Any specialist in wildlife on stamps should be familiar with the beauty of Guernsey stamps. They often show off the diverse flora and fauna from the island. This year’s Europa theme “Endangered Wildlife”, is the highlight of the 2021 stamp program. Another don’t miss stamp is the C. Sarah Elizabeth Clematis, painted by artist Gillian Barlow. Plenty for thematic specialists to look forward to.
Guernsey stamps will also include a 17 definitive set of birds native to the islands, a 6 stamp series about Sark Island and a 4 part series honouring the Royal British Legion at 100. Another set to examine closely is Guernsey Post’s Lunar New Year stamps. It is the latest in the cycle created by Chrissy Lau, a British born designer who now resides in Australia. She designs for both Guernsey and Australia Post. Don’t forget to check out her Christmas Island Lunar New year stamps from this year (link can be found in the Jan stamps). Same theme but very different designs.
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Guernsey stamps – Jan
Lunar New Year: Year of the Ox 2020
- 50p Stamp: Amongst the Clouds
- 68p Stamp: Bat Pattern
- 70p Stamp: Fierce Fire
- 85p Stamp: Chinese Coins
- 95p Stamp: Kumquats, Tangerines & Oranges
- £1.02 Stamp: Charm Necklace
6 stamps, FDC, presentation pack, sheets of 10, souvenir sheet, FDC with souvenir sheet, cancel
Designer: Chrissy Lau
Lau is an award winning artist, now based in Australia. She has designed stamps for Australia Post as well Guernsey Post. Previous designs include Australia’s 2021 Christmas Island Lunar New Year stamps, Guernsey Post Lunar New Year cycle, and coins for the Royal Australian Mint.
Release date: January 8, 2021
See her 2021 Australian New Year stamps here:
February 2021
Clematis Gold: C. Sarah Elizabeth
Beautifully depicted by botanical artist Gillian Barlow, the Sarah Elizabeth Clematis was created in memory of Sarah Elizabeth Groves, whose life was tragically cut short when she was murdered whilst backpacking, on board a houseboat on Dal Lake, Srinagar, Kashmir, on 6 April 2013. Sarah was just 24 years of age.
…cultivated by world-renowned nurseryman and Guernsey grower, Raymond Evison OBE
1 stamp, souvenir sheet, FDC with souvenir sheet, cancel, presentation pack
Designer: Gillian Barlow
Release date: Feb. 17, 2021
Post & Go: Bailiwick Planes
not part of stamp issuing programme
6 stamps “b” series, First Day Cover, Presentation, 6 Stamps ‘G series’, Collectors set ‘G series’
Designer: Toby Dixon
Release date: Feb. 17, 2021
Quartet Series: Centenary of the Royal British Legion
Part 1
1 stamp, FDC, cancel
Designer: The Potting Shed
Previous designs include 2014 Europa Musical Instruments, Alderney’s 2011 Winter Wonderland, 2013 QEII 6oth Coronation, Beatrix Potter, 2019 100th Anniversary Remembrance Day, 2017 Solar Eclipse series that used heat sensitive ink, Guernsey 2018 Prince of Wales 70th, 2019 200th birth of QV, 50th anniversary Prince of Wales Investiture,
Release date: Feb. 17, 2021
Definitives: Guernsey Birds
- 1p stamp: House Sparrow
- 2p stamp: Pied Wagtail
- 3p stamp: Great Tit
- 4p stamp: Long-Tailed Tit
- 5p stamp: Green Finch
- 6p stamp: Song Thrush
- 7p stamp: Blackbird
- 8p stamp: Swallow
- 9p stamp: Magpie
- 10p stamp: Common Tern
- 20p stamp: Lapwing
- 30p stamp: Cormorant
- 40p stamp: Pale Phase Buzzard
- 50p stamp: Common Buzzard
- £1 stamp: Grey Heron
- £2 stamp: Lesser Black-Backed Gull
- £4 stamp: Gannets
17 stamps, FDC, gutter pairs, presentation pack
Designer: Bridget Yabsley
Yabsley is the head of the philatelic department at Guernsey Post
Photographers: Rod Ferbrache & Chris Bale
Release date: Feb. 17, 2021
April
Europa: Endangered Native Wildlife
Wildlife stamps presentation pack cover
