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XANTHE'S
STAMP MAGAZINE


New Issue: Royal Air Force Association of Jersey 100th Anniversary (Jersey)
Jersey's latest issue is a set of six stamps celebrating the Royal Air Force Association of Jersey' 100th Anniversary. There is also a £5 miniature sheet. Both were illustrated by Harry Milburn, who was inspired by historical RAF recruitment posters. Jersey Post's website states that "each stamp reflects an important element of RAFA Jersey's work". It is interesting that RAFA Jersey was founded in 1925, 18 years prior to the creation of the national RAFA organisation in 1943

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Nov 1


New Issue: The History of Black Butter (Jersey)
Yesterday, Jersey issued a new set of stamps. This one is to celebrate the history of Black Butter. You might be asking "what is black...

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Oct 10


New Issue: Witch Trials (Jersey)
I try to review all of the new issues from Royal Mail, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands but it seems this is one I missed. Four...

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Sep 27


New Issue: The Princess Royal's 75th Birthday (Jersey)
Why is it that Jersey issues far more stamps dedicated to our Royal Family than Royal Mail does? They have had 24 Royal-themed stamp sets...

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Sep 25


Duck Tales on Stamps
This week Royal Mail will be releasing a set of stamps featuring British ducks. They're very nice and I will be reviewing them in a few...

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Sep 8


New Issue: Shipbuilding (Jersey)
The latest issue from Jersey Post tells the story of the History of Shipbuilding on Jersey and was released on 15th August. I am quite...

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Aug 22


Where to get your stamps - #3 Philatelic Bureaux
Christmas Stamps purchased from Jersey Post There are so many places you can get stamps. So far I've looked at approvals and Kidstamps . Today I'm going to tell you about philatelic bureaux. Every country that issues stamps has a philatelic bureau. They offer collectors the opportunity to buy new stamps and recent issues. I often buy stamps from Jersey, Guernsey, the Isle of Man, Luxembourg, Gibraltar, Ireland and Switzerland this way. There are some good reasons to buy stam

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Mar 7


Christmas stamps review
Here's my first review of new issues and could there be a better time to start than Christmas? I don't think so. I've had a look at some...

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Dec 5, 2023
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