GUERNSEY STAMPS AND COLLECTABLES
JANUARY 2020 VOL 11 No 7
YEAR OF THE RAT - 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF BEETHOVEN PART 1 - ALDERNEY BIRDS - SEA LIFE IN THE RAMSAR AREA
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Welcome Welcome and happy New Year! We have an exciting stamp programme this year, which will provide all of our customers with something of interest and enjoyment. The Chinese New Year – The Year of the Rat is our first issue on the 8th January. The stamps have once again been designed by Chrissy Lau and feature accents of gold reflecting the belief, in Chinese culture, of the rat’s association with wealth, abundance and prosperity, as well as fertility and reproduction. On 21 January, we also release the first of our Quartet series to celebrate the 250th Anniversary of the birth of Ludwig van Beethoven. He remains one of the most admired and influential composers who ever lived; an innovator who oversaw the transition of music from the Classical to the Romantic style, characterised by emotion and impact. Over the course of the year we will release four stamps culminating in October with the release of a souvenir sheet and prestige booklet.
to reveal that January 2020 will see a new set of sixteen stamps. Alderney Wildlife Trust have recorded approximately 284 species of birds including resident and rare passage migrants and this set of definitive stamps features a variety of those spotted regularly on or around the island. Alderney’s commemorative issue is a beautiful set depicting sealife in the Ramsar area. The island’s west coast and the Burhou islands were recognised as a wetland of international importance in 2005, becoming the first designated Ramsar site within the Bailiwick of Guernsey. Although there is no Stampex in February, we will be issuing our next Post & Go pictorial issue on the 12th February: a beautifully illustrated set featuring six fishing boats, which work out of the various bays and harbours in the Bailiwick of Guernsey. We hope you enjoy these issues and what our 2020 stamp programme offers.
It has been over 12 years since we have issued a definitive set of stamps for Alderney, and I’m excited
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2020 STAMP PROGRAMME GUERNSEY 8 JANUARY 2020 LUNAR NEW YEAR: YEAR OF THE RAT 2020 21 JANUARY 2020 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF BEETHOVEN (PART 1) 1 APRIL 2020 EUROPA: ANCIENT POSTAL ROUTES 2 MAY 2020 ENDANGERED SPECIES: KORDOFAN GIRAFFE 2 MAY 2020 QUARTET: BEETHOVEN (PART 2) )
2 MAY 2020 75TH LIBERATION DAY ANNIVERSARY 21 JULY 2020 QUARTET: BEETHOVEN (PART 3) 21 JULY 2020 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF RUBERT BEAR (TBC) 21 JULY 2020 SEPAC: ARTWORK IN THE NATIONAL COLLECTION 28 OCTOBER 2020 QUARTET: BEETHOVEN (PART 4) 28 OCTOBER 2020 GUERNSEY CHRISTMAS
ALDERNEY 21 JANUARY 2020 ALDERNEY DEFINITIVES: ALDERNEY BIRDS 21 JANUARY 2020 SEA LIFE IN THE RAMSAR AREA 1 APRIL 2020 250TH BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF WILLIAM WORDSWOTH 21 JULY 2020 80th ANNIVERSARY OF THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN 28 OCTOBER 2020 ALDERNEY CHRISTMAS: 170TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE CONSECRATION OF ST ANNE’S CHURCH POST & GO 12 FEBRUARY 2020 BAILIWICK FISHING BOATS POST & GO MAY 2020 GUERNSEY FLAGS: LONDON 2020 OVERPRINT (GG01) TBC POST & GO MAY 2020 BAILIWICK FISHING BOATS: LONDON 2020 OVERPRINT (GG01) TBC POST & GO SEPTEMBER 2020 AUTUMN STAMPEX OVERPRINT (GG01) TBC POST & GO DECEMBER 2020 CHRISTMAS UNDERPRINT (GG02) TBC
Programme details and issue dates are subject to change without prior notice.
