This service is aimed at collectors who wish to obtain cancelled CILP stamps, including First Day Issue events, on personally addressed covers previously sent to the CILP.
All fees charged for the service will be used to finance the
Canvey Island Local Post, stamp production, its website, and associated services,
and to ensure its viability for the future.
How Do I Get Personally Addressed Cancelled
Covers?
There are two service options.
Service ‘A’ :
(Standard cds and First Day Issue cancellations)
You should prepare a self-addressed envelope(s) and affix a UK
postage stamp of your choice which is sufficient for the size and weight of the
envelope(s) you are sending.
Please note, there is a maximum of two CILP stamps allowed per
envelope due to space restrictions, and to ensure it complies with Royal Mail
postal regulations.
If your order includes a First Day Issue cancellation, please
ensure your cover reaches us at least 10 days before the new stamp issue date.
Read our Service Fees below to ensure you understand
the fees we will charge. We only accept payment via PayPal.
Instruct us by email as to which CILP stamp(s) you wish to be
affixed to your envelope(s). Use CILP reference numbers as shown on our
‘Collector Checklist’ page.
We will then confirm we accept your order and advise you where
to send your cover(s) and provide an Order Reference Number, and an estimate of
the service fees.
Please email the CILP Cover Service when you send your packet containing your envelope(s). Include
a note to confirm which CILP stamps you would like to be affixed to your
cover(s) using CILP reference numbers as requested above, and your Order
reference Number.
When we receive your covers, CILP will send you an email invoice
listing the actual service fees due and advise where to send your payment. Please
pay by PayPal (no account is required).
Once we have received your payment, we will service your
covers and send a confirmation email.
Your covers will then be returned through the Royal Mail
postal service (unless you have selected Service ‘B’).
Service ‘B’ :
(Standard cds and First Day Issue cancellations)
As for Service ‘A,’ but you do not need to affix Royal Mail
stamps to your covers unless you wish to.
Your covers will be serviced and returned under separate cover
and not individually through the Royal Mail postal service.
This will be done using Royal Mail Tracked 48 service and has
the advantage of protecting your cover(s) from damage sometimes inflicted on
mail by Royal Mail sorting machines.
This method has an additional fee for the Tracked 48 service.
You Need To Know
Your serviced covers will be carried by CILP and sent to you
via the Royal Mail through their postal system (Service ‘A’) or returned under
separate cover (Service ‘B’) if this service is requested.
We will endeavour to service and deposit your covers with the
Royal Mail within 4 working days.
CILP will service your covers after receipt of payment.
Serviced covers returned under separate cover by CILP will be
sent by UK Royal Mail Tracked 48 service.
CILP accepts no responsibility for covers lost or damaged
within the UK postal service, either sent to us, or despatched by us.
Service Fees
The following fees apply in addition to the price of CILP
stamps selected.
First Serviced Cover = £1.50
Second and subsequent Serviced Covers = £1 each
Returning UK Stamped Self-Addressed Serviced Covers through
Royal Mail service = Nil
Returning FDI and/or standard Serviced Covers under separate cover (up to max 750g) by Royal Mail Tracked 48 Service = £2.80
(Tracked 48 price as of March 2025 - subject to price increase by Royal Mail).
Coverage
This service is only currently available to UK addresses.
Guarantee
If we consider a cover has been mis-struck or spoilt by cancellations
applied by us, we will not charge for the service or the CILP stamps used. The
cover will be returned to you and our fees for the affected item will be refunded.*
If you are not satisfied with any Serviced Cover we return to
you, and you notify us within 14 days of the cancellation date on the cover, we
offer a no quibble guarantee to refund the fees for the cover(s) affected
including CILP stamps.*
* (This excludes any packing materials, envelopes and Royal
Mail postage stamps or printed postage labels used by you. And damage caused in
the Royal Mail postal system to covers which is beyond our control).
Email canveypost@gmail.com
Please include subject heading ‘Cover Service.’
Postmaster
CILP
07 March 2025
