Guernsey Stamps Philatelic Bulletin August 2018

GUERNSEY STAMPS AND COLLECTABLES

AUGUST 2018 VOL 10 No 17

ALDERNEY WEEK SEPAC: SPECTACULAR VIEWS

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Welcome Summer has arrived and we are again very busy. Our new GG03 Post & Go desktop unit has taken up residence for the summer at the Guernsey Information Centre, enabling collectors to purchase underprints of our Post and Go Bailiwick Flower set. Cruise ship passengers coming into port will also be able to collect a set with a welcome message specifically for their cruise ship.

August 1st sees the issue of our latest SEPAC stamps depicting aerial scenes of Guernsey not often showcased. To achieve this, we commissioned Elliott Cockett, a young Guernsey-based photographer known as ‘The Drone Ranger’, who was able to capture striking aerial scenes of the island from an elevated position. Local fortifications, Torteval Church, turquoise bays and a wonderful shot of our reservoir all are depicted.

2018 marks the 70th anniversary of Alderney Week, the Channel Islands’ biggest annual festival.

The eight-day event in August dates back to 1949 and is one of the highlights of the Island’s summer calendar.

The fun and colour of this event is beautifully captured in this latest set of stamps, designed by illustrator Andrew Robinson.

This quiet Island, the most northerly of the Channel Islands, comes alive for Alderney Week. Its population of around 2000 doubles with people flocking from all over the world to join in the fun. With over 100 different events taking place, there is something for everyone, from live music and entertainment for the children to wild and wacky events and all night parties.

Worth £55.49

WIN a Corgi Sopwith Camel, Major William George ‘Billy’ Barker RAF The agile and highly manoeuvrable Sopwith Camel was without doubt one of the most successful fighter aircraft of the First World War and accounted for more enemy aircraft destroyed than any other British type. Major William Barker, served in a number of squadrons but it was his actions with 201 Squadron that earnt him the Victoria Cross after his audacious attack on four German aircraft during a solo patrol in his Snipe aircraft on 27th October 1918 as pictured on our 73p stamp.

Place an order for any of our 201 (Guernsey’s Own) Squadron products and you will be entered into a Prize Draw to win one of the two limited edition Corgi models we have. The Prize Draw will be drawn on Thursday 13th September during The Guernsey Air Display to commemorate the Battle of Britain.

Davo and Lindner Stamp Albums from £30.20 Keep your complete collection in these luxury stamp albums from Davo and Lindner.

Please order on the stock sheet included or buy online.

In recent years the Alderney Week has been themed and the 2018 event, which runs from 4th August to 11th August, celebrates ‘Myths and Legends’.

We hope you have a wonderful summer and you enjoy our two new issues.

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How to Order By post Complete the order form and send to: Guernsey Philatelic Bureau FREEPOST GU267 Envoy House La Vrangue St Peter Port Guernsey Channel Islands GY1 5SS By phone Please call us on +44 (0) 1481 716486 between 8.30am and 5pm Monday to Friday Online You can also order securely online at www.guernseystamps.com Fax: +44 (0)1481 712082 E-mail: philatelic@guernseypost.com The Royal Philatelic Society London If you wish to join or find out more contact: John Triggs FRPSL Email: jtriggs@cwgsy.net www.rpsl.org.uk Tel: 01481 725847 Channel Islands Specialists Society Anyone wishing to join the CISS, buy one of the Society’s excellent publications, or find out more, should write to: Mark Bailey 36 Jerrymoor Hill Finchampstead Workingham Berkshire RG40 4UG www.ciss1950.org.uk

Guernsey Philatelic Society The society meet on regular intervals, for details contact Sue Gamblin.

Email: sjgamblin@cwgsy.net Tel: 07781 113038

2018 STAMP PROGRAMME GUERNSEY 1 FEBRUARY 2018 LUNAR NEW YEAR: YEAR OF THE DOG 2018 14 FEBRUARY 2018 ENDANGERED SPECIES: BLACK RHINO 3 APRIL 2018 RAF100: 201 (GUERNSEY’S OWN) SQUADRON 2 MAY 2018 EUROPA: BRIDGES & CAUSEWAYS 2 MAY 2018 ROYAL WEDDING: PRINCE HARRY & MEGHAN MARKLE 1 AUGUST 2018 SEPAC: SPECTACULAR VIEWS 8 NOVEMBER 2018 GUERNSEY CHRISTMAS STAMPS - NUTCRACKER 8 NOVEMBER 2018 STORIES FROM THE GREAT WAR: PART 5 - MEMORIALS 8 NOVEMBER 2018 70TH BIRTHDAY OF PRINCE CHARLES

ALDERNEY 14 FEBRUARY 2018 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE WOMBLES 14 FEBRUARY 2018 VALENTINES STAMPEX 2018 EXHIBITION SHEET 23 MAY 2018 65TH ANNIVERSARY, THE QUEEN’S CORONATION 1 AUGUST 2018 ALDERNEY WEEK 8 NOVEMBER 2018 ALDERNEY - CHRISTMAS STAMPS - DICKENS, CHRISTMAS CAROL POST & GO 14 FEBRUARY 2018 GUERNSEY BAILIWICK FLOWERS:

Programme details and issue dates are subject to change without prior notice.

