2020 is the 75th anniversary of Jersey’s Liberation following Occupation during WW2. Jersey will mark this milestone by issuing six stamps that portray key moments of a contemporary celebration of Liberation Day. This interesting issue was designed by True North with colourful illustrations by Charlie Davis.
During the first year of World War II, on 1st July 1940, German troops arrived to take the surrender of Jersey and for the next five years Jersey, Guernsey, Sark and Alderney became the only part of the British Isles to be occupied during the Second World War. On 8th May 1945, German forces surrendered and the war in Europe ended. 9th May as the Island's national day and in the years since the end of the war a pattern of official ceremonies has developed. The glorious day is commemorated every year in Jersey with a Bank Holiday.
See also other World War II stamps.
