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BBC News
26-05-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
New stamps mark royal visit to Guernsey
Guernsey Post will mark the King's official birthday on 14 June with the release of a special set of stamps commemorating the royal visit to Guernsey on 16 July stamp collection features six designs capturing key moments from the historic visit by King Charles and Queen Camilla, their first to the island since King Charles acceded to the throne. Highlights include the King addressing guests at Les Cotils, planting a tree at the Government House and sampling a locally brewed beer named in his honour.A miniature sheet will also be issued, depicting the King and Queen presiding over a special sitting of the States of Deliberation on Crown Pier.
BBC News
30-04-2025
- General
- BBC News
Commemorative stamps released for Guernsey liberation anniversary
A set of commemorative stamps marking the 80th anniversary of Guernsey's liberation from German occupation during World War Two is set to be set of six stamps was to depict the timeframe from occupation in 1940 to the liberation and recovery of the island in 1945, Guernsey Post said. Designs include a toy plane, a Canadian Red Cross food parcel and a liberation brass Yabsley, from Guernsey Post, said she was "honoured to issue stamps to commemorate this poignant milestone". She said: "Now celebrated annually, Liberation Day is a reminder of the resilience and courage of islanders during a dark chapter in Guernsey's history."We are grateful to Guernsey Museums for its assistance and for providing the images of the objects depicted on the stamps, which are items in its collections, and also to Simon Hamon for providing the 1945 photograph of the royal visit."The stamps are scheduled for release on 1 May.
BBC News
27-04-2025
- General
- BBC News
Guernsey archaeological finds feature on new set of stamps
Guernsey Post is to issue a new set of stamps depicting archaeological finds unearthed in the postal service said the series of six stamps reflected this year's Europa theme of National Archaeological Discoveries. They include a silver coin uncovered in Sark in 1719 that features Atevla Vlatos, once a ruler of the Remi tribe in northern France, while another features the standing stone Gran'mère du Chimquière at the gate to St Martin's archaeologist Dr Philip de Jersey, who assisted the philatelic bureau with the stamps, said the set celebrated the bailiwick's "extraordinarily rich archaeological heritage". The two Europa stamps in the set include an ancient carving from the Bonded Store in St Peter Port and an early jug fragment that was discovered by divers in St Peter Port Post said the stamps were available for pre-order ahead of their issue date on 1 May.
BBC News
08-04-2025
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Guernsey Post stamps feature bailiwick's islands and port
A new set of stamps is highlighting places to visit across the Bailiwick of stamps features map illustrations of Herm, Lihou, Sark and St Peter Port drawn by Guernsey-based artist Caroline of philatelic at Guernsey Post Bridget Yabsley said the stamps showed some of the islands' key attractions "in a light-hearted manner".She said the stamps would be available to pre-order from Guernsey Post from 9 April.
BBC News
22-03-2025
- Business
- BBC News
Three States of Guernsey companies to be commercialised
Guernsey Water, Guernsey Ports and States Works are to be from the States' Trading Supervisory Board have now been agreed, meaning the businesses will remain wholly States-owned but with less political involvement in their day-to-day president of the STSB, Deputy Charles Parkinson, said there were benefits to the changes, as demonstrated by the incorporation of Guernsey Post and Guernsey the chamber, Deputy Parkinson said: "Incorporation has allowed those businesses to operate more commercially, with greater agility and a more customer-focused approach, and to make better use of all the assets at their disposal." Deputy Parkinson said that the incorporated businesses have also been able to support "the States' wider economic, social and environmental policy objectives".The arrangement has been in place for Guernsey Electricity and Guernsey Post for the past 20 to the States of Guernsey's latest budget report, external, unincorporated trading entities should raise sufficient revenues to fund all of their Water is due to be the first of the three businesses to be incorporated, with the target being the start of STSB has been directed to report back to the States by the end of next year with more detailed proposals.
