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Jersey stamps to showcase Jersey from the Air

Eight aerial photographs showing Jersey from the Air are to feature on a set of stamps to be issued by Jersey Post on 1 April 2021. The images have been captured by local photography business, Bam Perspectives using drone technology. Jersey
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Guernsey Post to launch new Post & Go overprint for Virtual Stampex

Guernsey Post’s philatelic bureau announces that it will vend Post & Go stamps with the new overprint ‘Virtual Spring Stampex 2021’, for the forthcoming edition of the expo. The stamps will depict Guernsey’s Bailiwick airplane designs, which were released in
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Luxembourg new stamp issues in March 2021

The 125 years of “Letzebuerger Landesuebstbauveräin” will be commemorated by a special stamp. Today, the promotion of fruit growing in Luxembourg is one of the main objectives of the association.Another stamp commemorates the 100 years of Soroptimist International.With its overreaching
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Coastal wildlife to feature on Jersey stamps and souvenir coin

Jersey seabirds and marine life are the subject of a set of six stamps and a souvenir coin to be issued by Jersey Post on 11 March. The stamps are part of the 2021 Europa stamp issue, Endangered National Wildlife
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Stamp commemorates American weather pioneer of Åland descent

On 25 March, Åland Post issues a stamp featuring the Suomi NPP weather satellite, named after Åland descendant Verner E. Suomi. Also known as “the father of satellite meteorology”, Suomi contributed to laying the foundations for today’s weather satellites, essential
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1700s nautical chart shows historically important Åland harbour

On 25 March, Åland Post issues a stamp in the 2021 Sepac series on the theme historical maps issued by the small European postal administrations. The Åland contribution shows a nautical chart from 1747 of Rödhamn, a group of islets
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Flockdown: The Story of the Lockdown Birds and Jersey stamps

Eight colourful ‘lockdown birds’ will feature on a set of self-adhesive stamps to be issued by Jersey Post on 1 March 2021. The birds are the creations of Islander Berni Martin, who set herself a project to paint a bird
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Coastal Towers to feature on Jersey’s Post & Go stamps

Six of Jersey’s iconic coastal towers will feature on a new set of Post & Go stamps to be issued by Jersey Post on 17 February 2021.Jersey’s coastline is dotted with towers and fortifications, from Georgian and Victorian era battlements
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Historic maps to feature on Jersey stamps

Six historic maps documenting Jersey’s cartographic history are to feature on a set of stamps to be issued by Jersey Post on 17 February 2021.Known for its dangerous waters and interesting topography, people have been mapping Jersey for the past
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Award-winning Clematis to feature on Guernsey’s new miniature sheet series

Guernsey Post is delighted to announce the launch of Clematis Gold, a new miniature sheet series depicting award-winning clematis, which have been cultivated by world renowned nurseryman and Guernsey grower, Raymond Evison OBE. Each of the clematis depicted on the
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