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

 

It's Almost Our Anniversary!

Reminder: Just three days to go until our official 15th Anniversary and next stamp issue! Along with our celebratory stamp, we will be issuing FDCs and Maxi Cards, plus we will be offering some discounted deals on Alpha Thematics on Ebid UK!

Time for Collecting!

 As October's nights draw-in quicker each evening as we enter the Autumn (Fall) in the Northern Hemisphere, it's time to dust-off stamp collections and stock books, including Local Posts and Cinderella stamps!

Off course, CILP stamps should be represented in your collection, so visit our philatelic agent Alpha Thematics, and grab yourself an issue or two. 

Our next stamp issue will be on 10 November 2025, marking our 15th anniversary and I hope you will join us in celebrating our birthday. We also plan to offer some discounted special deals to collectors to mark the event.

Postmaster

"Victory 1945" Commemorative Cover

CILP has released a limited edition Commemorative Cover (CPC7) on 15 August 2025 to celebrate the Allied victory in 1945 and the end of the Second World War. It Bears both our VE Day and VJ Day 80th Anniversary stamps with their respective First Day Issue cancellations of 8th May 2025 and 15 August 2025, this cover is a unique collectible that will never be repeated. Only ten covers have been produced.

Obtain your unique cover (without red proof lines) from  Alpha Thematics on Ebid UK.

Postmaster

New Issue: VJ Day 80th Anniversary 1945-2025

The CILP is delighted to announce the release of its VJ Day 80th Anniversary stamp issue on 15 August 2025.

CP073

The stamp shows celebrating ground crews of No.365 Squadron RAF based on the Cocos Keeling Islands in the Pacific on 14th August 1945, on hearing the news of the imminent surrender of Imperial Japanese forces on the 15th August. An American built B-24 Liberator bomber can be seen in the background.

FDP15 Maxi Card

The stamp issue is accompanied by the release of a First Day Cover (FDC25) and Maxi Card (FDP17). The Maxi Card has a stamp affixed on the obverse and reverse, both with First Day Issue cancellation. 

FDC25 FDC

In addition, a Commemorative Cover (CPC7) entitled 'Victory 1945', bearing both the VE Day and VJ Day 80th Anniversary stamps with their respective First Day Issue cancellations, has been produced.

CILP stamps and covers (without red proof lines) are available from our agent, Alpha Thematics on Ebid UK.

Postmaster