Canvey Island Local Post celebrates laundry delivery and postmaster’s ancestors

England’s Canvey Island Local Post last month issued a new local post stamp with a close connection to the post’s operator. According to an official announcement, the £1 stamp captioned “Laundry Delivery circa 1930” depicts CILP’s postmaster’s maternal grandmother and great-grandfather with the horse-drawn cart they used to make their deliveries.

The stamp was issued July 25.

Canvey Island Local Post also produced a first day cover and maxicard for the new stamp.

Of note is the “Travelling Local Post” cancellation near the top of the postcard pictured above. That postmark was introduced July 24, the day before the Laundry Delivery stamp was released, for use on mail that is carried to mainland England instead of being posted normally on Canvey Island itself.

For more information about this and other issues, you can visit the Canvey Island Local Post website.

Published 2025-08-25