Guernsey Stamps Philatelic Bulletin May 2018

GUERNSEY STAMPS AND COLLECTABLES

MAY 2018 VOL 10 No 16

EUROPA BRIDGES ROYAL WEDDING OF PRINCE HARRY & MEGHAN 65TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE QUEEN’S CORONATION

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Welcome

Favourite Guernsey or AlderneyStamp issue of 2017

We would like to start by thanking everyone who visited us at Stampex in February, which provided us with a wonderful opportunity to talk with some of our loyal customers as well as make new acquaintances.

In our November 2017 Stamp Bulletin and on our Website we asked you our collectors to vote for your favourite Guernsey or Alderney stamp issue of 2017.

In May we’re delighted to issue three very diverse stamp themes, starting on 2nd May with Europa Bridges. This issue includes some of the more commonly known causeways in the Bailiwick of Guernsey. The Europa logo appears on the 62p stamp which depicts the bridge that connects Castle Cornet to the St Peter Port breakwater and the 76p stamp which features the bridge spanning the local reservoir and dam wall.

After receiving all the votes the two favourite stamp issues of 2017 is the Meadow Pipit stamp issue for Guernsey and for Alderney the Coastal Eclipses issue. The two winners drawn from all the votes we received were Malcolm Cord from Fife in Scotland and Michael Giorgetti from Massachusetts in the USA. Congratulation to Malcolm and Michael and we hope you both enjoy your Guernsey calendars throughout the year.

Also to be released on the 2nd May is our Royal Wedding issue – HRH Prince Henry of Wales & Meghan Markle (subject to Royal Approval). Prince Harry and Meghan Markle were officially engaged on 27th November 2017 when the photos depicted in these stamps were taken in Kensington Palace’s Sunken Garden. Tipped to become the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, the couple have demonstrated they are keen to use their position in the public eye to raise awareness for charities and organisations. Just days after announcing they were getting married, their first official engagement together was a visit to the Terrence Higgins Trust, an HIV charity in Nottingham.

Finally, on 23rd May, Guernsey Post will mark the occasion of the 65th anniversary of the Coronation of Her Majesty The Queen with commemorative stamps.

Throughout The Queen’s reign several unprecedented milestones have occurred providing much cause for celebration. Along with some wonderful images from these celebrations, the stamps depict some of the words from the British National Anthem ‘God Save the Queen’ whose origins, in its present form, date back to the eighteenth century.

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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 SQUADRON (GUERNSEY’S OWN) 2 MAY 2018 EUROPA: BRIDGES 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: SPRING STAMPEX OVERPRINT (TBC) AUTUM STAMPEX OVERPRINT (TBC) Programme details and issue dates are subject to

change without prior notice.

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Europa: Bridges

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NEW ISSUE: Set of six stamps: £4.26 Issue date: 2 May 2018

Castle Cornet

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With 52 members in 49 countries, the trade association PostEurop was established in 1993 to represent the interests of European public postal operators.

One of PostEurop’s key initiatives is to promote philately through its EUROPA campaign, which aims to build awareness of the common roots, culture and history of Europe through its EUROPA stamps. Having first been issued in 1956, PostEurop became responsible for issuing EUROPA stamps in 1993, which remain popular and eagerly sought by collectors throughout the world.

Each year a theme is set for PostEurop members to interpret and illustrate on a set of EUROPA stamps.

In 2016, we issued a set of stamps designed to highlight the difference between a ‘green’ and a polluted environment for the Think Green theme and the following year, we depicted the wonderful Castle Cornet in Guernsey for the theme Castles.

For 2018, Guernsey has issued a set of stamps and a souvenir sheet depicting some of Guernsey’s bridges and causeways for this year’s chosen theme of Bridges; the stamps depicting Castle Cornet and its breakwater and the Reservoir bear the EUROPA logo.

PostEurop’s Stamps & Philately Working Group has already chosen the theme for 2019 and we will be issuing stamps for the theme of National Birds.

Complementing our stamps is a souvenir sheet, which features Hermetier and the causeway connecting it to the main island of Herm, which is home to the Herm oyster beds.

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Also available: First Day Cover: £5.46 First Day Cover Souvenir Sheet: £5.46 Sheets of 10: £42.60 Postcards set of 6: £2.50 Europa FDI 62p: £1.12 Europa FDI 76p: £1.26 * Maxi cards available on request.

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Fort Grey Causeway

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Sark Coupée

Presentation Pack: £5.16

Date of issue Illustrator

2 May 2018 Wendy Bramall

Printer

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Values

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

Process Stamp size S/Sheet Paper Sheets Perforation Cylinder

Offset Lithography 30mm deep x 40mm wide 100mm deep x 140mm wide 110gsm unwatermarked PVA Adhesive

46p Stamp: Lihou Causeway 62p Stamp: Castle Cornet 63p Stamp: Fort Le Clonque Causeway 76p Stamp: Reservoir Bridge 85p Stamp: Fort Grey Causeway 94p Stamp: Sark Coupée

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Royal Wedding: HRH Prince Henry of Wales & Meghan Markle Subject to Royal Approval

NEW ISSUE: Miniature Sheet: £4.00 Issue date: 2nd May 2018

Everyone loves a Royal Wedding and Guernsey Post is celebrating with this special issue to mark Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s big day.

