XANTHE'S
STAMP MAGAZINE

Royal Mail's next new issue will be released on 19th February. It commemorates Hornby Railways. Hornby is a very famous brand of model railway, which has been made in the UK since 1920. The first trains were clockwork but later this changed to electric. The original business was based in Liverpool and founded in 1901, not so far from where I live. This year is Hornby's 125th anniversary, but to start with it made Meccano so their trains are only 106 years old! There are eigh

Just a few days before Guernsey issued its new issue celebrating the island's parishes, Jersey brought out its own set. Is this a coincidence? Like Guernsey, this is named "Part I", meaning there will be another set in the future. Unlike Guernsey, these parish-themed stamps are "Post & Go" stamps. We no longer have these in the UK but I remember them, and clearly Jersey still finds them useful. I always thought "Post & Go" was a bit of a silly name. What did people do befor

Guernsey has today issued a new set of stamps for Guernsey parishes. It is named "Guernsey Parishes Part I", so I guess there will be more of these appearing later this year or perhaps next year. The Guernsey Stamps website helpfully provides some information on the five parishes shown in these stamps. In addition to the five parishes, there is a sixth stamp with a map showing where they are on the island. Vale – 69p: Once separated from the island by Le Braye du Valle unt