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25 Years of Alderney Stamps

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This year year Alderney celebrates 25 years of issuing postage stamps, independant from the other channel islands. The first set of definitives contained 17 stamps, and contained pictorial images of the island. The stamps were designed by Gordon Drummond, and the illustrations ranged from a map to some beaches and from a lighthouse to a lifeboat.

Since that first issue, the stamps have continued to reflect the character of the island, with subjects including its military history, ships and wildlife.

This year a set of commemoratives based on the first definitives was issued, with the designer revisiting the sites chosen by the original artist, but capturing the images on camera.

In addition to these, a £5 definitive and £5 silver stamp replica, a wafer-thin piece of solid silver– a first for Guernsey Post and the British Isles were produced. Bold and clear-cut, the design of both the paper stamp and the silver stamp replica features nothing but the lion rampant from the island's flag along with the standard features.

Mark Steele



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