His Royal Highness, the 33 year-old younger son of The Prince of Wales and Diana, Princess of Wales, will marry his 36 year-old American fiancée in St George’s Chapel in Windsor on 19th May 2018.

The pair were officially engaged on 27th November 2017 when the photos depicted in these stamps were taken in Kensington Palace’s Sunken Garden.

The couple who are tipped to become the Duke and Duchess of Sussex have both demonstrated they are keen to use their position in the public eye to raise awareness for charities and organisations. Just days after announcing they were getting married, their first official engagement together was a visit to the Terrence Higgins Trust, an HIV charity in Nottingham.

Prince Harry, who founded the charity Sentebale which helps orphans in South Africa affected by the HIV/AIDS epidemic, had a public HIV test at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital posted on Facebook in 2016 to show how easy it is to get checked, part of his efforts to break down misconceptions of the disease.

Meghan, who starred in the US legal drama Suits, became a Global Ambassador for World Vision Canada, the organisation set up to empower children, their families and their communities to overcome poverty and injustice. As part of her role she travelled to Rwanda to see the impact clean water has on the lives of the people there.

She has also been a UN women’s advocate for Political Participation and Leadership and has campaigned for gender equality, publicly supporting actress Emma Watson’s He For She campaign.

Once married, Meghan will become the fourth patron of The Royal Foundation of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry, the charitable organisation set up to support causes close to their hearts It is not yet known what other causes Meghan will become patron of but this royal partnership looks set to be the perfect match for these two famous philanthropists.

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(Subject to Royal Approval) First Day Cover: £5.20

Presentation Pack: £4.90

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103gsm unwatermarked PVA Adhesive 14.55 x 14.59 A

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65TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE QUEEN’S CORONATION NEW ISSUE: Set of six stamps: £4.26 Issue date: 23rd May 2018

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To mark the 65th anniversary of The Queen’s Coronation in 2018, we are delighted to depict Her Majesty at numerous events, including her 80th birthday and Golden Jubilee celebrations.

The stamps depict some of the words from the British National Anthem ‘God Save the Queen’ (also called ‘God Save the King’ during a kingship), whose origins, in its present form, date back to the eighteenth century.

The origin of both the words and the music is unknown, although its many candidates for authorship include John Bull (c. 1562–1628), Thomas Ravenscroft (c. 1583–c. 1633), Henry Purcell (c. 1639–95), and Henry Carey (c. 1687–1743).

‘God Save The King’ was first publicly performed in London in 1745, which came to be known as the National Anthem at the beginning of the nineteenth century.

In September 1745 Prince Charles Edward Stuart, the ‘Young Pretender’, defeated the army of King George II at Prestonpans, near Edinburgh.

Upon news of the defeat reaching London, the leader of the band at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, arranged ‘God Save The King’ to be performed after a play. It was a huge success and was repeated nightly, quickly spreading to other theatres.

Soon after, it became customary to greet monarchs with the song as they entered a place of public entertainment.

From Great Britain the melody passed to continental Europe, where it was particularly popular in Germany and Scandinavia, with a variety of different lyrics.

There is no official version of the National Anthem, as the words are a matter of tradition. Additional verses have been added down the years, but are rarely used.

In total, around 140 composers, including Beethoven, Haydn and Brahms, have used the tune in their compositions.

First Day Cover: £5.46

Presentation Pack: £5.16

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God save our gracious Queen!

Long live our noble Queen!

God save the Queen!

Send her victorious, Happy and glorious, Long to reign over us, God save the Queen.

Thy choicest gifts in store On her be pleased to pour, Long may she reign.

May she defend our laws, And ever give us cause, To sing with heart and voice, God save the Queen.

Date of issue Designer

Cartor Security Printing 46p, 62p, 63p, 76p, 85p, 94p

Paper Sheets Perforation Cylinder

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Offset Lithography 33.35mm deep x 45mm wide 110gsm unwatermarked PVA adhesive 10 13.25 x 13.75 A

Also available: Sheets of 10: ÂŁ42.60

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Guernsey Post Collectables The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society Film Edition First Day Cover £6.00

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Following on from our July 2011 stamp issue of the Guernsey Potato Peel Pie Society, we are pleased to tell you that we have produced a Limited Edition First Day Cover of 1,000 to coincide with the release of the film, Guernsey, which is a film adaptation of The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society book.

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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.

RAF 100: 201 (Guernsey’s Own) Squadron Sopwith Camel WWI Centenary Collection £8.50 issued 3rd April 2018 This model plane, as depicted on the 73p stamp, is an ideal collector’s item to have alongside your 201 (Guernsey’s Own) Squadron stamp issue.

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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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