Description: This distinctive philatelic item is a £1 denomination carriage label issued by Davaar Island, a small tidal land mass located off the east coast of Scotland's Kintyre peninsula. The graphic layout features a full-color studio photograph of actress Julie Goodyear in character as the bold, glamorous barmaid and landlady Bet Gilroy (formerly Bet Lynch) from ITV’s long-running serial, Coronation Street. Styled in her signature high-volume blonde beehive hairstyle, oversized statement earrings, and a bold pink blazer, she is set against a solid sky-blue backdrop. The top-left corner integrates the traditional Davaar local post logo encircled by Scottish bluebell floral illustrations, while a deep purple banner along the base highlights the program's landmark broadcast anniversary.
Circa: 1995
Condition: MNH
Notes:
This piece belongs to an extensive, highly specialized category of philately known as Cinderella stamps, which lack official government postage status but hold significant niche value. While Davaar Island originally established a legitimate local postal service in 1964 using a boatman to transport mail to the mainland post office in Campbeltown, by the mid-1980s and 1990s, the island heavily transitioned into producing vibrant, thematic souvenir sheets explicitly targeted at topical collectors. This particular release honors the 35th anniversary of Coronation Street, which debuted on British television screens in December 1960.