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Ever hear of Herm Island? (Actually a Dependency of Guernsey) Not a Country. But you get the point..
Herm is a dependency of Guernsey, and is in fact owned by the States of Guernsey, being rented out to various tenants. Latest tenent is Adrian Heyworth and Pennie Wood Heyworth (1998-present). Herm is only 1½ miles long and less than half a mile wide. It is oriented so that its greatest length runs north-south. Has an area of .77 square miles and a population of about 60 people.
Map showing location of Herm
Island.
How about a picture of the island? OK
Following are some triangle stamps of Herm Island. Should you wish to purchase any Herm Stamps they have a selection listed and filed in The Gift Shop and Post Office. You can order by calling +44 (0)1481 710030 or email to giftshops@herm-island.com. I have not tried this e-mail address, if it works, let us know.
Actually the above stamps are banned from being used. Read below..
Herm Island for many people is probably best known for its colourful postal history, having issued its own stamps for a 20 year period from 1949 to 1969 during which time Channel Islands postal services came under the auspices of the British Post Office. Failure by this authority to recognise the need for a regular postal link brought about this inter-island service. Herm's own issues were used in conjunction with the Guernsey regional stamps of the British Post Office to help defray some of the operational costs involved.
Over the years this proved to be a beneficial and popular amenity, appealing particularly to the 100,000 or so annual visitors to the island. Then, on the 1st October 1969 the British Post Office became a public corporation from which Guernsey wished to remain apart, and so consequently formed its own Post Office Board, issuing its own stamps. The new Board on seeing the volume of mail from Herm-as many as 200,000 items per year-then promptly decided to ban any local issues, making it an offence to use them under penalty of heavy fines. An official Sub-Post Office was then opened on Herm where now only Guernsey stamps may be bought and used for posting, although mail is still cancelled 'Herm Island' With a metal hand stamp.
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