- 50p Stamp: European Herring Gull
- 70p Stamp: Scaly Cricket
- 73p Stamp: Basking Shark
- £1 Stamp: European Eel
- £1.15 Stamp: Black-Backed Meadow Ant
- £1.20 Stamp: Harbour Porpoise
- £2.20 Stamp: Glanville Fritilary
- £3.50 Stamp: Porbeagle Shark
8 stamps, FDC, Presentation Pack, souvenir sheet x 2 stamps, FDC w/ souvenir sheet, sheets of 10, sheet of 10 no logo, UK rate sheets, Eur rate sheets
Designer: Wendy Bramall
Bramall is a Guernsey born artist who has designed stamps for Guernsey & Alderney Post since 1986
see all of the Europa 2021 stamps here Europa 2021 Endangered Wildlife stamps | Bitter Grounds Magazine
Release date: April 7, 2021
Her Majesty: The Queen’s 95th Birthday
6 stamps, FDC, presentation pack, sheets of 10, joint sheetlet
Release date: April 21, 2021
May
Quartet Series: Centenary of the Royal British Legion,
part 2
1 stamp, FDC, cancel
Designer: The Potting Shed
Release date: May 15, 2021
June
Postcrossings 2021
3 stamps, FDC, presentation pack, FD Postcards, Maxi cards
- UK stamp: Golden Guernsey Goat
- EUR stamp: Chancre Crab
- ROW stamp: Herm Puffin
Release date: June 10, 2021
Sark: Dark Skies
10th anniversary of Sark being designated the world’s first Dark Sky Island by the International Dark Sky Association (IDA)
6 stamps, FDC, cancel, presentation pack, 6 sheets of 10, prestige booklet
- 50p: A view of Saturn, Jupiter and the Milky Way taken near Monk Rock on Sark, looking south with Brecqhou on the horizon.
- 70p: A view of the night sky from the east coast of Sark at Point Robert Lighthouse.
- 73p: The Milky Way with Jersey on the horizon and Sark’s La Coupée on the right.
- £1.00: A view of Saturn, Jupiter and the Milky Way seen from the west coast of Sark looking to the southwest over Mer Tower.
- £1.15: Comet NEOWISE (C/2020 F3), taken from Little Sark overlooking Brecqhou, Jethou, Herm, with Guernsey on the horizon.
- £1.20: La Seigneurie (the ancestral home of the Seigneur of Sark) silhouetted against the Milky Way looking west.
Release date: June 10, 2021
Sept
Quartet Series: Centenary of the Royal British Legion,
part 3
1 stamp, FDC, cancel
Designer: The Potting Shed
Release date: Sept. 1, 2021
SEPAC: Old Maps
6 stamps in booklet, 6 sheets of 10, FDC, cancel
The 17th c “Garnsey” (Guernsey) maps on these 6 stamps were created by British cartographer John Speed (1552-1629) .
- 50p: S Michaell The Vale, Chasteau de Vale and S Sampson
- 70p: Herme, Great Sarck, Little Sarke and Brehoe
- 73p: S. Martyn, The Towns & Cornet castle
- £1.00: The British Garnsey
- £1.15: Tortuville, S. Andrew, S Peters de Boys and S. Saviour
- £1.20: S. Peters de Boys, Roke Hayue, Hanoys and The Howe
Release date: Sept. 1, 2021
Nov
Christmas 2021 – Nativity Story
7 stamps, FDC, cancel presentation pack, sheets of 10
- 45p Stamp: Nativity Scene
- 50p Stamp: Angel Gabriel speaks to Mary
- 70p Stamp: Joseph has a dream
- 73p Stamp: Mary and Joseph travel to Bethlehem
- £1 Stamp: Jesus is born in a stable
- £1.15 Stamp: An Angel appears to the Shepherds
- £1.20 Stamp: Three Wise Men follow the star to Bethlehem
Release date: November, 3, 2021
Quartet Series: Centenary of the Royal British Legion,
part 4
Full set
souvenir sheet, presentation pack
FDC with souvenir sheet
sheets of 10
1 stamp, 2 FDCs, cancel, presentation pack, souvenir sheet, sheets of 20
Designer: The Potting Shed
Release date: November, 11, 2021
Post and Go to Commemorate RBL100 with Armistice Day overprint
1 stamp
Release date: November 12, 2021
Guernsey stamps Year set
Set contains all stamps for 2021, an intro to the year program, specs on each stamp
Release date: Dec. 1, 2021 This set will be released January 19, 2022
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