Previous stamp issues

Acairseid Mhor is Church Cave or Giants Cave, as it is also known. Before the Island Church was built in 1878 the Islanders worshipped in this cavern andeven after they had a church it was still the custom to have babies baptised in the cave. The entrance is like a large Gothic arch and there is a low stone pillar which was used as a pulpit. Beside it is a depression in the stone fed by drips of water from the cave roof and this served as a font. Rows of stones were used as pews by the congregation.
(£0.75 Ref: RS003)

First Day Cover
The DL sized envelope has an image of the map of Rona and the Rona stamps are hand cancelled with the Rona First Day of Issue postmark. The Royal Mail. Scottish First Class Stamp is used and will be cancelled Portree, Isle of Skye.

The stamps are priced at £2.50 for the set. Plus P&P

The FDC is priced at £5.00 Plus P&P

SECOND EDITION 2003

These Second Edition stamps were issued on the 1st of August 2003 to coincide with the delivery of our new GR post box situated at the Pier at Big Harbour, Rona.

Four sets of four stamps are on one perforated sheet. Cost is £10.00 per mint set inc p&p. Individual sets/stamps are available.

Address: Bill Cowie
                 Rona Lodge
                 Isle of Rona
                 Portree, Skye
                 IV51 9RA



			Previous stamp issues 2006 Launched on the 1st of January 2006 to celebrate the fantastic range of wildlife which inhabits Rona and the seas around the island. A set of 9 pictures with the ever present otter as the centrepiece. Recent years have seen a fabulous increase in activity during the summer months with visiting Dolphins, whales and basking sharks feeding on the abundant food. Full sheets of 2006 stamps available for £5.00 for the sheet + P&P UK/Europe £2.00. Other/world £2.50. Contact ronalodge@tiscali.co.uk - Click for postal details. PAYPAL is now available from our email address. We would like to thank Bob McMillan of skye-birds.com and Jon Pear for their help and photographs.









			2004 The second issue of Isle of Rona local carriage stamps was issued on the 1^st of May 2004. They feature four popular stories/legends of Rona copied from original artwork by Rebecca Ellis, from Knutsford, Cheshire. A first Day Cover is also issued featuring a new GR post-box presented to the Island by Royal Mail. This box has been mounted on the new jetty at Big Harbour. The cost of the set of stamps is £2.50 + p&p A First Day Cover is £5.00 + p&p Both FDC and set of stamps £8.00 + p&p Postage and packing as above. 2003 The set of 4 stamps and first day cover were issued from the Island of Rona for the first time on 1st of May 2003. These stamps were issued to celebrate the beginning of a new era in Rona’s history where we wish to welcome people to enjoy Rona’s unique atmosphere. With our new facilities and network of paths The Island of Rona is now a much more open place to visit. Rona Highland Fold: Established in 1996, Highland Cattle have been re-introduced to the Island of Rona. A pedrigree breeding herd is gradually being built up with original stock from the Ardbhan Fold, North Uist. The Highland Cattle are a valuable asset to the ongoing woodland regeneration of Rona and compliments the traditional agricultural practice of grazing cattle in the Highland woodlands. (£0.25 Ref RS001) Caol Rona:Caol Rona is the name of the Kyle between Rona and Raasay, it is also the name of the last township at the end of Raasay. Norman Cumming was once the postman for Rona. Twice a week he would go down to North Arnish to pick up the mail. If he had more than 35lbs to carry his son would get paid as assistant postman. They carried the mail strapped to their backs. Twice a week they would cross the Kyle, one man on each oar, around the back of nine. Then it was six miles’ walk north to the lighthouse, delivering letters, parcels and papers as they went. No roads. They would reach there by dinnertime and back to the Kyle by four o’clock. (£0.50Ref: RS002) Church Cave: On the East Coast almost directly across the Island from
			Acairseid Mhor is Church Cave or Giants Cave, as it is also known. Before the Island Church was built in 1878 the Islanders worshipped in this cavern andeven after they had a church it was still the custom to have babies baptised in the cave. The entrance is like a large Gothic arch and there is a low stone pillar which was used as a pulpit. Beside it is a depression in the stone fed by drips of water from the cave roof and this served as a font. Rows of stones were used as pews by the congregation. (£0.75 Ref: RS003)
			South Rona Lighthouse: The Lighthouse, at the north tip of the island, was built in 1856-7 by David and Thomas Stevenson. The 42’ tower cost a little over £5000. It was brought into service on the 25th August 1857. The Lighthouse was attended by a boat stationed at Bigharbour and manned by a Rona crew, which made weekly runs to Portree to bring supplies, which were then carried up by donkey. The Lighthouse became automatic in 1978. In the days when the lighthouse was manned, Calum MacLeod BEM (Calum the Road) was Boatman-in-Charge, l Assistant at the Rona Light and also a Rona postman (£1.00 Ref RS004)
			First Day Cover The DL sized envelope has an image of the map of Rona and the Rona stamps are hand cancelled with the Rona First Day of Issue postmark. The Royal Mail. Scottish First Class Stamp is used and will be cancelled Portree, Isle of Skye. The stamps are priced at £2.50 for the set. Plus P&P The FDC is priced at £5.00 Plus P&P SECOND EDITION 2003 These Second Edition stamps were issued on the 1st of August 2003 to coincide with the delivery of our new GR post box situated at the Pier at Big Harbour, Rona. Four sets of four stamps are on one perforated sheet. Cost is £10.00 per mint set inc p&p. Individual sets/stamps are available. Address: Bill Cowie Rona Lodge Isle of Rona Portree, Skye IV51 9RA