Jersey Stamp Bulletin - Spring 2024

Crest of Jersey & King Charles III Definitives

150 Years of La Corbière

Lighthouse: First Lit 1874

Rotary Club Centenary Jersey Western Railway

WELCOME TO JERSEY STAMPS!

Welcome back to our second bulletin of the year. This issue dives into the Spring 2024 issues, including 150 Years of La Corbière

Lighthouse: First Lit 1874 illustrated by Martin Mörck who used the original blueprints of the lighthouse provided to Jersey Stamps by Jersey Archives.

Available within the first week of April ‘Jersey Western Railway’ illustrated by local artist Kevin Pallot, showcases Jersey’s railway past. The issue explores the landmarks, locomotives and crew from the western railway which existed between 1870 to 1936.

In late April, ‘150 Years of La Corbière

Lighthouse: First Lit 1874’ will be this year’s SEPAC issue. Illustrated by renowned stamp artist Martin Mörck, the issue commemorates 150 years since the lighthouse was first lit.

Jersey Stamps are delighted to announce the release of the new definitives featuring an evolution of the Crest of Jersey design with a fresh new colour pallette.

Included in this issue is the highly collectable £5 definitive stamp featuring Martin Mörck’s regal portrait of His Majesty King Charles III.

Illustrated by SoDesign, the ‘Rotary Club Centenary’ issue commemorates 100 years since the formation of the local branch, depicting key initiatves and undertakings by the club that work to better the lives of others both locally and internationally.

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As always, we hope you’ve enjoyed our latest issues. Thank you for your continued interest and support. The Jersey Stamps team is made up of three individuals who strive to showcase Jersey’s uniqueness to the rest of the world, and we hope that you continue to enjoy each new issue.

The Jersey Philatelic Team.

The FLAG of Jersey

The latest Post & Go issue was released on the 15th February 2024 and is available from our JE02, JE03 and B002 kiosks. For our overprint collectors we’ve issued a highly collectable ‘10 Yrs Jersey P&G’ overprint on the leap year day 29th February 2024! Check our website for more information.

Direct Vend Subscription

Direct vends from JE02 and JE03 are available as a subscription item.

150 Years of La Corbière

Lighthouse: First Lit 1874 page 8

Jersey Western Railway page 6

Crest of Jersey & King Charles III Definitives page 10

Rotary Club Centenary page 12

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Please note that the prices shown in this Bulletin do not include VAT. Please see the Stock List and Order Form in the centre pages for a full list of prices and Postage and Packing where applicable.

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Clubs and Societies

The Channel Islands Specialists’ Society was founded in 1950 to study the stamps and postal history of the Channel Islands. For information about the society, please visit www.ciss.uk Membership requests should be directed to Membership Secretary, Mark Bailey at membership@ciss. uk or write to Mark Bailey FRPSL at 36 Jerrymoor Hill, Finchampstead Wokingham, Berkshire, RG40 4UG.

The Royal Philatelic Society, London, is the oldest philatelic society in the world, having started out as The Philatelic Society, London in 1869. There are now over 2,000 members worldwide with a wide range of collecting interests. Visit www.rpsl.org.uk to find out more about ‘The Royal’ and how to become a member. Alternatively, you can contact John Triggs, FRPSL the Channel Islands representative for further details, brochures and membership packs: Phone: +44 (0) 1481 725847, email: guern1974@cwgsy.net

If you live in Jersey and would like to find out about the Jersey Philatelic Society, phone Ian Everson on (01534) 758727 or email ianeverson@aol.com for information.

Last chance to buy!

Our commemorative issues are on sale for two years. The following issues will be coming off sale soon. Be sure to place your order before their withdrawal.

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Jersey Western Railway

Set of six stamps

Although not in operation commercially for over 85 years, the western railway formed much of the character of the west coast of the Island of Jersey and was a vital piece of the island’s infrastructure and way of life. Running along the south-west coast of the island from St Helier to La Corbière the route was developed and extended over several years to its final length of 7¾ miles.

