Pabay Covers
Updated September 2007
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PC001. FDC. Illustrated cover 142 x 95mm. Front printed ' Isle of Pabay'. Europe 1962' Registered Blue Label R. No 1310. Blue Crayon cross Registration Marks. Indistinct front cancellation (Broadford). Three 3d Purple and one 1/3 Green National Productivity Year. Rear set of four Pabay Flower stamps 2½d Thistle, 3d Ragwort, 9d Ling., and 18d Flax. Note that the 18 pence designation is most unusual. (Normally 1/6) Blue Pabay c.d.s 5 Dec 1962. PRICE: £10.00*
PC002. FDC. As above but not registered. PRICE: £9.00*
PC003. FDC Illustrated Cover 142 x 95mm. Printed in Blue with Map of Pabay and text Isle of Pabay, Seamail Service to Skye. First Day Cover. Addressee also printed in Blue. Front One 3d Purple National Productivity Year. Broadford cancellation. Rear Pabay Flower Set (Thistle, Ragwort, Ling. and Flax) Cancelled Blue Pabay Round Cancellation 5 Dec 1962. PRICE: £7.00*
PC004. Illustrated Cover Envelope 142 x 95. Detail as
PC003 Front one 3d Red Cross Centenary with nice Broadford, Isle of Skye Royal
Mail cancellation. Rear one very rare Pabay Miniature Sheet 100 x 55mm 2/6 Water
Lilies. Fine Pabay round date stamp. 29 August 1963. PRICE: £10.00*
Illustrated Cover Envelope 142 x 95. Detail as
PC003 Front one 3d Red Cross Centenary with nice Broadford, Isle of Skye Royal
Mail cancellation. Rear one very rare Pabay Miniature Sheet 100 x 55mm 2/6 Water
Lilies. Fine Pabay round date stamp. 29 August 1963. PRICE: £10.00*
SOLD
PC005. As above (PC004). Good Royal Mail cancellation. Rear Wild Flowers (unnamed) four stamps Europa 1963. 3d Blue/Green Flower Blue Boarder, 6d Yellow/Red Flower Red Border, 9d Blue/Green Flower Aquamarine Border, 1/6 Green/Pink flower Green Border. Blue Pabay c.d.s 29 Aug 1963. PRICE: £5.00*
PC006. As above (PC005) but on rear Imperforated Flower set in miniature sheet label 123 x60mm with serial number 2158.Three round, blue Pabay circular date stamps 25 Oct 1963. PRICE: £5.00 *
PC007. Illustrated cover 165 x 115 mm On front in green a map of Europe with title Europa in box 55 x 80 mm. Superimposed a Hunting Horn and Flags of Europe and initials CEPT. 3d Red Cross Centenary Congress with double ring Royal Mail cancellation BROADFORD, ISLE OF SKYE 330. PM 29 AUG 63. On rear very rare Pabay miniature sheet 100 x 55mm 2/6 Water Lilies Two round blue Pabay cancellations 29 AUG 1963 PRICE: £6.00*
PC008. As PC007 but on rear set of Pabay Flower Stamps (unnamed) 3d Blue/Green flowers Blue border, 6d Yellow/Purple flowers Red border, 9d Blue/Green flowers Blue border and 1/6 Pink/Green flowers with Green border. PRICE:£9.00*
PC009. Illustrated Cover 165 x 115mm Printed in black CEPT symbol and Isle of Pabay, Local Mail to Skye EUROPA 1963. 3d Red Cross Centenary Congress with double ring Royal Mail -Broadford cancellation 9- AM 25 OC 63. On rear Pabay miniature sheet 125 x 60 with Flower set (imperforate) Three Pabay circular date stamps and one Royal Mail cancellation (as front) PRICE: £9.00*
PC010. Illustrated Cover 145 x 95 mm Printed in Blue ISLE OF PABAY, SEAMAIL SERVICE TO SKYE. FIRST DAY COVER. Addressee also printed in blue. Single ring Royal Mail cancellation BROADFORD, ISLE OF SKYE 16 SP 64. On rear Pabay Bird set, 3d Green Tern, 6d Yellow OysterCatcher, 9d Purple Eider Duck, 1/6 Ochre Gannet. Two blue Pabay circular date stamps 16 SEP 1964. EUROPA -1964 PRICE: £9.00 *
