Just like waiting for a bus, you stand around ages for one to come along then a bunch arrive all at once! When it comes to the end of year stamp releases for CILP it may seem that way too!
Due to circumstances that I will not go into just now, a number of issues have been concentrated into the last quarter of 2025, and here are our last two for December.
Cornelius Vermuyden (1 December)
Issued as part of our Heritage Series this 'Express' service stamp shows the Dutch Engineer Cornelius Vermuyden with the Dutch Cottage (1618) in the background. He was instrumental in reclaiming over a third of the present day Canvey Island from the River Thames along with around 300 of his countrymen between 1621-23. This large format stamp is a first for the CILP as this design was partly designed with AI assistance.
A First Day Cover (FDC28) and a First Day Issue Postcard (FDP20) have been produced to accompany the stamp release.
1960s Nostalgia Christmas (8 December)
This is only the second Christmas stamp issue in fifteen years for the CILP. These large format AI assisted design conjures the nostalgia of a 1960s holiday in a cartoon poster style and are entitled 'Choir' (CP080) and 'Postman' (CP081), a single stamp being valid for 'Standard' foot service, and two stamps are valid for 'Express' service.
A First Day Cover (FDC29) and First Day Postcard (FDP21) accompany the stamp issue.
All our available stamps and covers can be obtained from Alpha Thematics on Ebid UK.
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