Don’t forget! - Free postage and packing for Standing Order customers.

Please contact the Philatelic Bureau to open your account today.

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Sepac: Spectacular Views NEW ISSUE: Set of six stamps: £4.26 Issue date: 1 August 2018

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TORTEVAL CHURCH

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The Bailiwick of Guernsey has more than its fair share of stunning scenery and, coupled with its fascinating history and rich heritage, there’s no shortage of local landmarks and scenery to feature on our stamps.

As a member of SEPAC, the Small European Postal Administrations Co-operation, Guernsey Post has celebrated this year’s SEPAC theme – Spectacular Scenery – with stamps depicting aerial scenes of Guernsey not often showcased and to offer a different perspective.

To achieve this, we commissioned Elliott Cockett, a young, Guernsey-based entrepreneur who set up The Drone Ranger, a local aerial photography and video company offering clients something out of the ordinary.

The Drone Ranger started out as a part-time project for 18-year-old Elliott, who at the time was completing his ‘A’ levels at Elizabeth College. Demand for his services reached an all time high and, with his exams behind him, he decided to devote all of his time into growing The Drone Ranger’s client base.

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“It was my interest in photography that got me into drones - I loved the idea of giving a different perspective to projects,” he said, adding “the commercial potential was always at the back of my mind and I wanted to develop it into a business. I also knew by then that continuing my formal education and going to university wasn’t for me, so I had the incentive to make it work.

“As a local with a love for Guernsey’s scenery and landscapes, I was determined to create imagery that showcased the island in the best possible way, especially as the stamps are collected worldwide. I think that an aerial perspective really helps to truly ‘step back and take it all in’, especially as it is an angle that is very new to Guernsey’s culture.

“Taking part in this project also reminded me of the joys of working and living in Guernsey. Most of the locations photographed – including the Reservoir and Torteval church - required prior permission from the landowners.

Everyone was very obliging, which, in turn, made it such a pleasure for me - and that’s just how Guernsey is.”

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First Day Cover: £5.46

Sheets of 10: £42.60

Presentation Pack: £5.16 94

Date of issue Designer Photography

1 August 2018 Mark Totty Elliott Cockett

Printer

Cartor Security Printing

Values

46p, 62p, 63p, 76p, 85p, 94p

Process Stamp size Paper Sheets Perforation Cylinder

Offset Lithography 22.83mm deep x 51mm wide 110gsm unwatermarked PVA Adhesive 10 13.25 x 13.25 A

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Alderney Week NEW ISSUE: Set of 6 stamps: £4.26 Issue date: 1st August 2018

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That ‘Alderney feeling’ is how the locals describe the magic of this little Island, part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey.

This tiny Island, closest to France is just three and a half miles long and less than two miles wide and is home to almost 2,000. Many choose to live in this welcoming community for a healthier work-life balance and a gentler, slower pace of life.

Often described as the hidden gem of the Channel Islands, Alderney has an ancient history that goes back 5,000 years with one of the best-preserved Roman forts in Britain, Victorian fortresses and WW2 bunkers.

Meanwhile, you are never far from unspoiled landscape, fantastic flora and fauna and beautiful un-crowded sandy bays.

It’s a place where you feel like you’ve stepped back in time and that is definitely the feeling you get when the Island comes alive and doubles in size during the summer days of Alderney Week.

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The eight day event in August dates back to 1949 and has grown to become the Channel Island’s biggest annual festival. It has that nostalgic feel of a traditional seaside holiday with home-grown, old-fashioned fun and games from sandcastle and yard-of-ale competitions to tugs of war and pig racing!

The locals who are nicknamed vaques after the cows, or lapins after the rabbits you’ll find hopping about all over the Island, are renowned for their hospitality and encourage visitors to join in all the fun and games, to dress up and dive into the marina with homemade flying machines or build wacky floats to set sail in the Daft Raft Race.

That ‘Alderney feeling’ is one you won’t get unless you experience Alderney for yourself, one you won’t find anywhere else and a feeling you won’t forget in a hurry!

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Presentation Pack: £5.16

Sheets of 10: £42.60

Prestige Booklet: £17.04 Date of issue Designer Printer Value Process Stamp size Paper Perforation Cylinder

1 August 2018 Andrew Robinson Southern Colour Print 46p, 62p, 63p, 76p, 85p, 94p Offset Lithography 30mm deep x 40mm wide 103gsm unwatermarked PVA Adhesive 13.33 x 13.60 A

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2017 Yearbook A beautiful hardback book containing all stamps, souvenir and miniature sheets of 2017 for both Guernsey and Alderney.

This price of the Yearbook is ÂŁ76.87 - which is the face value of the stamps included.

You don’t pay any extra for the book.

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