Description: This colorful promotional postage stamp features a split design presented on a solid purple background. The upper left-hand quadrant holds a circular photographic portrait of the actor William Roache portraying his legendary character Ken Barlow, smiling warmly in a dark suit jacket and tie. The right-hand side depicts a stylized cartoon composition consisting of a classic dark slate school chalkboard displaying the chalked basic addition formula "4 + 2 = 6", positioned behind a deep-red retro satchel briefcase and a leaning green school ruler. The top right boundary displays the bold sans-serif text "GUGH / Scilly Isles" in white lettering, while a clean "50p" denomination sits positioned in the bottom left corner. The base of the border is cleanly inscribed with a two-line caption reading "CORONATION STREET / 35th ANNIVERSARY / Ken Barlow - William Roache". The perfectly crisp edges and absence of ink cancellations show that this piece remains in an uncancelled, mint condition state.
Circa: 1995
Condition: Mint
Notes:
Like Gairsay’s fantasy issues, the Gugh Scilly Isles stamps were privately produced collector novelties, often marketed through British philatelic magazines in the 1980s-90s. They’re not official Royal Mail issues but were adored by fans of British television and pop culture for their charm and wit.