Canvey Island Local Post (CILP) is pleased to announce that our stamp schedule has been extended with three new additions for 2025 and announcing our first issue for 2026. All these issues have elements of AI assisted design and our first foray into this new and exciting tool for stamp production. As usual, images of the stamps will be released on their respective issue dates.
River Thames Sailing Barge Definitives (20 November 2025)
This is our first stamp issue to be produced using AI assisted
design. It features a central image of a River Thames sailing barge which were
the most common commercial river transport for over two hundred years, reaching
their peak in the mid-nineteenth century. The border and supporting legend are
in a engraved style typical of the Edwardian period. The set of four
stamps are non-value indicated (NVI) but are service indicated featuring Standard,
Express, Priority, and Official services.
Cornelius Vermuyden (1 December 2025)
Released as part of our Heritage Series, this stamp depicts a
portrait of Cornelius Vermuyden rising from the sea, with the Dutch Cottage
landmark in the background. The design is a metaphor for the reclamation of
large parts of Canvey Island from the River Thames by this Dutch Engineer and
around 300 Dutchmen between 1621-23. It is an NVI stamp but has an Express
service indicated, the whole design is in a photogravure style.
1960s Nostalgia Christmas (8 December 2025)
Recalling childhood days of Christmas in the late 1950s and early
1960s, this pair of stamps are produced in a colourful cartoon or poster style
reminiscent of the period. They are NVI and no service is indicated either,
having a nominal service allocated for the holiday season. A single stamp will
be used for Standard delivery, and two stamps for Express or bicycle delivery.
In anticipation of World Local Post Day in January 2026, we have
produced a generic poster style stamp featuring a globe promoting the event. This
is an NVI stamp with no service indicated and is intended to be used on all
mail during the month of January.
First Day Covers
The issue of accompanying FDCs, First Day Issue Postcards and
other philatelic material for these new releases has yet to be decided.
Postmaster
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