Local Posts: Easdale Island, Scotland
Sept 6, 2017 2:15:57 GMT
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Post by Anping on Sept 6, 2017 2:15:57 GMT
I have at last located my colour separation sheets of Easdale. But first, a brief introduction to the island:
It appears to be a rather attractive place, as can be seen on the island website entitled : eilean eisdeal ?
There are five colour separation printings plus the final product, which are all imperforate. I've only shown one colour separation; the grey-blue followed by the 'issued' final printing.
As can be seen there must have been a strong affiliation with Hong Kong and their previous governors
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Each 10p 'label' depicts one of the governors who represented the colony, from the first in 1843 to the last in 1997.
Here is a cropped image showing the 28th and final governor of Hong Kong; Chris Patten. The British government handed control of Hong Kong back to China on the 1st July 1997. For a supposed local post issue, these are actually quite good quality:
Easdale Island is the smallest permanently-inhabited island of the Inner Hebrides, off Scotland's west coast. Situated in the Firth of Lorn, about 15 miles south of Oban, Argyll, it covers an area of less than 10 hectares but has a permanent population of about 60, plus a similar number who own residential property and visit regularly. Many visiting residents live in other parts of Scotland but have ancestral connections going back several generations.
It appears to be a rather attractive place, as can be seen on the island website entitled : eilean eisdeal ?
There are five colour separation printings plus the final product, which are all imperforate. I've only shown one colour separation; the grey-blue followed by the 'issued' final printing.
As can be seen there must have been a strong affiliation with Hong Kong and their previous governors
:Each 10p 'label' depicts one of the governors who represented the colony, from the first in 1843 to the last in 1997.
Here is a cropped image showing the 28th and final governor of Hong Kong; Chris Patten. The British government handed control of Hong Kong back to China on the 1st July 1997. For a supposed local post issue, these are actually quite good quality: