Stamps exist from the original 1927 to 1939 service, which charged 1½d per item whether it was a letter, live chicken or basket of fruit. One incident where a farmer tried to articles in the local papers. The current service started in 2004. The first stamp issue was a single value and imperforate, while the recent stamps feature a stylised route of the ferry behind the value. The are roulette perforated, but imperf stamps are known.

The ferries operate along the Dee between the City of Chester and the twin villages of Holt in Wales and Farndon in England, where the second bridge over the river stands. Much of the journey marks the border between England and Wales. Stops are made at landing stages at the villages and hamlets along the route. This time though, they specify no livestock to be carried apart from dogs on a lead. Prices have risen too!