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Is there a catalog that lists them, do they have a value?
Many thanks for help
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There are catalogues that list these cinderella items. They are collectable (I have quite a few myself). However there are those that look down on collectors of such material as about 95% of these islands are uninhabited and none of these "stamps" have any postal validity.
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Thank you so much Martyn
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Many of those islands are animal/bird sanctuaries. Sales of the labels for the islands usually go to supporting the sanctuaries.
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I get excited whenever I see references to the island of Staffa but sadly not when I see the labels.
Here's something I posted here some years ago (and repeated two years ago!):
"Staffa is a wonderful island but it is small and uninhabited, and not many tourists land there.
I saw it in 1974 at the age of 14 from the deck of the old paddle-steamer, the King George V. I remember vividly how impressed I was when I saw the memorial plaque on the ship recording her part in the rescue of the BEF from Dunkirk (75 years ago this week).
I also remember being excited seeing the basalt pillars on the island and the entrance to Fingal's cave.
Great memories."
I hope to see the island again but I'm afraid the labels were just another of Clive Feigenbaum's money-making schemes.
I believe he was also responsible for the Eynhallow issues.
Here's a quick biography of the man from Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clive_Feigenbaum
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There are catalogues that list these cinderella items. They are collectable (I have quite a few myself). However there are those that look down on collectors of such material as about 95% of these islands are uninhabited and none of these "stamps" have any postal validity.
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Many of those islands are animal/bird sanctuaries. Sales of the labels for the islands usually go to supporting the sanctuaries.
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I get excited whenever I see references to the island of Staffa but sadly not when I see the labels.
Here's something I posted here some years ago (and repeated two years ago!):
"Staffa is a wonderful island but it is small and uninhabited, and not many tourists land there.
I saw it in 1974 at the age of 14 from the deck of the old paddle-steamer, the King George V. I remember vividly how impressed I was when I saw the memorial plaque on the ship recording her part in the rescue of the BEF from Dunkirk (75 years ago this week).
I also remember being excited seeing the basalt pillars on the island and the entrance to Fingal's cave.
Great memories."
I hope to see the island again but I'm afraid the labels were just another of Clive Feigenbaum's money-making schemes.
I believe he was also responsible for the Eynhallow issues.
Here's a quick biography of the man from Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clive_Feigenbaum
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