XANTHE'S
STAMP MAGAZINE

I feel that Jersey stamps are interesting but I either absolutely love them or feel disappointed by them. Jersey's stamps are best when they focus on local history and this is a set that I really like. These stamps celebrate 75 years of Jersey Aero Club , which was founded in 1951 and, according to the Jersey Stamp Bulletin (which I received today) "the Club has helped foster and support Jersey's thriving aviation community" ever since. The Bulletin also tells us that "each

The Stafford Stamp Show returned to the County Showground on Friday 6th and Saturday 7th November. We go to most of these, which are held every six months. We were there for only the Saturday. I heard Friday was even better but what can you do when you're at school? Stafford is a pretty big fair. This time there were 39 dealers there, including the Cannock Philatelic Society, which sells albums for the Air Ambulance Charity. They had a stall by the main door selling albums do

This new issue from Guernsey, marking the 110th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme, will be released on 18th November 2026. The Battle of the Somme lasted 141 days from 1st July to 18th November 1916. Even by the standards of World War I it was horrific. The opening day was the bloodiest single day in British Army history, with over 57,000 British casualties including almost 20,000 dead. Total casualties exceeded one million men across all sides, including roughly 420,00