2025 Winter Bulletin

Jersey Stamp Bulletin WINTER 2025

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FEATURED NEW ISSUES

LUNAR NEW YEAR YEAR OF THE SNAKE + 100 YEARS OF GERALD DURRELL: CONSERVATION + POST & GO: PROTECTED PLANTS + sepac: architectural history

Welcome to

Jersey Stamps Welcome to the first stamp bulletin of 2025!

We hope you’ve had an enjoyable new year so far. In this bulletin, we’ll be detailing the first four issues of 2025, as well as looking back on previous 2024 collections.

In keeping with previous years, we started 2025 by celebrating Chinese New Year with our Lunar New Year - Year of the Snake issue, designed by Chief Art Consultant of China Post, Wang Huming.

The second series of stamps to be released in January was the new tariff issue 100 Years of Gerald Durrell: Conservation.

Gerald Durrell was a renowned conservationist, who made Jersey an integral part of his legacy.

Issued in February, Post & Go: Protected Plants, illustrates protected plants found across various locations within Jersey. The illustrator behind the beautiful botanical artwork for these stamps was British artist, Hannah George.

Available in late March, SEPAC: Architectural History, features eight historical buildings that tell the story of Jersey’s architectural history throughout the centuries.

The issue has been illustrated using watercolour by British artist Jenny Costello.

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The Jersey Philatelic Team

CLUBS AND SOCIETIES

In this issue

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 Jerrymore Hill, Finchampstead, Wokingham, Berkshire, RG40 4UG.

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Welcome

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Clubs & Societies, How to Order and Dispatch Dates,

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Lunar New Year Year of the Snake

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100 Years of Gerald Durrell: Conservation

The Royal Philatelic Society, London is the oldest philatelic society in the world, established 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 725 847, email guern1974@cwgsy.net

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Post & Go: Protected Plants

If you live in Jersey and would like to find out about the Jersey Philatelic Society, phone Ian Everson on +44 (0) 1534 758 727 or email ianeverson@aol.com for more information.

By Post Send the completed order form to: Jersey Philatelic Bureau, FREEPOST JE793, Jersey Post, JERSEY, JE1 1AF

Online You can also buy securely online at www.jerseystamps.com

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JERSEY POST DISPATCH DATES

HOW TO ORDER

By Phone Call us on: +44 (0) 1534 616 717 between 8:30am and 5pm Monday to Friday

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Free postage and packing for subscription customers. Contact the Philatelic Bureau to open your account today.

Dispatch dates for subscription customers is 27 March 2025

2 JANUARY Lunar New Year Year of the Snake 28 JANUARY 100 Years of Gerald Durrell: Conservation 28 FEBRUARY Post & Go: Protected Plants 27 MARCH SEPAC: Architectural History

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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ISSUE DATE: 2 JANUARY 2025

LUNAR NEW YEAR - YEAR OF THE SNAKE Chief Art Consultant at China Post, Wang Huming, returns for the tenth Chinese New Year issue, Lunar New Year - Year of the Snake. The stamp features a golden snake to represent good fortune and wisdom for the upcoming year, while the miniature sheet’s snake design includes the use of blue and green to represent this year’s zodiac element, wood.

Designer: Wang Huming Printer: Cartor, France Process: Four colour process offset lithography plus gold metallic ink with varnish Stamp die size: 36mm x 36mm Miniature sheet: 95mm x 125mm

This collection includes a single stamp, miniature sheet, presentation packs, first day covers, a special postmark and postcards.

Products: Single stamp (£1.65), miniature sheet (£4.00), stamp first day cover & presentation pack (£2.95 each), miniature sheet first day cover & presentation pack (£5.30 each), block of four (£6.60), pair set (£3.30), sheet of ten (£16.50) and postcards (50p each).

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ARTIST FEATURE:

WANG HUMING

From an early age, Wang loved drawing, feeling as if it was written into his DNA and ‘never doubted that he would be an artist’. During middle school, he would participate in an art club, as well as the City Youth’s Palace to learn and refine his drawing and painting technique.

He went on to attend one of the best art academies in China majoring as a graphic designer. You can find out more about Wang and his artistic journey into the world of philatelic at: www.jerseystamps.com/blogs/news

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ISSUE DATE: 28 JANUARY 2025

100 Years of Gerald Durrell: Conservation celebrates the extraordinary legacy left behind by beloved conservationist Gerald Durrell. Born in India in 1925 Gerald ‘Gerry’ Malcolm Durrell dedicated his life to the conservation of wildlife.

