The history of postal and postage stamps in Jersey is conditionally divided into the period of functioning of British post (1794-1969) and the period of postal independence (from 1969), when the Jersey Post Office was created and the issuance of its own postage stamps for this British crown possession and bailiwick began .
 Jersey | |
|---|---|
| English Bailiwick of Jersey , fr. Bailliage de Jersey , nrm Bailliage dé Jèrri | |
 Postage stamp Jersey in honor of writer (1999) | |
| Money system | |
| until February 15, 1971 | 1 pound = 20 shillings = 240 pence = 960 farthing [1] (until 1971); |
| from February 15, 1971 | 1 pound = 100 pence |
| First postage stamps | |
| Standard | 1958 (regional) |
| Commemorative | 1969 |
| Other | occupation - 1941 |
| Philately | |
| WNS Member | not involved |
The modern postal operator in Jersey is the .
Mail Development
Since 1840, there have been British postage stamps in Jersey.
On October 1, 1969, the Bailiwick Islands of Jersey gained postal independence.
Stamp Issues
First Marks
The first postage stamps with the inscription English. "Jersey" ("Jersey") were released locally during the occupation of the island by the Germans during the Second World War , in 1940-1945 [2] .
Regional issues
Subsequently, in Jersey, there were regional stamps of Great Britain , designed specifically for use in Jersey, but suitable for paying postage throughout the UK [2] . In particular, in the period from 1958 to 1969, regional brands were used here.
According to L. L. Lepeshinsky (1967) , a total of nine postage stamps for Jersey were issued in 1941-1963.
Own issues
Jersey issues its own postage stamps since October 1, 1969 [2] .
Since 2014, Jersey has also begun to produce stamps, a type of British printing machine brands used in postal machines [4] .
Cataloging
In the English Stanley Gibbons catalogs, Jersey post issues are given a place in the “red” volumes for stamps of Great Britain and the Commonwealth of Nations [2] :
In addition, Stanley Gibbons Channel Islands Specialized Catalog of Stamps and Postal History , including Jersey [5] , has been published by Stanley Gibbons .
Other
In 2012, the exposition, crowned with a large copy of the two-pound Jersey brand with a portrait of Elizabeth II, was awarded a silver gilded prize at the annual , organized by the Royal Horticultural Society . The creators of this composition, entitled “The Queen's Diamond Jubilee” , were members of the St. Helier , the capital of Jersey.
- Exposition “ Queen 's Diamond Anniversary ” with an enlarged copy of the Jersey brand (2012)
See also
- History of UK Post and Stamps
- Guernsey Post and Stamp History
- UK Regional Stamps
- Category: Images: British Stamps
Notes
- ↑ Farthing was in circulation until 1960.
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Stanley Gibbons Stamp Catalog : Commonwealth and British Empire Stamps 1840-1970. - 112th edn. - L .: Stanley Gibbons , 2010 .-- P. GB31 — GB32. - ISBN 0-85259-731-2 . (eng.)
- ↑ For alleged covert inscriptions on these stamps, see Errors in the inscriptions on postage stamps .
- ↑ Jersey Post & Go Faststamps unopened (link not available) . Date of treatment November 2, 2015. Archived October 3, 2015.
- ↑ Stanley Gibbons Channel Islands Specialized Catalog of Stamps and Postal History. - L .: Stanley Gibbons, 1983.- 451 p. - ISBN 0-85259-052-0 . (eng.)
Literature
- United Kingdom (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland). Jersey island // Philatelic geography. European foreign countries / N. I. Vladinets. - M .: Radio and communications, 1981. - S. 72-73. - 160 p.
- Great Britain (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland). Explanation of the scheme: 4. O. Jersey. // Philatelic geography (foreign countries): Reference book / L. L. Lepeshinsky. - M .: Communication, 1967. - S. 27. - 480 p.
- Jersey // Large Philatelic Dictionary / N. I. Vladinets, L. I. Ilyichev, I. Ya. Levitas, P. F. Mazur, I. N. Merkulov, I. A. Morosanov, Yu. K. Myakota, S A. Panasyan, Yu. M. Rudnikov, M. B. Slutsky, V. A. Jacobs; under the general. ed. N.I. Vladinets and V.A. Jacobs. - M .: Radio and communications, 1988. - S. ??. - 320 p. - 40,000 copies. - ISBN 5-256-00175-2 .
Further reading
- Beecken O. Eine Plattenstudie der Jersey 1d-Wappenmarke = A plating study of the Jersey 1d Arms. - Köln: Forschungsgemeinschaft Kanalinseln & Insel Man (FGCI), 1986. - 68 p. (German)
- Danan YM Les Émissions locales et affranchissements de guerre des îles de la Manche. - Paris: Le Monde des philatélistes, 1968 .-- 38 p. (fr.)
- Danan YM Histoire Postale des îles de la Manche. Vol. 1: Les Affranchissements de guerre de 1870 à 1944; Vol. 2: La Libération, compléments depuis 1945, les conséquences de l'indépendance postale. - Paris: Le Monde des philatélistes, 1976/78. (fr.)
- Griggs I. The 1942 Jersey 1 / 2d Arms: A Plating Study. - Ilford, UK: CISS Publishing, 1982. - 88 p. (eng.)
- Hesketh JG Jersey Definitive & Booklet Panes, 1969–97: Study & Checklist. - Ilford, UK: CISS Publishing, 1997 .-- 40 p. - ISBN 0-946806-20-9 . (eng.)
- Mohle H. Die Briefmarken von den Kanal-Inseln: Guernse. - 43 p. (German)
- Newport W. The Channel Islands: France Mail Services, 1683-1939. - Sidcup, UK: Channel Islands Specialists' Society, 1956. - 20 p. (eng.)
- Newport W. The Airmails of the Channel Islands. - Sidcup, UK: Channel Islands Specialists' Society, 1957. - 12 p. (eng.)
- Newport W. Early Channel Islands Postal History and Notes on Other Material. - Sidcup, UK: Channel Islands Specialists' Society, 1958. - 39 p. (eng.)
- Newport W. Stamps and Postal History of the Channel Islands. - L .: Heinemann, 1972. - 214 p. - ISBN 0-434-91470-3 . (eng.)
- Newport W., Simpson JO Numeral Obliterations and Instructional Marks of the Channel Islands. - Sidcup, UK: Channel Islands Specialists' Society, 1957. - 12 p. (eng.)
- Newport W., Simpson JO Postal Affairs during the German Occupation of the Channel Islands 1940-1945. - Sidcup, UK: Channel Islands Specialists' Society, 1957. - 32 p. (eng.)
- Wieneke M. The German Field Post Office in the Channel Islands: Communications of the Military and of the Civilian Inhabitants through the German Field Post Service 1940-1945. - Grouville, Jersey, UK: The Channel Islands Occupation Society (Jersey Branch), 1981. - 16 p. (eng.)
Links
- jerseypost.com is the official website of the Jersey Post .
- Lions, Leopards, Unicorns & Dragons: The first "Regional" stamps. The British Postal Museum & Archive . Archived August 20, 2013.
- Jersey Country List . All World Stamps Catalog sponsored by Stanley Gibbons. - Jersey stamps in the Stanley Gibbons online catalog. Date of treatment July 5, 2012. Archived on October 6, 2012.
- Jersey Stanley Gibbons Shop . Stanley Gibbons Ltd. - Jersey philatelic materials on the Stanley Gibbons website. Date of treatment July 5, 2012. Archived on October 6, 2012.