List of people on stamps of Lundy

List of people on stamps of Lundy

This is a list of people who have appeared on the postage stamps of Lundy. Dates given are the first year a person was featured on a stamp from Lundy.

This list is complete through 2006.

*Prince Andrew, Duke of York (1977)
*Anne, Princess Royal (1977)
*Alessandro Anzani (1954), Italian engine maker
*Louis Blériot (1954), French aviation pioneer
*Charles, Prince of Wales (1977)
*Winston Churchill (1965), English statesman
*Prince Edward, Earl of Wessex (1977)
*Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (1977)
*Eric Bloodaxe (1955), second king of Norway
*Benjamin Franklin (1976), American diplomat and scientist
*Felix W. Gade (1978), postmaster of Lundy
*Martin Coles Harman (2004), owner of Lundy Island, 1924-1954
*Hudson Grosett Heaven (1972), reverend and owner of Lundy Island, 1883-1916
*Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (1977)
*William Shakespeare (1964), English poet and playwright
*George Washington (1976), U.S. president

References

*Puffin Stamps. "Stamps of Lundy Island." Fourth edition. Ilfracombe, Devon, England: Puffin Stamps, 2003. ISBN 0-95-332381-1
*Jost, Alfred & Ralph Phillips. "British Locals. Part I [CD-ROM] " (title from CD-ROM label). [S.l.] : British Locals Philatelic Agency, 2003.
*Rosen, Gerald. "Catalogue of British Local Stamps." London: B.L.S.C. Publishing, 1978?

See also

*Lundy

External links

* [http://www.silverdalen.se/stamps/lundy/lundy_cat.htm Lundy Stamps Catalogue by Anders Backman]


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