Herm Island

Herm Island is in the English Channel off the coast of Guernsey and is a part of Guernsey.

Extremely limited postal service was provided by the British post office from 1925 until 1938. It was then occupied along with the rest of the Channel Islands from June 1940 to May 1945.  File:Herm pigeon.jpg|1/- pigeon mail stamp. File:Herm arms.jpg|6d definitive, year unknown. File:Herm Europa.jpg|1963 11d Europa. 
 * In may 1949, a 1/- local stamp was produced for mail to Guernsey carried by homing pigeons. It only lasted from May to December of that year, perhaps when telephone service to Guernsey was begun.
 * In 1954, a set of triangle stamps were issued for local post service to Guernsey. As was the rule, additional British postage was needed for carriage beyond.
 * A conservative issue policy followed in contrast with various bogus local posts for islands with no inhabitants.
 * In 1969, Guernsey opened its own post office on Herm, and ended the local post.

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