Gerald was highly passionate about preserving the natural world and thanks to the success of his book ‘My Family & Other Animals’ was able to open Jersey Zoo in 1959.

Products: Set of 8 stamps (£19.30), souvenir miniature sheet (£4.20), stamp set first day cover & presentation pack (£20.60 each), souvenir miniature sheet first day cover & presentation pack (£5.50 each), pocket money set (£2.00), complete sheet set (£193.00), block of four set (£77.20), pair set (£38.60), individual sheet sets (prices vary) and individual postcards (50p each).

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Images: Courtesy of Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust.

Printer: bpost, Belgium Process: Four colour process offset lithography Stamp die size: 35mm x 35mm Souvenir Miniature Sheet size: 90mm x 110mm

ABOUT:

DURRELL WILDLIFE CONSERVATION TRUST The animals featured within these eight stamps, include the Alaotran gentle lemur, the Ploughshare tortoise, a telfair’s skink, the Mauritius kestrel, a pygmy hog, the black lion tamarin, a mountain chicken frog and two red-billed choughs. These species have all been supported by huge conservation efforts, with one of the most successful being the Mauritius kestrel, which in the 1970s only had four known individuals remaining in the wild.

Today there are roughly 800 individual Mauritius kestrels in the wild. Find out more at: www.jerseystamps.com/blogs/news

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ISSUE DATE: 28 february 2025

POST & GO: PROTECTED PLANTS Illustrator: Hannah George Printer: Cartor, UK Process: Digital Stamp die size: 25mm x 56mm

Jersey’s rich landscape consists of a variety of beautiful plant life. Post & Go: Protected Plants, issued 28 February 2025, celebrates these species that often go unnoticed.

The plant varieties illustrated for this issue include Devil’s-Bit Scabious, Fern, Forget-Me-Not, Lesser Water-Plantain, Wild Celery and Star Sedge. The Post & Go stamps include a strip of six stamps, which cover each 100g destination tariff.

Products: Set of 6 stamps (£10.55), stamps first day cover (£11.85) and a stamps presentation pack (£11.85).

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ARTIST FEATURE:

HANNAH GEORGE The artist behind the intricate botanical artwork is British illustrator, Hannah George. As a child, Hannah carried a sketchbook to capture the world around her, and after graduating from Falmouth University in 2005, decided to turn her passionate hobby into a career. Hannah, specialises in using a combination of watercolour, pencil, ink and digital processes to produce stunning artwork, as seen in this issue. Find out more about the artist at: www.jerseystamps.com/blogs/news

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ISSUE DATE: 27 MARCH 2025

sepac: ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY Illustrator: Jenny Costello Printer: bpost, Belgium Process: Four colour process offset lithography Stamp die size: 30mm x 40mm Souvenir Sheetlet size: 90mm x 180mm

The Small European Postal Administration Co-operation (SEPAC) selected the theme of Architectural History for 2025.

SEPAC: Architectural History highlights Jersey’s architectural history, illustrating some of the island’s longest standing buildings in a beautiful watercolour style. For example, 16 New Street is considered one of the finest remaining examples of a Georgian style building reflecting the architectural fashions of 18th century Jersey.

This collection includes a set of eight stamps, a souvenir sheetlet, presentation packs, first day covers, a special postmark and postcards.

Products: Set of eight stamps (£19.30), souvenir sheetlet (£19.30), stamp first day cover & presentation pack (£20.60 each), souvenir sheetlet first day cover & presentation pack (£20.60 each), block of four (£77.20), pair set (£38.60), individual sheet sets (prices vary) and individual postcards (50p each).

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ARTIST FEATURE:

JENNY COSTELLO Jenny Costello is the British artist commissioned to create the artwork for the issue. Her artwork style includes the combination of watercolour and linework, which helps to frame each historic building. Living and working in Staffordshire UK, Jenny has honed her skills over the years in order to produce fluid artwork. You can find out more about Jenny Costello and the architectural history of each building within our blog page: www.jerseystamps.com/blogs/news

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Last chance to buy The following issues will be coming off sale soon, be sure to place your orders before their withdrawal.

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Mint notes & coins The States of Jersey has been producing its own currency since July 1963. Jersey banknotes and coins are 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.

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AVAILABLE NOW! The Yearbook includes the entire collection of mint commemorative stamps and miniature sheets from 2024.

They are presented in clear mounts within a quality hardback book. Each stamp issue is accompanied by additional illustrations and information about the subject.

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