At 11am on Friday 29th April 2011 the wedding of Prince William and Miss Catherine Middleton took place. The venue was the thousand year old Westminster Abbey or to use its formal name – the Collegiate Church of St. Peter, Westminster. The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Dean of Westminster, and the Bishop of London will [...]
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Europa 2011 – Guernsey
May 20th, 2011 
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1,163 viewsGuernsey post issued a set of Europa stamp with theme of Forests, which has been chosen by Post Europ to reflect that 2011 has been declared the International Year of Forests. The stamps depicts a brand new story book titled Penny and the Dragon, which sees the return of our fictional heroine Penny the Postie, [...]
Christmas Carols 2010 – Guernsey
December 13th, 2010 srmodh 1,628 viewsGuernsey post issued a set of stamps featuring seven popular Christmas carols represented graphically with clever and contemporary use of typography.
40 Years of Guernsey at Commonwealth Games
October 3rd, 2010 srmodh 1,469 viewsGuernsey post issued a set of stamps to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Guernsey’s participation at the Games. The stamps – depicting images of Athletics, Cycling, Shooting, Aquatics, Lawn Bowls and Tennis – are designed to convey the passion, professionalism and sheer determination of Guernsey’s talented athletes.
Children’s books – Guernsey
May 4th, 2010 srmodh 986 viewsTo celebrate this year’s PostEurop theme of children’s books Guernsey post have created its very own fictional children’s character, Penny the Postie.
Europa “Astronomy”
June 8th, 2009 srmodh 739 viewsTitle: Europa “Astronomy” Date of Issue: 28 May 2009 Country: Guernsey Denominations: 36p, 43p, 51p, 54p, 56p, 77p Early civilizations recognized only five planets — Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn — the ones bright enough to show up easily to the naked eye. It wasn’t until after the invention of the telescope in 1608 [...]
