p. Ultramarine Off Shore View

195 10p. Deep Mauve Sancta Helena Statue

1972  Trinity House: 75th Anniversary of Completion of the North and South Lighthouses Trinity House is a organization dedicated to safeguarding shipping and seafarers and has a statutory duty as a General Lighthouse Authority.
196 1p. Deep Blue & Orange-Vermilion The Old Light  1819-1897	197 2p. Deep Blue & Orange-Vermilion T.H.V. 'Vestal'  1850-1900

198 3p. Deep Blue & Orange-Vermilion Constructing the South Light

199 5p. Deep Blue & Orange-Vermilion The North Light, 1897

200 10p. Deep Blue & Orange-Vermilion Trinity House's Crest

1974  Puffin Bust Definitives This is the Fourth Definitive Series. From 1974 Lundy Stamps incorporated the UK postage fee; with the mail being franked at the Bideford Post Office at a discounted rate.
201 2p. Black-Brown	202 4p. Orange-Red	203 4½p. Cyan Blue	204 5p. Orange	205 5½p. Lime Green

206 10p. Violet

207 20p. Black

1976  Puffin Bust Definitive Reprint Reprinted in a Deeper shade of Brown

201A 2p. Brown

1974  150th Anniversary of the Royal Naval Lifeboat Institution: Miniature Sheet

208-211MS 20p. Perforated Miniature Sheet Individual Stamps from Minisheet 208 - 1p.    Vermilion (Ilfracombe Lifeboat) 209 - 4½p. Emerald (Clovelly Lifeboat) 210 - 5½p. Cyan Blue (Appledore Lifeboat) 211 - 10p.  Red-Brown (R.N.L.I. Coat of Arms)

1975  European Architectural Heritage Year: Miniature Sheet

212-215MS 25½p. Perforated Miniature Sheet Individual Stamps from Minisheet 212 -    1p.  Black & Vermilion (The Old Hotel) 213 - 6½p.  Black & Vermilion (The Old Light) 214 -    8p.  Black & Vermilion (Millcombe House) 215 -  10p.  Black & Vermilion (Bristol Channel)

1975  European Architectural Heritage Year "Error": Miniature Sheet The red 'numeric values' are thicker & the box to the left of the '10' value is blank.

216MS 25½p. Perforated "Error" Miniature Sheet Individual Stamps from Minisheet 216A -    1p.  Black & Vermilion (The Old Hotel) 216B - 6½p.  Black & Vermilion (The Old Light) 216C -    8p.  Black & Vermilion (Millcombe House) 216D - 10p.  Black & Vermilion (Bristol Channel)

1976  Puffin Bust Definitives: Additional Value

217 7½p. Deep Claret

1976  U.S. Bicentennial of Declaration of Independence
218 7½p. Black & Magenta The 1765 Stamp Tax	219 9½p. Black & Light Blue Part of the Declaration

220 12p. Black & Green First Salute of the U.S. Flag

221 15p. Black & Orange-Vermilion Molly Pitcher manning the Gun

222 20p. Black & Red-Brown Benjamin Franklin & George Washington

1976  Christmas
223 7½p. Turquoise & Vermilion Landing the Christmas Mail	224 9½p. Deep Blue, Orange, & Black St. Helena's Church	225 16p. Pale Blue, Lemon, & Black The Old Light

1977  Royal Silver Jubilee Stamps & Miniature Sheet Issued
226 2p. Green & Deep Blue Queen Elizabeth II	227 5p. Lilac & Deep Blue With husband, Phillip	228 8p. Rosine & Deep Blue With first child, Charles
229 10p. Orange & Deep Blue With second child, Anne	230 25p. Royal Blue & Deep Blue With third child, Andrew	231 50p. Brown & Deep Blue With fourth child, Edward
232SS 100p. Souvenir Sheet Values & Colours identical to the Individual Stamps

1977  Royal Visit to Lundy: Souvenir Sheet The Royal Silver Jubilee Miniature Sheet Overprinted "ROYAL VISIT 7-8-77".

233-238SS Souvenir Sheet 232SS overprinted in Carmine Individual Stamps from Minisheet 233 - 2p.   Green & Deep Blue 234 - 5p.   Lilac & Deep Blue 235 - 8p.   Rosine & Deep Blue 236 - 10p. Orange & Deep Blue 237 - 25p. Royal Blue & Deep Blue 238 - 50p. Brown & Deep Blue

1977  Unissued Essay for 1½p. Puffin Definitive Prepared by the Lundy Philatelic Service as an unofficial essay but was not adopted.