The six stamps, featuring original artwork painted by local artist Kevin Pallot, depict some of the locomotives and a railcar that operated on the railway towards the end of the line’s working life, together with portraits of some of the crew that worked on the line at the time.

Sheets of Ten

The individual stamps are also issued in decorative sheets of ten stamps.The sheets can be bought separately (price dependent on value of stamps) or as a set for £93.10

Stamps

First Day Cover & Presentation Pack £10.61 each

Souvenir Sheetlet

First Day Cover & Presentation Pack £10.61 each

Souvenir Sheetlet

£9.31

£9.31

150 Years of La Corbière Lighthouse: First Lit 1874

Set of five stamps

£8.33

To commemorate 150 years since it was first lit, Jersey Stamps are delighted to release SEPAC Iconic Tourist Destination: La Corbière Lighthouse First Lit – 150 Years. The issue tells the story of La Corbière lighthouse and its construction by engineer Sir John Coode 150 years ago.

The five stamp and miniature sheet issue is illustrated by reknowned Norwegian engraving artist Martin Mörck using the plans and first working drawings of the lighthouse and its development. Each of the five stamps illustrates the story of the lighthouse before, during and after its build. The miniature sheet features an extra technique whereby the beam of light depicted is UV spot ink, glow in the dark.

La Corbière lighthouse remains one of the most photographed landmarks in Jersey and is a popular tourist site for its panoramic views. In the evenings the surrounding area provides an ideal viewing point for sunsets.

For more information, visit www.jerseystamps.com

Miniature Sheet

£5

Stamps

First Day Cover & Presentation Pack

£9.63 each

Miniature Sheet

First Day Cover & Presentation Pack

£6.30 each

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Sheets of Ten

The individual stamps are also issued in decorative sheets of ten stamps. The sheets can be bought separately (price dependent on value of stamps) or as a set for £83.30

Technical details: Issue illustrated by Martin Mörck. Stamps printed by Cartor Security Printers, France in four colour process offset lithography plus spot special blue ink. Stamp die size 48mm x 36mm. Miniature sheet 98mm x 140mm, enclosing block perforated 60mm x 60mm stamp. Miniature sheet printed as the stamps with the addition of spot glow-in-the-dark UV spot ink. Stamp products ©Jersey Post Ltd 2024.

Definitives: Crest of Jersey

& King Charles III

Set of eleven stamps

£7.35

Stamps First Day Cover

Presentation Pack

Sheets of Ten

The Island of Jersey has been a Crown dependency since 1204 and in 1279, the seal from which the Coat of Arms, or Crest of Jersey is derived, was granted to the Bailiff of Jersey by King Edward I. Hundreds of year later, it was recognised by the College of Arms that they held no record of this event, as the College was not incorporated until 1484. In 1907, the continued use of the Arms of Jersey, Guernsey and Alderney, ‘as previously granted’ was sanctioned by King Edward VII.

For ten of the values, a revised palette of colours has been evolved to represent King Charles III. The background field on which the crest is mounted features a watermark pattern made up of the names of the 12 parishes of Jersey. The eleventh definitive for the £5 tariff features the regal portrait of His Majesty recently featured on the Miniature Sheet of Jersey’s Coronation issue of November 2023. The portrait was created by acclaimed stamp engraver Martin Mörck, based on an original photograph by Mario Testino.

Artist Feature Norwegian Stamp Engraving Artist Martin Mörck

At 16, Martin enrolled in engraving evening classes, he also undertook a year of stone building, as he’d always had an interest in stone art. After a year spent on developing his stone building understanding, he undertook two years of art school, before leaving, confident that he had learnt all he wanted from the school.

After gaining a number of technical skills, Martin landed a job at the Swedish Post which gave him an understanding of the postal system, building both his artistic and philatelic skills. Ultimately, Martin’s goal was to pursue his art career full time, an aim that would need initial funding which led to a short but inspiring time working on a fishing trawler. Somewhat inevitably, Martin enrolled back into school, in order to learn how to build boats and vessels, fuelling his love of engraving ships and boats. As his father would say “Only two things in the world have to be created in perfect harmony, music and ships.”

