Postage stamps and postal history of Jersey explained

The first postage stamps marked Jersey were issued during the occupation of the island by the Germans during World War II.^[1]

Later, Jersey used British regional stamps marked specifically for use in Jersey but valid for postage throughout the United Kingdom.^[1]

Jersey has issued its own stamps since 1 October 1969.^[1]

Since 2014, Jersey has also issued Post & Go stamps.^[2]

See also

• Revenue stamps of Jersey

Further reading

Channel Islands & Jersey

• Beecken, Olaf. Eine Plattenstudie der Jersey 1d-Wappenmarke = A plating study of the Jersey 1d Arms. Koln: Forschungsgemeinschaft Kanalinseln & Insel Man (FGCI), 1986 68p.
• Danan, Yves Maxime. Les Émissions locales et affranchissements de guerre des îles de la Manche. Paris: "Le Monde des philatélistes", 1968 38p.
• Danan, Yves Maxime. Histoire Postale des îles de la Manche. Paris: "Le Monde des philatélistes", 1976/78. Comprising: Vol. 1: Les Affranchissements de guerre de 1870 à 1944; Vol. 2: La Libération, compléments depuis 1945, les conséquences de l'indépendance postale.
• Griggs, Ian. The 1942 Jersey 1/2d Arms: A Plating Study. Ilford: C.I.S.S. Publishing, 1982, 88p.
• Hesketh, J.G. Jersey Definitive & Booklet Panes, 1969-97: Study & Checklist. Ilford: C.I.S.S. Publishing, 1997, 40p.
• Mohle, Heinz. Die Briefmarken von den Kanal-Inseln: Guernsey & Jersey, Deutsche Besetzung 1940-1945. Frankfurt am Main: Arbeitsgemeinschaft Neues Handbuch der Briefmarkenkunde e.V. im Bund Deutscher Philatelisten e.V., 1970 43p.
• Newport, William. The Airmails of the Channel Islands. Sidcup: Channel Islands Specialists' Society, 1957, 12p.
• Newport, William. The Channel Islands: France mail services, 1683-1939. Sidcup: Channel Islands Specialists' Society, 1956, 20p.
• Newport, William. Early Channel Islands postal history and notes on other material. Sidcup: Channel Islands Specialists' Society, 1958, 39p.
• Newport, William. Stamps and Postal History of the Channel Islands. London: Heinemann, 1972, 214p.
• Newport, William and John O. Simpson. Numeral obliterations and instructional marks of the Channel Islands. Sidcup: Channel Islands Specialists' Society, 1957, 12p.
• Newport, William and John O. Simpson. Postal affairs during the German occupation of the Channel Islands 1940-1945. Sidcup: Channel Islands Specialists' Society, 1957, 32p.
• Stanley Gibbons Channel Islands Specialised Catalogue of Stamps and Postal History. London: Stanley Gibbons, 1983, 451p.
• Summers, Howard. Bibliography of the Philately and Postal History of the British Isles. Borehamwood: Howcom Services, 2020 210p.
• Wieneke, Michael. 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: The Channel Islands Occupation Society (Jersey Branch), 1981, 16p.

External links

• Jersey Post
• Lions, Leopards, Unicorns & Dragons: The first "Regional" stamps The British Postal Museum & Archive

Notes and References

1. Stanley Gibbons Stamp Catalogue: Commonwealth and British Empire Stamps 1840-1970. 112th edition. London: Stanley Gibbons, 2010, pp. GB31-GB32.
2. Web site: Jersey Post & Go Faststamps. https://web.archive.org/web/20151003150818/http://postandgochecklist.yolasite.com/resources/JE1.2%20-%20Jersey%20Flags%20%20-%20FS%201%20JE.pdf. dead. 2015-10-03. 2015-11-02.