239 1½p. Turquoise-Green

1978  Unofficial F. W. Gade Souvenir Sheet Retired Postmaster of Lundy Island.

240 10p. Souvenir Sheet with Signature

1978  25th Anniversary of the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II The Coronation of Elizabeth II took place on 2 June 1953 at Westminster Abbey in London.
241 8p. Red-Brown & Brown Featuring Stamp 104	242 10p. Deep Blue & Brown Featuring Stamp 102

243 12p. Prussian Blue & Brown Featuring Stamp 103

244 20p. Bright Violet & Brown Featuring Stamp 105

1978  Lundy Marine Nature Reserve Lundy’s spectacular marine life has been protected since 1973, initially as a Voluntary Marine Nature Reserve. In 1986, it became Britain’s first statutory Marine Nature Reserve.
245 8p. Multicolour Red Bandfish	246 10p. Multicolour Sea Slug	247 11½p. Multicolour Sunset Cup (Stony Coral)	248 20p. Multicolour Pink Sea Fan (Soft Coral)

1978  Puffin Bust Definitives: Additional value

249 ½p. Ultramarine

1979  50th Anniversary of Lundy Post In 1928, the GPO closed their sub-post office on the island. The Island owner, Martin Harman initially provide a free mail service, but on 1 November 1929, to defray costs, he introduced Lundy stamps.
251 10p. Reddish Violet & Orange-Red Featuring stamps 1 & 188	250 8p. Pale Blue & Black M.V. 'Lerina', 1929-1950	252 11½p. Pale Green & Black Air Mail 1935-39, 1950-56

253 19½p. Lemon & Black M.V. 'Lundy Gannet', 1956-1976

254 22p. Light Blue & Black M.V. 'Polar Bear', 1979

1979 - Essays for 9p. & 11p. Puffin Definitives
255 9p. Emerald	First Day Cover Stamps 255 & 256	256 11p. Carmine

1979  Puffin Bust Definitives: Additional values
257 10p. Orange	258 14p. Magenta	259 15p. Ultramarine

260 16p. Lilac

261 17p. Yellow-Green

262 18p. Purple-Brown

263 19p. Green-Grey

264 20p. Black

265 21p. Turquoise-Blue

266 22p. Crimson

267 23p. Light Emerald

1985  First Balloon Flight from Lundy Overprint Overprinted "1st BALLOON FLIGHT FROM LUNDY - 1985".

268 Red Overprint on 20p. Stamp 207

1988  First Lundy Stamp Booklet

B269 £1.26 Turquoise-Blue Cover printed in Black 6 x 21p. Stamp 265

1988  L.C.C./Stampex Souvenir Booklet A Souvenir Booklet approved for sale at the Lundy Collectors Club meeting at Stampex. It was never sold on Lundy.

B270 £1.26 Pink Cover printed in Black 6 x 21p. Stamp 265

1988  Second Lundy Stamp Booklets
B271 0.96p Lime Green Cover printed in Black 6 x 16p. Stamp 260 (UK second class rate)	B272 £1.32 Buff-Brown Cover printed in Black 6 x 22p. Stamp 266  (UK first class rate)

1989  Royal Society for Protection of Birds Centenary: Sheetlet Individual stamps are from the Sheetlet.

273C 72p. Sheetlet with Label Individual Stamps from Sheetlet 273 - 3p. Deep Blue (New Puffin Bust Definitive)

1989  Puffin Bust "Bureau" Surcharge Overprinted "3".

274 3p. Black Surcharge on 10p. Stamp 257

1989  60th Anniversary of Lundy Post Overprints Puffin Bust Definitives overprinted "1929-1989".
275 Black Overprint on 10p. Stamp 257	276 Black Overprint on 14p. Stamp 258	277 Black Overprint on 16p. Stamp 260	278 Black Overprint on 17p. Stamp 261	279 Black Overprint on 18p. Stamp 262
280 Black Overprint on 19p. Stamp 263	281 Black Overprint on 20p. Stamp 264	282 Black Overprint on 21p. Stamp 265	283 Black Overprint on 22p. Stamp 266	284 Black Overprint on 23p. Stamp 267

1990  Provisional Puffin Bust Surcharges Prepared to cover increased Royal Mail costs and an increase from 3p. to 5p. to cover the cost of delivering mail to the mainland.
285 5p. Black Surcharge on 17p. Stamp 258	286 22p. Black Surcharge on 14p. Stamp 260	287 27p. Black Surcharge on 16p. Stamp 261	288 31p. Black Surcharge on 19p. Stamp 263	289 45p. Black Surcharge on 21p. Stamp 265

