CILP 15th Anniversary Issues!

Today is our 15th Anniversary! To mark the event we are issuing a celebratory stamp, a First Day Cover, Maxi Card, and Commemorative Cover. As usual these are all limited editions and modern local post collectors are encouraged to order their copies without delay.

Our new stamp (CP074) is a multicoloured celebration featuring a montage of CILP stamps on a stamp and our motto, ‘By Hand & Bicycle’.

 

CP074

A First Day Cover bearing a se-tenant pair of stamps (FDC26), and a Maxi Card with two stamps affixed (FDP18) have been released to accompany this issue. A limited edition Anniversary Commemorative Cover (CPC8) bearing stamps from CILP’s 10th and 15th Anniversaries, has also been released featuring two CP041 triangular stamps, and a single CP074 stamp.

As a bonus to all our supporters we are offering an across the board discount of 15% for 30 days on all CILP listings from Alpha Thematics. 

For modern local post collectors who just wish to have a representative selection of CILP stamps for their collection, we are also offering a packet of 15 different stamps at a generously discounted price, plus shipping!

All our available stamps and covers are available from Alpha Thematics on Ebid UK.

Join our celebration! Thank you for your support over the past fifteen years!

Postmaster

 

B-17 "Heavenly Body II" Flying Fortress Issue

B-17 "Heavenly Body II" Stamp

The CILP is pleased to announce the release of a single stamp design on 19 June, 2015, entitled “Heavenly Body II”.

It is a direct tribute to the aircrews of two B-17 Flying Fortresses of the 379^th Bomb Group, 8^th USAAF which collided in mid-air approaching Canvey Island whilst returning from a mission to destroy V-1 sites in France on 19 June, 1944. Indirectly it honours all USAAF aircrews operating from England during WWII.

© 2015 CILP

The stamp issue is named after the nickname of one of the aircraft, B-17 42-97942. The other B-17 involved was the un-named 44-6133. Eleven men died in the incident and seven survived, some of whom came ashore on Canvey Island.

The stamp features a B-17 on an airfield in England, showing the 1^st Division, 8^th USAAF yellow triangle tail marking. The 379^th was an element of the 1^st Division but the aircraft in the image is actually from another 1^st Division element, the 525^th Bomb Group.

The CILP has produced a limited edition 270 horizontal stamps measuring 59x20mm. All stamps are perforated and gummed.

First Day Cover and FDI Postcard

An associated limited edition of 12 First Day Covers has also been produced. Each cover bears a pair of stamps with hand-struck FDI cancel.  The cover measures 162x114mm and features the 8th USAAF patch and has a detailed card insert describing the incident.

© 2015 CILP

Six 'First Day Issue' postcards were also produced using the Dutch Cottage Heritage Postcard #1. They bear a single stamp on the reverse with a hand-struck FDI cancellation.

Buy Canvey Local Post Stamps

Early purchase of this issue is recommended as it is anticipated it will be popular with aircraft and military collectors in addition to Cinderella fans, especially the FDCs and FDI postcards.

Collectors may obtain this and previous issues (subject to availability) from Alpha Thematics at http://alpha-thematics.ebid.net (under menu section ‘Cinderella’)