Original 1929 Lundy Island UK 1 Puffin PCGS MS64RD Martin Coles Harman

Description

This fresh looking
Original 1929 Lundy Island UK 1 Puffin
is certified and graded
PCGS MS64RD.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lundy
is an English island in the
Bristol Channel
. It forms part of the district of
Torridge
in the county of
Devon
.
About 3 miles (5 kilometres) long and
5
⁄
8
mi (1 km) wide, Lundy has had a long and turbulent history, frequently changing hands between the British crown and various usurpers. In the 1920s, one self-proclaimed king,
Martin Harman
, tried to issue his own coinage and was fined by the
House of Lords
. In 1941, two German
Heinkel He 111
bombers crash landed on the island, and their crews were captured. In 1969, Lundy was purchased by British millionaire
Jack Hayward
, who donated it to the National Trust. It is managed by the
Landmark Trust
, a conservation charity that derives its income from day trips and holiday lettings. As of 2007, the island had a population of 28.
As a steep, rocky island, often shrouded by fog, Lundy has been the scene of many shipwrecks, and the remains of its old lighthouse installations are of both historic and scientific interest. Its present-day lighthouses are fully automated, one of them solar-powered.
Lundy has a rich bird life, as it lies on major migration routes, and attracts many vagrant as well as indigenous species. It also boasts a variety of marine habitats, with rare seaweeds, sponges and corals. In 2010, the island became Britain's first Marine Conservation Zone.
In summer, visitors reach Lundy by boat from
Bideford
or
Ilfracombe
, and in winter by helicopter from
Hartland Point
. Kayakers can also kayak to the island. A local tourist curiosity is the special "Puffin" postage stamp, a category known by philatelists as "local carriage labels",
a collectors' item.
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