1991  'Puffins on Coast' Definitives: Fifth Definitive Series The puffin season on Lundy Island occurs from the end of March until August, when almost 400 puffins can be seen nesting.
290 5p. Royal Blue	291 10p. Red-Brown	292 22p. Rosine	293 24p. Bright Crimson

294 25p. Reddish Violet

295 26p. Light Blue

296 27p. Grey-Brown

297 28p. Turquoise Blue

298 29p. Deep Emerald

299 30p. Olive Green

300 31p. Bright Green

301 32p. Dark Grey

302 33p. Orange-Brown

303 100p. Orange-Vermilion

1992  Discovering Lundy
304 23p. Multicolour M.V. 'Oldenburg'	305 29p. Multicolour The Landing Beach

306 33p. Multicolour Millcombe House

307 49p. Multicolour Marisco Tavern

308 75p. Multicolour Jenny's Cove & Earthquake Rock

1993  Third Lundy Stamp Booklet

B309 120p. Light Blue-Grey Cover printed in Dark Blue 5 x 24p. Stamp 293

1993  Postal Stationery: Postcards Four postcards were released, entitled: "Puffin", "Lundy Island Stamps", Lundy Aerial View", & MS Oldenburg"
PS310a First Class Postcard	PS310c Second Class Postcard

1994  750th Anniversary of Marisco Castle In 1238, William de Marisco was put to death after being implicated in a plot against Henry III.  In order to secure Lundy, Henry III had the castle constructed and garrisoned.  It was completed by May 1244.
311 24p. Multicolour Front of Marisco Castle	312 30p. Multicolour Marisco Castle from Castle Hill
313 45p. Sepia with Green text A 1785 Engraving	314 72p. Sepia with Red text A 1775 Engraving

1994  Landmark Trust Silver Jubilee on Lundy Souvenir Sheet Individual stamps are from the Souvenir Sheet.

315-320SS 162p. Multicolour Souvenir Sheet Individual Stamps from Souvenir Sheet 315 - 24p. Government House 316 - 24p. Lundy from the Air 317 - 24p. M.S. 'Oldenburg' 318 - 30p. Old Light 319 - 30p. Lundy Ponies 320 - 30p. Old House

1996  Lundy Flora The windswept plateau and rocky cliffs of Lundy harbour a rich and colourful flora, adapted to life in the Island's exposed conditions.
321 24p. Multicolour Thrift	322 30p. Multicolour Lundy Cabbage	323 35p. Multicolour Foxglove

324 46p. Multicolour Sheep’s-bit Scabious

325 50p. Multicolour Primrose

326 60p. Multicolour Rhododendron

1996  50th Anniversary of the Lundy Field Society The Lundy Field Society in an independent, voluntary group which has been studying all aspects of Lundy's archaeology, history, and natural history since 1946.
327 24p. Multicolour Marine Nature Reserve	328 30p. Multicolour Razorbill

1997  Centenary of St Helena's Church on Lundy The church was designed by eminent Victorian architect John Norton, completed in 1896, and consecrated on 17 June 1897.
329 25p. Multicolour View from the South-East	330 37p. Multicolour The Rose Window	331 76p. Multicolour Tower View

1997  Centenary of the North & South Lighthouses Vertical Se-Tenant Pairs.
332 - 333 31p. Multicolour & 31p. Multicolour North Lighthouse  &  South Lighthouse	334 - 335 52p. Multicolour & 52p. Multicolour North Lighthouse  &  South Lighthouse

2002  'Puffins on Coast' Definitives New Colours & Values.
336 6p. Myrtle Green	337 25p. Pale Lilac	338 26p. Drab	339 27p. Bright Green	340 33p. Yellow-Orange
341 34p. Brown-Lake	342 43p. Turquoise	343 1st. Orange-Red First Class postage	344 2nd. Cobalt-Blue Second Class postage	345 E. Deep Dull Blue 20g to Europe rate

2004  75th Anniversary of the First Lundy Stamps: Miniature Sheet Martin Harman bought Lundy when it was put up for sale in 1925.  Felix Gade was his agent, who lived permanently on Lundy for many decades.