Fast forwarding to the present day, Martins’s enduring love of engraving has formed the cornerstone of his celebrated artistic career, particularly within philatelic circles. Driven by a desire to keep the art alive, Martin is committed to engraving the original way eschewing digital methods in favour of traditional techniques, a process which Martin enjoys immeasurably and he believes may leave him the ‘last man standing’ in traditional terms.

When asked about his favourite subject matter, Martin describes a love of all things organic. From people to animals to ships; Martin loves expressing life through his chosen art style and takes great pride in bringing all of the little characters and quirks of the subjects into full light.

It’s always a delight for Jersey Post to work with Martin Mörck, and we look forward to having his input in many future issues. Keep an eye out for an issue in 2024 once again featuring Martin Mörck’s unique engraving style and a captivating thematic!

To read more, visit, www.jerseystamps.com/blogs/news

£8.50

£8.50

£78.75

Rotary Club Centenary

Set of six stamps

Jersey Stamps are delighted to celebrate The Rotary Club Centenary in 2024 with a six stamp issue highlighting the clubs initiatives within local and international communities. Rotary aims to support the less fortunate by bringing business and professional leaders together to help those in need to help themselves.

The stamp issue features illustrations by the Bristol-based multidisciplinary graphic design agency SoDesign using Rotary’s worldwide projects as inspiration.

The local 60p stamp shows a team undertaking conservation work on the sand dunes in Jersey’s Les Mielles, reducing invasive species. The first 98p stamp shows the building of sand dams in Kenya which help to collect clean rain water of which the benefits are numerous for local people.

Depicted on the £1.65 stamp is the renowned Polio-Plus campaign from which cases of the disease have reduced from around 350,000, eventually recording no new cases of polio in 2015.

To learn more about the Rotary Club Centenary issue, visit www.jerseystamps.com

Stamps First Day Cover and Stamps Presentation Pack £10.61 each

Sheets of Ten £93.10

£9.31

Lunar New Year: Year of the Dragon

The Lunar New Year stamp and miniature sheet illustrated by Chinese artist Wang Huming is the ninth issue of Jersey Post’s Lunar New Year series and celebrates 2024’s Year of the Dragon.

Single Stamp £1.65 Miniature Sheetlet £4 Stamps First Day CoveR & Presentation Pack £2.95 Sheet of Ten £16.50

EUROPA:

Underwater Fauna and Flora

4 January 2024 08 January 2024

A set of eight stamps from our ‘EUROPA Underwater Fauna and Flora’ issue. Eight underwater photos featuring various Jersey fauna and flora were photographed by local photographer Nicola Miskin.

Set of eight stamps £17.91 Souvenir Miniature Sheet £3.13 each Stamps First Day Cover & Presentation Pack £19.21 each Set of Sheets of Ten £179.10

Post & Go: The flag of Jersey

15 February 2024

In 2014, the Flag of Jersey made its first appearance on a Post & Go issue. Ten years later, the Jersey Flag will showcase an updated design in the latest Post & Go issue ‘Post & Go - The flag of Jersey’ which features the new monarch, His Majesty King Charles III cypher.

Set of six stamps £9.31 Stamps First Day CoveR & Presentation Pack £10.61 Overprint JE02 & JE03 Set of six stamps £9.31 each

Jersey Celebrating 200 Years of the RNLI

4 March 2024

Jersey Post celebrates 200 Years of the RNLI with a six stamp issue featuring a prestige stamp booklet detailing each stamps story including local rescues and the life saving craft used by the RNLI volunteers.

Set of SIX stamps £9.31 Stamps First Day Cover & Presentation Pack £10.61 each Prestige Booklet £27.93

POSTCARDS

150 Years of La Corbière Lighthouse: First Lit 1874

Six postcard set £3.00

Jersey Western Railway

EUROPA: Underwater Fauna and Flora

Six postcard set £3.00

Nine postcard set £4.50

Lunar New Year – Year of the Dragon

Two postcard set £1.00

Many of these stamps are available as sets, complete sheets, Souvenir Sheetlets, First Day Covers and Presentation Packs. Visit www.jerseystamps.com or call the Bureau on +44 (0) 1534 616717 for more information.

The Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III

In our last issue of 2023, we commemorated the new monarchy with ‘The Coronation of His Majesty King Charles III’. Their majesties King Charles III and Queen Camilla were crowned at Westminster Abbey on Saturday 6 May 2023, in a ceremony that exhibited both time-honoured tradition and a vision for the future. The miniature sheet from this issue features a timeless etched-style by Martin Mörck.

Miniature Sheet £5 Stamp Set

HM Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee

Single Stamp £10

HRH The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh A Life of Service

Set of six stamps

HRH The Prince of Wales

Six stamps highlight some of the many facets of His Royal Highness’ life, and celebrate his life and loyal years of service to the Crown, the people of Britain and the Commonwealth for over seventy years.

Sheet of Four

Stamps First Day Cover & Presentation Pack £11.30 each

HRH The Prince of Wales Birthday Definitive Pack £12.15 This specially designed pack includes three Definitive stamps issued to commemorate the 60th, 65th and 70th birthday of His Majesty King Charles III.

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 95th Birthday

Issued in celebration of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth Il’s milestone birthday, this set of six stamps focuses on different areas of her life, using the titles: Princess, Coronation, Marriage, Leisure, Pageantry and Royal Duties.

Set of six stamps £5.71

£5.71

£8.61

£40

Diamond Jubilee & Accession

Sheet of four £8 Se-tenant pair not shown £4

The first official holographic portrait of Her Majesty The Queen. £10

First Day Covers and Presentation Packs £5.05 each

2024 Definitives: The Crest of Jersey & King Charles III

Set of eleven definitive stamps £7.35

His Majesty King Charles III definitive £5

Artist Feature: David Sque

150 Years of the FA Cup Final

- Great FA Cup Moment

Issued in 2022, the ‘150 Years of the FA Cup Final - Great FA Cup Moments!’ stamp issue celebrated key FA World Cup moments and was illustrated by renowned artist David Sque. Known best for his ‘Roy of the Rovers’ series, David recently spoke with the Jersey Stamps team to reflect on his career and talk about the highlights of working on the stamp issue.

To learn more about this issue, visit www.jerseystamps.com

This issue is only available for a limited time. Order your stamps and products using the order form provided within this bulletin or visit our website shop.

Souvenir Miniature Sheet £4

The Queen’s Diamond Jubilee

Artwork And Prints

100 Years of the Jersey Island Cricket Club

5 art prints featuring original illustrations by Jersey artist Ron Mills. £38 each + tax.

The Birth of Formula One - 75 Years

THE BRITISH WORLD CHAMPIONS Coffee table art book

STANDARD PRINT- ONLY EDITION

Stunningly illustrated throughout by award-winning artist Keith Burns, this one-of-a-kind art book has been written by Joe Saward and features a foreword by 1992 World Champion Nigel Mansell.

premium edition

The ten stamps and two miniature sheets from our The Birth of Formula One75 Years, The British World Champions, Part One and Part Two stamp issue are mounted within this special version of the book.

£64.95

£39.95

2023 SEPAC folder £14.95

The theme of the 2023 SEPAC (Small European Postal Administration Co-Operation) folder is ‘Traditional Markets’. The folder contains one mint stamp from each participating postal administration, together with information about each of the countries and their stamp subjects.

Visit www.jerseystamps.com to see the full series of SEPAC folders. You can add the folder to your subscription by contacting the Jersey Philatelic Bureau.

By setting up a subscription, you are also entitled to free postage. For more information on SEPAC, visit: www.sepacstamps.eu

2023 FIRST DAY COVER COLLECTION + FREE BINDER

Includes all of the stamp and miniature sheet first day covers issued during the year together with a free ring binder* £233.15 + VAT

2023 PRESENTATION PACK COLLECTION + FREE BINDER

Includes all the stamp and miniature sheet packs issued during the year together with a free ring binder* £223.15 + VAT

150 Years of the Société Jersiaise Prestige Booklet

The Société Jersiaise was founded in 1873 for the study of Jersey archaeology, history, natural history, the ancient language, and the conservation of the environment.