Year of the Rat 2020
Issue date: 8 January 2020
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We are delighted to release our seventh set of stamps celebrating the Chinese New Year and, specifically, the Year of the Metal Rat 2020, created once again by Sydney based artist, Chrissy Lau. According to the Chinese zodiac, known as Sheng Xiao, each Chinese New Year is characterised by one of 12 animals, being based on a 12-year cycle in line with the Chinese lunar calendar. The first animal in the cycle is the rat. People born in the Year of the Rat are said to be instinctive and alert in nature. They react well to situations; they handle themselves well during social interactions with others; and, they are confident and very adaptable. However, they can also be shy, stubborn, fastidious and critical. [pull out section] Lucky Rats • Colours: blue, gold, green • Numbers: 2, 3 • Flowers: lily, African violet, valley lily • Favourable directions: southeast, northeast • Favourable directions of wealth: southeast, east • Favourable directions of love: west Unlucky Rats • Colours to avoid: yellow, brown 66 Year of the Rat 2020 • Unlucky numbers: 5, 9
Did you know? According to one myth, the 12 animals of the zodiac quarrelled as to who was to head the cycle of years. The gods were asked to decide and said that the animals would be ranked according to the order in which they reached the opposite bank of the river. The animals gathered at the river and jumped in. Unknown to the ox, the rat had jumped on his back. As the ox was about to jump ashore, the rat jumped off the ox’s back and won the race. Other recent years of the Rat are: 1924, 1936, 1948, 1960, 1972, 1984, 1996, and 2008.
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48p Stamp: Fortune Hands 65p Stamp: Zest for Life 66p Stamp: Fortune Favours the Bold 80p Stamp: New Year Decoration 90p Stamp: Moneybag Brimming with Chinese Coins 98p Stamp: The Balance of Dark and Light, or Negative and Positive Set of six stamps: £4.47
Limited Edition Gold Foil Souvenir Sheet £95.00
Limited Edition Uncut Imperforate Press Sheet £28.00 Date of issue Designer
Chrissy Lau
Printer
Lowe-Martin
Values
48p, 65p, 66p, 80p, 90p, 98p
Process
Also available: First Day Cover: £5.67 Presentation Pack: £5.37 First Day Cover Souvenir Sheet: £5.67 Sheets of 10: £44.70
8 January 2020
Stamp size S/Sheet Paper Sheets Perforation Cylinder
Offset Lithography 30.5mm deep x 40mm wide 100mm deep x 140mm wide 110gsm unwatermarked PVA Adhesive 10 13.3 A
250th Anniversary of Beethoven - Part 1 Issue date: 21 January 2020
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In celebration of Beethoven’s legacy, we will issue four stamps during 2020, each depicting the BTHVN logo, as well as a souvenir sheet, which will be issued on 28 October 2020 featuring the complete set of stamps.
We are delighted to mark the 250th anniversary of the birth of the highly acclaimed composer Ludwig van Beethoven, who was born in Bonn, Germany, in 1770. He is believed to be the most frequently performed classical music composer in the world – and certainly one of the most influential. The Beethoven Anniversary Society (BAS), a non-profit organisation and affiliate of Beethoven-Haus Bonn, was founded in 2016 to bring together an exciting programme of events in celebration of Beethoven’s 250th birthday. The BAS has created the logo ‘BTHVN’ to feature on worldwide stamps as part of the anniversary celebrations – an abbreviation said to have been used by Beethoven on some of his scores. The stamps: Stamp one: This depicts a large bronze statue of Beethoven, which stands on the Münsterplatz in Bonn, Beethoven’s birthplace. Issue date – 21 January 2020. Stamp 2 - issue date 2 May 2020 Stamp 3 - issue date 21 July 2020 Stamp 4 - issue date 28 October 2020
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First Day Cover: £2.20
Date of issue Designer
21 January 2020 The Potting Shed
Printer
bpost
Values
£1
Process Stamp size Paper Sheets Perforation Cylinder
Offset Lithography 40mm deep x 30mm wide 103gsm Gummed Stamp Paper 20 13.33 x 13.60 A
Alderney Definitives: Alderney Birds
ALDERNEY BAILIWICK OF GUERNSEY
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Puffin
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Whinchat
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Blue Tit
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Black Redstart
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Yellow Wagtail
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Robin
Dunnock
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Kingfisher
Issue date: 21 January 2020
NEW ISSUE: Set of 16 stamps: £8.65
BAILIWICK OF GUERNSEY
A bird’s eye view of Alderney’s feathered friends Alderney Bird Observatory (ABO) was founded in March 2016 by the Alderney Wildlife Trust to study bird migration and the island’s seabird colonies. Its HQ is based at ‘The Nunnery’, the oldest standing building in the Channel Islands and the best preserved Roman small fort in the British Isles. The Nunnery provides accommodation for visiting guests and their stay at the field centre not only helps support ABO’s work but also contributes towards the maintenance of this important heritage site. Just a year after it opened, ABO won top prize in the Guernsey Insurance Corporation Awards, a prestigious award for nature conservation. It was awarded a grant of £1500 which was used to purchase vital bird-ringing equipment including ringing nets, poles and nets. Since opening ABO’s research has confirmed that the island is a major flyway and one of the most exciting hotspots in Britain for seeing and monitoring birds in migration and nesting. Under the leadership of its warden, John Horton, local birders and those from further afield flock to spot species they might never get to see on mainland Britain. Alderney is a designated Ramsar site, with wetlands of international importance and the small uninhabited island of Burhou provides a refuge for threatened colonies of puffins and petrels and black-backed gulls. Ortac and Les Etacs are home to thousands of gannets. John and his team of volunteers work to ring migrant birds on passage as well as breeding seabirds; building up data used to help understand changes in movements of migrating birds as well as the effect that loss of habitat and global warming are having on the birds’ survival rates. John and the Alderney Bird Conservatory have featured on both BBC’s Countryfile, with Matt Baker, and Channel 4’s Little British Islands. In 2019 the Alderney Bird Observatory became Alderney Bird Observatory Trust Ltd, an independent and selfsupporting organisation.