346-349MS 207p. Multicolour Miniature Sheet Individual Stamps from Minisheet 346 - 27p. F.W. Gade 347 - 34p. Lundy 1926 ½p. Stamp 348 - 46p. Lundy 1926 1p. Stamp 349 - 100p. M.C. Harman

2006  100th Anniversary of Stranding of the Battleship H.M.S. Montagu on Lundy HMS Montagu was a Duncan-class Battleship of the British Royal Navy.
350 36p. Multicolour Grounding on Shutter Rock	351 37p. Multicolour The Arial Walkway	352 50p. Multicolour Shutter Point	353 150p. Multicolour Memorial Image

2008  50th Anniversary of the Launching of M.S. Oldenburg MS Oldenburg is a British Passenger Ferry serving the Island of Lundy in the Bristol Channel.
354 10p. Multicolour At Lundy Jetty	355 34p. Multicolour On River Torridge, Devon	356 44p. Multicolour At Sea
357 47p. Multicolour At Bremen, Germany	358 59p. Multicolour In Lundy Landing Bay	359 65p. Multicolour Leaving Lundy

2010  Lundy Wildlife Lundy has a unique combination of environmental conditions that give rise of a considerable selection of habitats supporting a variety of rare and spectacular wildlife.
360 35p. Multicolour Grey Seals	361 46p. Multicolour Feral Goats

362 69p. Multicolour Soay Sheep

363 75p. Multicolour Rabbit

364 100p. Multicolour Sika Deer

2012  Historic Lundy Lundy has a rich and varied history, a history of religious piety, piracy, successful and failed enterprises, and sometimes downright roguery.
365 41p. Multicolour Lobster Fishing 1890	366 54p. Multicolour Building the Castle 1244

367 64p. Multicolour Granite Company 1865

368 89p. Multicolour New Jetty 1999

369 140p. Multicolour Royal Family Visit 1977

2014  Trinity House 500 Years Issued as Four Horizontal Se-Tenant Pairs.
370 - 371 5p. Multicolour  &  15p. Multicolour The Battery  &  Fog Cannon	372 - 373 47p. Multicolour  &  47p. Multicolour South Light  &  Trinity House Store

374 - 375 60p. Multicolour  &  60p. Multicolour The Old Light  &  Lantern Room

376 - 377 95p. Multicolour  &  95p. Multicolour North Light & Coat of Arms

2014  John P. Harman VC John Harman a recipient of the Victoria Cross during World War II.  He was the son of Martin Harman, the then owner of Lundy Island.

378 60p. Multicolour

2015  Landmark Trust 50 Years: Miniature Sheet Sir John Smith, together with his wife Christian, founded the Landmark Trust; to prevent the loss of historic buildings not protected by the National Trust nor the Ministry of Works.

379-387MS 480p. Multicolour Miniature Sheet Individual Stamp Details: 379 - 49p. Stoneycroft, Lundy 380 - 49p. The Pineapple, Scotland 381 - 49p. Swarkestone Pavilion, Derbyshire 382 - 62p. The Library, Devon 383 - 62p. Sir John & Lady Smith, The Landmark Trust 384 - 62p. Clavell Tower, Dorset 385 - 49p. Hanmers, Lundy 386 - 49p. Tibbetts, Lundy 387 - 49p. Langley Gatehouse, Shropshire

2017  Lundy Island Birdlife Lundy is a magnet for migrating birds and birdwatchers alike, as well as one of the most important seabird islands in English waters.
388 30p. Multicolour Water Rail	389 55p. Multicolour Wheatear	390 70p. Multicolour Puffin

391 125p. Multicolour Manx Shearwater

392 200p. Multicolour Peregrine Falcon

2019  Lundy's Golden Jubilee Lundy is owned by the National Trust and managed by the Landmark Trust. The two charities have worked together since 1969 to restore and protect the Island.

393-398MS 420p. Multicolour Miniature Sheet Individual Stamps from Minisheet 393 - 60p. The Old Light 394 - 60p. Lundy Jetty 395 - 60p. St. Helena's Church 396 - 80p. Lundy Cabbage Plant 397 - 80p. Lundy Island Aerial View 398 - 80p. Puffin in Flight

2021  The Lundy Field Society 75 Years A new set of three pairs of se-tenant Lundy stamps were issued on Saturday 8 May 2021 to celebrating the activities of the Society from its founding in 1946 to date.

399-400 Multicolour Se-tenant Pairs 401-402 Multicolour Se-tenant Pairs 403-404 Multicolour Se-tenant Pairs Individual Stamp Details 399 -   65p. Marisco Castle 400 -   65p. East Coast of the Island 401 -   90p. Atlantic Grey Seals 402 -   90p. Diver & Spiny Lobster 403 - 175p. Leslie Harvey and the Old Light 404 - 175p. M. C. Harman

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