PC011.As PC010 on Front but on rear Pabay miniature sheet 100 x 60mm 2/6 EUROPA 1964. A charming Black and Green ink sketch showing Eider Ducks flying over the Island. One Pabay Cancellation Blue PRICE: £9.00*
PC012 As PC010 but with double ring Royal Mail cancellation 2.15 PM 22 SP 64. On rear Pabay Bird set but 3d Green Tern is a Bright Green PRICE: £9.00*
PC013. Front as PC010 but with single ring Royal Mail
cancellation with * in place of the time and 9 OC 64. Rear is Pabay miniature
sheet stamp 125 x 60mm showing the Bird set (imperforate) EUROPA 1964 with
serial number 0251. This Pabay item is very unusual PRICE: £9.00*
Front as PC010 but with single ring Royal Mail
cancellation with * in place of the time and 9 OC 64. Rear is Pabay miniature
sheet stamp 125 x 60mm showing the Bird set (imperforate) EUROPA 1964 with
serial number 0251. This Pabay item is very unusual PRICE: £9.00*
PC014. As PC013 but serial number is 0489 PRICE: £9.00*
PC015. Illustrated Cover 165 x 115mm Printed in blue with picture of boat and ISLE OF PABAY Local Mail EUROPA 1965. On front is Churchill 4d Brown and cds Royal Mail cancellation on rear is a Pabay miniature sheet 85 x 50 mm. 3/6 in Grey showing Grey Seals. PRICE: £8.00*
PC016 SOLD
PC017. DL Envelope Fawn with Pabay Otter Logo in Green. Pabay 50p
Amateur Radio Stamp (GM0PNS). Black Pabay cancellation 10 AUG 1992. FIRST DAY
COVER in Red. This is the first new Pabay stamp and FDC issued since 1985 and is
the start of the new owner's philatelic activities PRICE: £2.50
ALL SOLD
PC018. Large Illustrated Cover. 235 x 120mm. Coloured picture of three trees. Bearing text FIRST DAY OF ISSUE. ISLE OF PABAY. Eilean Phabaig. 1993 YEAR OF THE TREE. Only available with the four Year of the Tree Set showing the progress of the tree plantations on Pabay. 25p, 50p, 75p and £1.00. Cancelled with Pabay FDC 19 JUL 1993. PRICE: £5.00
PC019. Illustrated Cover White 160 x 115mm. Special cover issued by the Stamp Club of Hannut (Belgium) and sold from a Pabay 'Post Office' at the Hannut Stamp Fair 9 & 10 September 1995 in aid of the Belgian Red Cross. Front of envelope has printed in Red CROIX-ROUGE DE BELGIQUE and a large Red Cross SECTION LOCALE 317 Route de Namur, 33, HANNUT. 25p Year of the Tree Pabay Stamp cancelled with special Hannut strike with text Eilean Phabaigh-Oifig A'Phuist (Island of Pabay, Post Office) HANNUT 9 & 10 IX 95 surrounding Pabay Otter logo. Various English stamps in normal position cancelled Inverness 20 SEP 1995 with 'Have a break. Kit Kat' advert. On rear is repeat of HANNUT cancellation and Isle of Pabay black cancellation 20 SEP 1995. This cover will be of interest to collectors of Red Cross items. PRICE: £5.00
PC020. We believe that this the only philatelic record of the opening of the Skye Bridge. DL size Illustrated Cover bearing the Skye Bridge Logo, a map of Skye with an outline of the bridge superimposed and text SKYE BRIDGE in black and white. Below is text 'OPENING OF THE SKYE ROAD BRIDGE OCTOBER 16 TH 1995. Number xx from a Limited issue of 100. To left in black and white is the Pabay Otter logo. Set of four Year of the Tree stamps 25p, 50p, 75p and £1 with Pabay circular black cancellation 16 OCT 1995. Left hand top corner Scottish definitive 25p Red with Royal Mail Packet date stamp (34mm dia) KYLE ROSS-SHIRE 16 OCT 1996 2- PM. This is a unique record and only a few remain. PRICE: £10.00