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ALDERNEY BAILIWICK OF GUERNSEY
Kestrel
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Shag
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Long-Eared Owl
20
Barn Owl
BAILIWICK OF GUERNSEY
Ringed Plover
Turnstone
ALDERNEY
ALDERNEY BAILIWICK OF GUERNSEY
£4
Presentation Pack: £9.55
Date of issue Designer
Also available: First Day Covers x 2: £11.05 Gutter Pairs: £17.30 Sheets of 50 with gutters available on request. FDC gutters pairs x 6: £24.50
21 January 2020 Bridget Yabsley
Printer
Southern Colour Print
Values
1p -10p, 20p, 40p, 50p, £1, £2, £4
Process Stamp size Paper Sheets Perforation
Offset Lithography 30mm deep x 30mm wide 46 Gummed FSC Securpost 110 GPW 10 1.1 x 1.667
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Sealife in the Ramsar Area NEW ISSUE: Set of 6 stamps: £4.47
Issue date: 21 Januuary 2020
Alderney’s west coast and the Burhou Islands were recognized by the United Nations as wetlands of international importance in 2005, becoming the first designated Ramsar site in the Bailiwick of Guernsey. The site covers 1,500 hectares, bigger than mainland Alderney and includes the waters from the island’s west coast, including Burhou islet and the surrounding rocking reefs, to the rock of Les Etacs, 100m from the coastline. The rocks of Les Etacs and Ortac are home to nearly 6,000 and 2,800 pairs of Northern Gannets respectively during the breeding season, equating to >1% of the world population. The site is managed by the Alderney Wildlife Trust, on behalf of the States of Alderney, with other groups/ organisations supporting the work. Its designation ensures it is gently managed, conserving and maintaining its ecological character, diverse habitats, flora and fauna and protecting it for future generations. The site has 5-year strategic plans and annual action plans ratified by the States of Alderney, detailing works throughout the year monitoring habitats and key species including Northern gannets, European storm-petrels, Atlantic puffins, grey seals, lesser backed gulls, great black backed gulls, ormers and seaweed species – to name but a few. The Trust collates, analyses and reports all the results back to the States and as Secretariat for the site, is also responsible for updating the Ramsar Information Sheet – a document detailing key information about the site which is submitted to The Ramsar Convention. Daniele Clifford, Ramsar Officer for Alderney Wildlife Trust explains, “Since its designation, the species list has grown. This year we have recorded spotted cowries, a lot of large brittle stars and native oysters.” “We are also completing a new habitat map for Clonque Bay and have recorded a couple of new habitats since the last survey in 2014.” “Unfortunately, we are also seeing more invasive species in the site and these are a very real threat as they can outcompete native species. We have identified Asian shore crabs within the site and are monitoring their presence. We continue to lookout for species which haven’t been recorded in the Ramsar site before and encourage the public to add to their sightings to our records book.”
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48p stamp: Grey Seal Pup 65p stamp: Shore Crab 66p stamp: Gannet 80p stamp: Beadlet Anemone 90p stamp: Ormer 98p stamp: Cushion Stars
Date of issue Designer
OF ISSUE
21 January 2020 Two Degrees North
Printer
bpost
Values
48p, 65p, 66p, 80p, 90p, 98p
Process
Offset Lithography
Stamp size
30mm deep x 38.33mm wide
S/Sheet size
100mm deep x 140mm wide
Paper Sheets Perforation Cylinder
46 Gummed FSC Securpost 110 GPW 10 1.1 x 1.667 A
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2019 Yearbook This price of the Yearbook is £89.19 - which is the face value of the stamps included. You don’t pay any extra for the book. This is our last yearbook in this format.
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