#Guernsey stamps
Guernsey Post celebrates Burnett’s “The Secret Garden” with 6 stamps!
Guernsey Post celebrated Frances Hodgson Burnett’s “The Secret Garden” with six beautiful stamps that feature the illustrations from the original novel. This captivating piece of literature tells the amazing story of an orphaned girl Mary who is forced to move from India to England. Frances Hodgson Burnett is a famous Anglo-American writer, author of such significant children&rs
Guernsey Post released eight Europa 2021 stamps!
Guernsey Post joined other European postal operators and released eight special “Europa 2021 – Endangered National Wildlife” stamps depicting the protected species found in the Bailiwick of Guernsey. Created by Guernsey-born artist Wendy Bramall, this stunning set of stamps show both critically endangered and near threatened animals. The first stamp shows the European herring gu
Guernsey Post celebrates Queen Elizabeth II's 95th birthday with six stamps!
On the occasion of Queen Elizabeth II's 95th birthday Guernsey Post created a commemorative stamp issue devoted to various aspects of Her Majesty’s life. The stamps feature the memorable moments from the Queen’s childhood to her service as the longest-reigning monarch in British history. 11 postal administrations will design similar stamp issues to congratulate the Queen on her birthda
Santa's Visit 2020 – seven festive stamps introduced by Guernsey Post!
Christmas is one of the most anticipated times of the year, with much excitement in the build up to Christmas Day. For this year’s festive stamps, Guernsey Post has taken a light-hearted look at Santa’s visit to Guernsey during the Christmas season. These bright festive stamps were designed by Steve Winstanley. Anyone who has visited Guernsey during the festive season will have experi
Guernsey Post celebrates 100th anniversary of Rupert Bear with 6 stamps!
Originally created by artist and illustrator Mary Tourtel, Rupert Bear first appeared in the Daily Express newspaper on November 8, 1920. He is certainly one of the most recognisable bears with his checked yellow trousers, scarf and red jersey. The stamps introduced by Guernsey Post feature such characters as Rupert bear, Podgy Pig, Edward Trunk, Bill the Badger, and Algy Pug. Rupert is con
Guernsey Post honors Ludwig van Beethoven with a great stamp!
Guernsey Post issued a special stamp to mark the 250th anniversary of the birth of the highly acclaimed composer Ludwig van Beethoven, who was born in Bonn, Germany, in 1770. Over the course of the year the Post Office is planning to release four stamps to honour this great personality. The first issue shows a large bronze statue of Beethoven, which stands on the Munsterplatz in Bonn, Beethoven's
Guernsey Post introduced 7 stamps featuring the Nativity scenes!
The festive season is almost upon and Guernsey Post has already designed this year’s Christmas stamps depicting the Nativity Story that represents the true spirit of Christmas with the birth of Christ. This issue has been created by a local artist Denyse McGahy who used paper-cutting techniques. Denyse is a self-confessed geek, she loves paper, collage, papercutting and anything to do with t
Guernsey Post celebrates Chinese New Year with 6 special stamps
Guernsey Post is celebrating Chinese New Year with the sixth installment of its Lunar New Year stamp series. This time the Chinese New Year starts on February 5 and runs until February 19. According to the Chinese 12-year animal zodiac cycle, it will be the Year of the Pig. Each of the stamps introduced by Guernsey Post reflects the pig’s cultural association with an abundance of wealth and
The Nutcracker and The Mouse King – 7 new stamps unveiled by Guernsey Post
The Nutcracker and The Mouse King is one of the most famous children`s novels that brilliantly captures the child`s wonder at Christmas. Since its publication in 1816, it has inspired hundreds of artists and adaptations. As a part of its festive philatelic program Guernsey Post unveiled a set of seven “magical’ stamps that feature some of the brightest episodes from the novel. Designed
Guernsey Post celebrates The Prince of Wales' 70th Birthday with 6 stamps
Guernsey Post has prepared for release a set of six stamps to celebrate His Royal Highness’ 70th birthday. The eldest son of The Queen and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, His Royal Highness was born at Buckingham Palace on 14th November 1948. The stamps designed for this special occasion feature various images of the life of The Prince of Wales telling collectors his exciting life story fr