PC021. DL White Envelope. With the Coastguard Association Pabay Stamp £1.00 + 50p plus the £1.00 Year of the Tree stamp. Pabay First Day of Issue cancellation in black 27 May 1998. Scottish 26p Brown definitive with Royal Mail cancellation INVERNESS 6 PM 29 MAY 1998 and advertising slogan M&B, MEN IN BLACK. PRICE: £2.50
PC022. DL White Envelope. With Amateur Radio GM3VLPB/P special Pabay
30p stamp. Printed in Red, with map of the Island and callsign GM3VLB/P plus
Lat. and Long Co-ordinates 57 16.7W 05 51.5W and IOSA (Islands on the Air
EU008). Top left white box with black text IOSA NH11-Islands of Scotland on the
Air Reference Number. PRICE: £2.00 ALL SOLD
VERY EARLY FDC FROM PABAY
PC 023. Large White A5+ envelope. On front 3d National Productivity Year Blue with Black cds BROADFORD -ISLE OF SKYE. On the rear Cross Gutter Set of the first Pabay Flower set. 2½d Thistle, 3d Ragwort, 9d Ling., and 18d Flax. Blue cds ISLE OF PABAY SKYE 5 DEC 1962. Onlty very few of this rare item are available £20.00
PC024. DL envelope with 5/- Pabay Pekinese Min Sheet overprinted Emergency Strike Post International Mail. Franked on envelope SOUTHAMPTON Emergency Strike
Post International Mail 10 FEB 1971. Posted in France bearing 0.50c French
definitive with Black French cds LE HAVRE 16H 45 11-2 1971 SEUNE-MARITIME.
£5.00* ALL SOLD
PC025. As above but with Pabay Basenji, 5d Spaniel and 1/3 Whippet Overprinted Strike Post. French cds is at 13H 10-2 1971. Addition of Red strike THE GREAT POST OFFICE STRIKE. £5.00*
PC026. As above but with Churchill Set 6d, 2/-, 2/6 and 5/- Overprinted Emergency Strike Post International Mail.SOLD £5.00*
PC027. Bottlenose Whales. Special stamps to mark the very rare visit of Bottlenose Whales to Pabay in 1998. Limited issue of 100 only. Special stamp showing two whales cavorting in Broadford Bay. (Face Value £5.00) Scottish Green 20p definitive with cds PORTREE ISLE OF SKYE . This is the first time that cancellation showing ISLE OF SKYE has appeared on Pabay stamps since the Post Office at Broadford ceased cancellations in 1982. £2.50
PC028. Bottlenose Whales. Mini Sheet 85 x 50mm DL Envelope. Scottish Brown 26p Definitive postmarked KYLE -ROSS-SHIRE 8th April . Paby FDC Cancel (Blue) 8th April 1999 £2.00
PC029. Multi-coloured 40 x 55mm Special stamp showing districts of Scotland to record the Scottish Elections. DL Size with printing at bottom left in black " Elections for the New Scottish Parliament the first since the Act of Union in 1707. Brown Scottish 26p definitive postmarked (machine) 6th May. Pabay FDC Cancel 6th May 1999 Blue £2.00
PC030. Three Colour Special Stamp on white DL sized envelope to record the special Amateur Radio Call sign 2S0PNS issued by the Radio Communications Authority for a short period (6th May -31 July 1999) to Scottish Radio Amateurs to record the Scottish Elections and Parliament.. Green 20p Scottish definitive. Pabay FDC Cancellation 1st June 1999 (Blue) £2.50
PC031. Colour Stamp on white DL sized Envelope to record the installation of a 6kW Wind Generator on the Island. Contiuing Pabay's commitment to renewable energy. Pabay FDC Cancellation 1st June 1999 £3.50
PC032. Multi colour stamp on DL sized envelope. To mark the use of Helicopters to bring Freight and Mail to Pabay. Pabay FDC Cancellation 1st June 1999 £2.50
PC033 Multi colour promotional stamp showing Ptarmigan guesthouse at Broadford. DL size envelope. Pabay FDC Cancellation 1st June 1999 £2.50
PC034. Royal Bank of Scotland new £1.00 shows an image of the Church of Scotland Assembly Hall. FDC on 1st July records the official opening of the Scottish Parliament. £2.50