This Prestige Booklet features extended contextual information and archive photography from the stamp issue. Four panes of commemorative stamps, totalling two full stamp sets, are inset in the booklet. £32.13 + VAT

LIMITED EDITION

SIGNED FIRST DAY COVER

GREAT FA CUP MOMENTS!

FA Cup issue and ‘Roy of the Rovers’ comic artist David Sque has signed a limited number of Stamp First Day Covers. £20.00 + VAT

*Excludes overprinted versions

Jersey Celebrating

200 Years of the RNLI Prestige Stamps Booklet

For 200 years, RNLI lifesavers have shown courage, selflessness and innovation to keep thousands of people safe. Today’s RNLI crews, lifeguards and water safety campaigners are saving more people, in more ways.

The Prestige Stamps Booklet contains three full sets of stamps, block perforated in three exclusive panes, together with detailed information about the history of the RNLI. £27.93 + VAT

Jersey Post

Yearbook 2023

Yearbooks 2008-2022

The perfect way to own a whole year of stamps, backed up with a wealth of information about the issues. Yearbooks

2008-2011 are supplied with stamps and stamp mounts separately, yearbooks 2012 onwards are supplied complete. See the order form for prices.

Our 2023 Yearbook is presented as a beautiful hardback book. All the stamps and miniature sheets* issued by Jersey Post during the year are displayed in clear protective mounts and are accompanied by informative text and additional illustrations. £171.20

Children’s stamp collecting kit

A fun starter pack containing a stamp album, a free set of stamps, a magnifying glass and an introductory guide with hints and tips. £8

not included.

Presentation Pack/FDC BindeR••

Presentation Packs and First Day Covers deserve to be looked after. These albums, available in maroon or blue are designed to keep them in perfect condition. £6.95 First Day Cover sleeves supplied separately.

Davo Stamp Album and Year pages

This deluxe leatherette binder has the Jersey crest embossed on the cover and spine. It can be purchased with or without year pages printed on high quality paper with all stamps pre-printed, plus mounts for ultimate protection. £40 excluding year pages.

Lindner Albums, Year pages & Sheets ••

For the more discerning collector these products are specially produced for us in quality materials. See stock list and order form attached in the centre pages for full details and prices.

Davo FDC and Yearbook Album £35

These albums are the perfect solution for storing Yearbooks and First Day Covers in one place.

Jersey Stamp Bulletins Binder £7

Our Bulletin Binder holds 12 Jersey Stamp Bulletins. The matt black cover is embossed with ‘Jersey Stamp Bulletins’ in gold on the spine. Bulletins not included.

* Souvenir Sheetlets, Souvenir Miniature Sheets, Overprinted Miniature Sheets and Post & Go stamps are

The States of Jersey has been producing its own currency, on a regular basis, since July 1963. This is the first time that Jersey banknotes and coins have been made available for sale in mint, uncirculated condition, accompanied by a beautiful commemorative wallet.

All of Jersey’s mint banknotes bear a hand-engraved, intaglio portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, as well as the words ‘States of Jersey’ above the Island’s crest. The central vignettes on both the front and reverse feature important Jersey landmarks.

The coins have a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse, and the reverse of each coin features iconic imagery of the Island.

Mint Set of Coins £15

£1 Mint Banknote x 5 £10

£10 Mint Banknote £20

£5 Mint Banknote £10

£20 Mint Banknote £30

£50 Mint Banknote £60

£100 Mint Banknote £110

Each value is presented in this beautiful commemorative wallet.

Set of Banknotes

£1, £5, £10, £20, £50 £122

(excludes £100 note)

Jersey Post’s 2023 stamp programme celebrates local anniversaries, a new monarchy, and features the work of 14 Jersey artists. The result is a culturally significant and artistically innovative stamp collection, beautifully presented within the 2023 yearbook.