Jersey Postal History IV ‘Mail Ships’ – features some of the many ships which have transported the mail to and from Jersey between 1794 and 1948. A Prestige Booklet relays the history of Jersey’s mail ships from 1794 onwards.
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Jersey Birdlife
March 30th, 2010 
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1,148 viewsJersey Post will issue the fourth set of postage stamps in its series entitled ‘Jersey Birdlife’. This set features some of the birds which are most likely to be seen in Jersey’s woodland areas.
Jersey ~ Petrology
March 8th, 2010 srmodh 2,118 viewsJersey Post will issue a set of five postage stamps featuring petrology specimens found in Jersey. The oldest rocks in Jersey are the Shales which are over 700 million years old. However, the best known rocks in the island are the pink and grey Granites and Diorites.
Maps
February 7th, 2010 srmodh 1,343 viewsJersey Post will issue five new self-adhesive postage stamps for use on items of mail requiring the minimum postage tariff for the other Channel Islands and United Kingdom destinations. The stamps will feature a variety of maps of Jersey, both antique and modern, dating from 1685 and it is interesting to observe the apparent thoughts [...]
Europa 2010 Children’s Books
February 6th, 2010 srmodh 1,573 viewsJersey Post will issue its Europa 2010 stamp issue – Children’s Books – and will interpret PostEurop’s theme by featuring a set of stamps depicting characters from some well-known children’s books and tales written by Hugh Lofting, Rudyard Kipling, Lewis Carroll and Edward Lear.
Postal History – Post Office Buildings
June 20th, 2009 srmodh 1,761 viewsTitle:Postal History – Post Office Buildings Date of Issue:21 June 2009 Country:Jersey Denominations: On 21st June 1909, Jersey’s Head Post Office opened in Broad Street, St Helier and Jersey Post will celebrate the centenary in 2009 with a Miniature Sheet.