PC035. DL Best Quality White Envelope. Royal Mail Handstamp 5th Oct Robert the Bruce Stamp (Soldiers Tale). Pabay 25p 'Sword' Stamp. FDC Pabay cancellation. £1.50
PC036.The Pabay Millennium Issue featuring the new Pabay £2.00 Stamp 'Orders of Creation. A high quality DL envelope with the Pabay Otter logo at the bottom left. The 26p Scottish definitive (Lion of Scotland) stamp will be cancelled for the first time using the official Royal Mail Pabay postmark. £3.00
PC037 Millennium Postmarks. Two 26p Scottish Definitive with Greenwich Posts Marks 31.12.99 and 01-01-2000 and two Pabay Knotted Wrack stamps with Pabay cancellations for the respective dates. £2.00
PC038 6th January 2000.This features the new 26p Millennium NVI Definitive together with the Pabay 25p 'definitive'. The Royal Mail stamp will be cancelled with the new Pabay post-mark whilst the Pabay stamp will have a CDS in blue. £1.50
PC038/1 As above but with British Philatelic Bureau Edinburgh cancellation on Royal Mail Stamps. £1.50
PC039 'Above and Beyond' FDC 18-01-00. with Pabay Royal Mail cancellation on the full set of the new Royal Mail Stamps and the New Pabay £1.00 Oystercatcher Stamp. £5.50
PC040 as PC039 but with the British Philatelic Bureau, Edinburgh cancellation on the full set of the new Royal Mail Stamps and the New Pabay £1.00 Oystercatcher Stamp. £6.50
PC041/A DL Envelope with Pabay Logo and the four current (as Feb 2000) Scottish Definitives and 25p Pabay Knotted Wrack Stamp. This is NOT a First Day Cover £3.50
PC041. New Pabay £1.00 Stamp depicting the town of Broadford by Andrea Hall, a local Skye artist. New Scottish £0.65 definitive. Pabay First Day of Issue Cancellation and Special Royal Mail Handstamp on definitive stamp (6730 Single date 25th April). A high quality white DL envelope bearing Pabay Logo. PRICE: £2.50.
PC042 Only 10 produced. As above but the £0.65 definitive is cancelled with the special single date hand stamp (FD 0006 DEF 25th April) PRICE: £4.00*
PC043 New Pabay £2.00 Stamp , second in the series of Celtic mythology showing original paintings by Skye artist Pamela Budge. Pabay First Day Issue Cancelletaion and Pabay variable date Royal Mail cancellation on First Class Scottish definitive.Price: £.4.50
PC044 Broadford 2000 Cover. Stamp shows Beinn na Callich the 724m mountain climbed by Alan Cope 10 times on 15th July 2000. Pabay First Day of Issue cancellation and Royal Mail Pabay Handstamp on Scottish definitive. PRICE £2.50
PC045 Limited issue of 50 only PC044 signed by Alan Cope PRICE £5.00
PC046 Special FDC designed by GB covers and issued as a joint venture with Pabay to record the 10th Anniversary of Tree Planting on Pabay. New Royal Mail 65p 'Forests of Scotland' with special Royal Mail Handstamp together with Pabay £1.00 Year of Tree Stamp overprinted '10th Anniversary of Tree Planting' PRICE £8.00
PC047 Only 10 produced. Set of Tree Stamps overprinted "10th Anniversary Tree Planting". and cancelled with the Pabay First Day of Issue (1st Aug ) handstamp. The Cover also has the full set of the new Royal Mail Tree and Life issue cancelled with the Pabay Royal Mail handstamp 6444 positioned in the centre of the Royal Mail set. DL High Quality White Envelope. PRICE £5.00
PC048 Only 20 produced. As above but with Two Royal Mail Handstamps (6444) One central and one to the right of the Tree and Life set. PRICE £5.00
