Europa CEPT 2019 National Birds on cover from Jersey

Jersey post released stamp set Europa CEPT 2019 National Birds on 5.3.2019. They issued set of six stamps, but only this two have Europa logo. Left stamp featuring swan (symbol of purity and love) and right stamp kingfisher (symbol of peace and cal). If you scan stamps with your mobile phone using the free CEE-App, you will be able to hear the bird sounds.


Thank you, Rosmarie!

Flags of the World Series: Jersey

Jersey is a British Crown dependency located near the coast of Normandy, France. It is the second closest of the Channel Islands to France, after Alderney. Jersey was part of the Duchy of Normandy, whose dukes went on to become kings of England from 1066. After Normandy was lost by the kings of England in the 13th century, and the ducal title surrendered to France, Jersey and the other Channel Islands remained attached to the English crown, until 1965, when Jersey gained independence.

Perfect clean postmark and interesting stamp from set  150th anniversary of the JSPCA.


Thank you, Nathanial!

Jersey stamps: Europa CEPT and fauna

I ordered some beautiful Jersey stamps for my stamp collection:
Europa 2017 - Castles, issued on 2.3.2017.Europa 2018 - Bridges, issued on 9.3.2018.

This extraordinary fauna set is 25 Years of Darwin Initiative, issued on 14.6.2017.

And this mini sheet is Links with China, issued on 22.9.2016.

The Island of Jersey

I have received my first postcard from Jersey!  Jersey is a Crown dependency of the United Kingdom, ruled by the Crown in right of Jersey, off the coast of Normandy, France. Jersey was part of the Duchy of Normandy, whose dukes went on to become kings of England from 1066. After Normandy was lost by the kings of England in the 13th century, and the ducal title surrendered to France, Jersey and the other Channel Islands remained attached to the English crown.

On this postcard you can see Elizabeth Castle on upper picture. Construction was started in the 16th century when the power of cannon meant that the existing stronghold at Mont Orgueil was insufficient to defend the Island and the port of St. Helier was vulnerable to attack by ships armed with cannon.
It is named after Elizabeth I who was the queen of England around the time the castle was built.

On second picture is Grosnez Castle, ruined 14th-century castle in Saint Ouen, situated in Grosnez in the north-west corner of the island of Jersey in the Channel Islands. Philippe de Carteret held it against the French when they held half of Jersey between 1461 and 1467, but it has been a ruin since the mid-16th century.

On third picture is Tesson Mill. Within its walls lies evidence of a large steam engine, which was used to supplement the power required to run the substantial double-width wheel. Although the first recorded mill dates from 1274, when it was the property of the Pinel family, there has probably been a mill on the site since the 11th century.

And on last picture is World War II German tower. During World War II Nazi Germany constructed a considerable number of fortifications in the Channel Islands which form part of the Atlantic Wall. This is one of them.

This beautiful stamp is Mixed Freight, from set of six EUROPA Stamps - Old Toys, issued on 24.03.2015.


Thank you very much Axel!