St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly - Pulpit Rock - Geoffrey White real photo postcard
- Condition : Used
- Dispatch : 2 Days
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- ID# : 140691170
- Quantity : 1 item
- Views : 277
- Location : United Kingdom
- Seller : justthebook (+1690)
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- Start : Tue 30 Jun 2015 16:26:19 (EDT)
- Close : Run Until Sold
- Remain : Run Until Sold
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- Picture / Image: Pulpit Rock, St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly - real photo type
- Publisher: Geoffrey White, St. Mary's, Isles of Scilly
- Postally used: yes
- Stamp: 2&half d. red Wilding
- Postmark(s): St. Ives 19 Sep 1961 wavy line
- Sent to: Orford Avenue, Washington, Durham
- Notes / condition:
Please ask if you need any other information and I will do the best I can to answer.
Image may be low res for illustrative purposes - if you need a higher definition image then please contact me and I may be able to send one. No cards have been trimmed (unless stated).
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No additional charges for more than one postcard. You can buy as many postcards from me as you like and you will just pay the fee above once. Please wait for combined invoice. (If buying postcards with other things such as books, please contact or wait for invoice before paying).
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Outside UK: PayPal ONLY (unless otherwise stated) please. NO non-UK currency checks or money orders (sorry).
NOTE: All postcards are sent in brand new stiffened envelopes which I have bought for the task. These are specially made to protect postcards and you may be able to re-use them. In addition there are other costs to sending so the above charge is not just for the stamp!
I will give a full refund if you are not fully satisfied with the postcard.
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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information (internal links may not work) :
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St Mary's (Cornish: Ennor the mainland) is the largest island of the Isles of Scilly, an archipelago off the southwest coast of Cornwall in England.
The main town, Hugh Town (Cornish: Tre Huw), was sold to the inhabitants by the British crown in 1949. The rest of the island belongs to the Duchy of Cornwall. Other settlements on the island are Old Town, Porthloo, Holy Vale, Maypole, Rocky Hill and Telegraph.
The island became the home of British Prime Minister Harold Wilson and his final resting place after his death in 1995.
St. Mary's is the only island within the Isles of Scilly with a significant road network; in 2005 there were 619 cars and vans on St Mary's. The island also has taxis, Conducted Bus & Coach Tours, (Island Rover Coach Tours) and a privately owned & operated bus service. Vehicles on the islands are exempt from annual MOT tests.[1][2][3]
By air, the island is served by St. Mary's Airport. The following air services currently operate:
- Helicopter services, operated by British International Helicopters, from Penzance Heliport.[4] This service is due to cease all operations at the end of October 2012.
- Fixed-wing aircraft services, operated by Isles of Scilly Skybus, from Land's End, Newquay, Exeter, Bristol and Southampton.[5]
By sea, the Isles of Scilly Steamship Company provides a passenger and cargo service from Penzance, which is currently operated by the Scillonian III passenger ferry, supported by the Gry Maritha cargo vessel. The other islands are linked to St. Mary's by a network of inter-island launches.[6]
There has been an RNLI lifeboat station on St Mary's since 1837. The first two lifeboats were kept in a boathouse on the town beach at Hugh Town. Following closure in 1855 the lifeboat station was re-opened in 1874 and a boathouse was built on the beach at Porth Cressa. In 1899 a new boathouse and slipway were built at Carn Thomas and the first motor boat arrived in 1919.
The lifeboatmen of St Mary's have saved many lives in the dangerous seas around the islands, and many have been awarded bravery medals for their courage.
type=real photographic (rp)
city/ region=isles of scilly
period=post-war (1945-present)
postage condition=posted
number of items=single
size=standard (140x89 mm)
Listing Information
| Listing Type | Gallery Listing |
| Listing ID# | 140691170 |
| Start Time | Tue 30 Jun 2015 16:26:19 (EDT) |
| Close Time | Run Until Sold |
| Starting Bid | Fixed Price (no bidding) |
| Item Condition | Used |
| Bids | 0 |
| Views | 277 |
| Dispatch Time | 2 Days |
| Quantity | 1 |
| Location | United Kingdom |
| Auto Extend | No |