PC049 Only 10 produced. £1.00 Tree Stamp overprinted and cancelled with the Pabay First Day of Issue Handstamp. £0.65 Forests of Scotland Stamp hand cancelled with the Pabay Handstamp 6444 High Quality DL Envelope PRICE £2.50
Some older covers recentley aquired
PC050 1963 Registered Mail with Blue Registration Label. Printed Logo CEPT Isle of Pabay, Local Mail to Skye. 3 x 3d 1963 1x 1/3 Red Cross Centenary Congress Cancelled Broadford .On Rear Numbered Pabay Mini Sheet of 3d, 6d, 9d and 1/6 Flowers EUROPA 1963. Pabay Cancel 5 OCT 1963 £6.00
PC051 1963 Registered Mail with Blue Registration Label. Printed Logo CEPT Isle of Pabay,. 2 x 3d 1963 1x Red Cross Centenary Congress and 1 x 6d Paris Postal Conference Centenary cancelled Broadford .On Rear Numbered Pabay Flower Set 3d, 6d, 9d and 1/6 Flowers EUROPA 1963. Pabay Cancel 29 AUG 1963 £6.00
PC052 as PC051 but with rare Pabay 2/6 Mini Sheet Water Lillies £7.00
PC053 Registered Mail with Blue Registration Label. Printed picture of Boat. ISLE OF PABAY EUROPA 1964. 9d International Botanical Congress and 1/6 Shakespeare Festival. Broadford Postmark. On Rear rare Pabay Mini Sheet Wild Geese 2/6. Cancelled Pabay 16 SEP 1964 £6.00
PC054 as PC053 but on rear full set of Pabay Birds 3d, 6d, 9d and 1/6. £7.00
PC055 as PC053 but 1/6 Shakespeare stamp is replaced by 1/6 20th International Geogrphical Congress. On Rear Pabay numbered Mini Sheet Bird Set Europa 1964 Cancelled Pabay 9 OCT 1964 £6.00
Covers from 2000 onwards
PC056 (FDC 25th December 2000) Christmas 2000 FDC with the Pabay Smiler(TM) stamp and the Pabay Christmas stamp £6.00 each
PC057 (FDC 31st December 2000) Last day of the use of the year 2000 Pabay Royal Mail handstamp. Scottish 1st Class definitive and the Pabay 25p Knotted Wrack. £2.00 each
PC058 (FDC 1st January 2001) New Pabay Stamp Flowers of Friendship and Scottish 1st Class definitive. Pabay stamp cancelled with the Pabay FDC cancel and the Royal Mail stamp cancelled with the new Royal Mail Pabay handstamp (Ref 7136) £3.50 each
PC059 (FDC 13th March 2001) Pabay Set of 4 Seasons Stamps cancelled with Pabay First Day of Issue handstamp. Set of the Royal Mail Weather Stamps hand cancelled with special postmark FD0108. A5 White envelope specially printed with clouds on front. £5.00 each
PC060 (FDC 14th April 2001) Pabay Submarine Stamp cancelled with Pabay First Day of Issue handstamp. Full set of the Royal Mail 'Submarine ' Set hand cancelled with special postmark FD0110. DL White envelope specially printed with outline of Valiant Class Submarine. £3.50
PC061 FDC 15th May 2001 records the winner of the Design a Stamp for Pabay Competition in association with the IOSF.The cover has the new stamp (PS201) and the Pabay First Day of Issue hand stamp.The Scottish 27p definitive is used and cancelled with the special Pabay Handstamp 7136 £3.50
PC062 Flowers of Ske FDC £3.50
PC063Golden Jubilee FDC £3.50
PC064 Coastline FDC £3.60
PC065 Letter Box FDC £3.50 / PC065A with all 5 Royal Mail Letter box Stamps £6.50
PC066 Queen Mother Memorial £3.50
PC066/A as PC066 but with full set of Royal Mail Queen Mother stamps. £5.00
PC067 GQ0PNS. Amateur Radio. £3.50
PC068 Commonwealth Games £3.00
PC072 Amateur Radio 5 Mhz Issue £1.25
PC075 More Winning Entries Stamp Competition £3.50
PC075 More Winning Entries Stamp Competition £3.50
PC076 Niamh Celtic Goddess of Love £3.50
PC077 New Scottish £0.40 Stamp £2.50
PC078 Pottery FDC (Edenbane Pottery) £5.00
PC081 Scottish Parliament Building £3.50
PC083 Removal of Skye Bridge Tolls £5.00
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