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Award winning Guernsey grown Clematis depict on mini sheet stamp

Guernsey Post is delighted to announce the release of a third miniature sheet stamp in its Clematis Gold series, which features clematis grown by world renowned nurseryman and Guernsey grower, Raymond Evison CBE. Each clematis in the series, including the
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Guernsey’s stamps depict Casquets Lighthouse to mark 300th anniversary

Stamps depicting Casquets lighthouse, which is located upon the dangerous ‘Rocks called the Casketts’ off the island of Alderney in the Channel Islands, have been released by Guernsey Post’s philatelic bureau to mark the lighthouse’s 300th anniversary.
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STAMPS CELEBRATE GUERNSEY’S UNDERWATER WONDERS

Guernsey Post’s philatelic bureau announces that it will release new stamps as part of the 2024 Europa series celebrating the underwater environment (stamp issue date: 14 May 2024). For 2024, Europa has selected the theme Underwater Fauna and Flora.
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The Jersey Dairy Industry

Jersey is known worldwide for producing rich dairy products such as ice cream, butter and of course milk from the Island’s beloved cows. Issued on Thursday 24th October 2024 The Jersey Dairy Industry stamps celebrate the work of Jersey farmers
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Jèrriais 2 a Celebration of Native Languages

Issued on Thursday 3rd October 2024, ‘Jèrriais 2’ celebrates Jersey’s traditional native language in the second part of the Jèrriais series. Local artist, Ron Mills, who illustrated the 2022 issue ‘Jèrriais – The Traditional Language of Jersey’ returned to use his
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Knitting joy and Christmas traditions meet on the 2024 Åland Christmas stamps

On 23 October, Åland Post releases this year’s two Christmas stamps on the theme “knitted”, illustrated by stamp debutante Anna Pers Bräcke from Sweden. The stamp motifs are full of soft, cozy and home-knitted Christmas presents. “Sending Christmas cards is
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New stamp issue in Åland zodiac series explores Year of the Snake

  23 October sees the launch of this year’s miniature sheet in Åland Post’s stamp series featuring the Chinese zodiac animals and their odyssey through the Åland landscape. “The Year of the Snake is in turn to be featured in
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Construction Vehicles in Jersey

Following on from 2022’s Tractors Working in Jersey and 2023’s Emergency Vehicles in Jersey, artist Martin Mörck returns for the third stamp issue within the series Construction Vehicles in Jersey issued on Tuesday 3rd September 2024. Construction vehicles play a
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Jersey Women of Achievement

Throughout history, women in Jersey have made significant contributions to their communities, professions, and society at large. Despite a variety of obstacles, the impact made by the women celebrated in the Jersey Women of Achievement stamp issue has reverberated far
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Jersey’s Wetland Birds

Discover the beauty and uniqueness of Jersey’s birds in Jersey Posts’ stamp issue ‘Jersey’s Wetland Birds’ issued on Tuesday 6th August 2024. Jersey’s Wetland Birds issue commemorates the variety of wetland birds found on the Island. To ensure the accuracy
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