Guernsey Stamps

Issue date: 24th May 2023

The Games first started in 1985 when the Isle of Man brought together athletes from 15 small islands around the world for a new sporting festival called the ‘Inter-Island Games’. It proved such a success that it was agreed that it should continue every other year. The Games have since grown to include 24 member islands: Áland, Alderney, Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Faroe Islands, Froya, Gibraltar, Gotland, Gozo, Greenland, Guernsey, Hitra, Isle of Man, Isle of Wight, Jersey, Menorca, Orkney, Saaremaa, St Helena, Sark, Shetland, Western Isle and Ynys Mon.

Issue date: 24th May 2023

We are absolutely delighted to celebrate 100 years of the Little Chapel, a truly unique creation which is situated at Les Vauxbelets in Guernsey. The Little Chapel – one of the smallest chapels in the world - was the vision of Brother Déodat -Antoine, who belonged to an Order of Brothers founded by Jean-Baptiste de la Salle in France in 1680. He wanted to create miniature replica of the famous grotto and Basilica at Lourdes in the French Pyrenees. In recent decades funds for the maintenance and refurbishment of the Chapel have been limited, which resulted in the fabric of the building falling slowly into decline. In August 2016, the true extent of the urgent repair work required to save the Chapel was revealed; the need for underpinning and stabilisation was immediate.

Issue date: 24th May 2023

EUROPA stamps are issued by European postal administrations and bear the official EUROPA logo, a registered trademark supported by PostEurop, the trade association representing European postal operators since 1993.
Each year PostEurop select a stamp theme for postal administrations to interpret and the issues that follow are among the most collected and most popular stamps in the world. The theme of the 2023 EUROPA stamps issue is Peace: the highest value of humanity, to show solidarity with Ukraine.

Issue date: 4th April 2023

Founded in 1901 as The Guernsey Dog Club, it changed its name to the Guernsey Kennel Club in 2005 reflecting its long-held status as a Kennel Club whilst maintaining a Reciprocal Agreement with the UK Kennel Club, which this year celebrates its 150th anniversary. Since its formation, the aim of the Guernsey Kennel Club has remained the same: to promote the general improvement of pedigree dogs and dog shows.

Issue date: 4th April 2023

Every spring around 100 pairs of puffins flock to the sanctuary of a rocky little island called Burhou, 1.4 miles northeast of Alderney, to breed. This ‘puffin friendly zone’ is a safe breeding ground for them from March to the middle of August thanks to Alderney Wildlife Trust who worked with the States of Alderney to ensure the site is protected. Landing on Burhou is prohibited whilst the puffins are there, and boat users must reduce their speed and noise and be mindful of any disturbance to the seabirds.

Issue date: 15 February 2023

We are delighted to celebrate the 150th anniversary of the publication of the book Around the World in 80 Days, written by celebrated author Jules Verne, which is arguably the most popular of his Voyages Extraordinaries series of novels. The stamps have been illustrated by Keith Robinson, who has depicted some of the key events from Phileas Fogg’s globe-trotting adventure with his manservant, Passepartout. 

Issue date: 15th February 2023

Guernsey Post is delighted to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of The Rotary Club of Guernsey with this delightful stamp set purposefully illustrated for the occasion by Joe Smith. The Rotary Club of Guernsey first met in October 1922 and as part of Rotary International it is delighted to contribute towards making a real difference to so many lives globally.

Issue date: 6th February 2023

It was a declaration that would ring true throughout her life. In 2015, The Queen became the longest reigning monarch in British history. The stamps reflect four of her visits to the Bailiwick, her first as Queen in 1957, again in 1978, for the Millenium in 2001 and her last visit in 2005 and the miniature sheet depicts one of her last public duties at Holyroodhouse as she attended the Ceremony of the Keys in Edinburgh, 27 June 2022 .

Issue date: 5th January 2023

We are delighted to release the tenth set of stamps in our series to mark the Chinese New Year, which is China’s oldest festival and the most important celebration in the Chinese calendar. Our latest stamps celebrate 2023 being the Year of the Rabbit, according to the Chinese Zodiac. 

Issue date: 24th August 2022

In 2018, Alderney’s Breakwater was named one of the top 200 most influential engineering projects in the world.

Issue date: 24th August 2022

This collection of six illustrated stamps is from a part of a larger collection of fourteen images that accompany a new lavishly illustrated edition of The Book of Ebenezer Le Page by Guernseyman Gerald Basil Edwards.

Issue date: 22nd June 2022

Seagulls will scavenge for just about anything they can get their beaks on as these playful set of stamps created for the latest SEPAC issue by talented Guernsey artist James Colmer show. Herring gulls are a very common sight in the island but not a welcome addition to anyone’s picnic!

Issue date: 9th June 2022

Established in 2002, Alderney Wildlife Trust (AWT) is a conservation charity dedicated to protecting the island’s abundance of wildlife and environment for years to come. The Trust cares for marine, freshwater and terrestrial environments, and works to protect the island's wildlife whilst helping people to feel more in touch with nature.

Issue date: 21st May 2022

One of the ships that sunk during the conflict was HMS Ardent (F184). Guernsey Post are proud to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Falklands conflict with stamps depicting HMS Ardent in action and some of the memorials for those who lost their lives.

Issue date: 4th April 2022

Our Europa set entitled 'Guernsey Witches' is part of the 2022 theme of Myths & Stories. They feature folklore tales of Guernsey Witches and one show 'Witches seats' the stone that sticks out of chimneys on old Guernsey cottages and houses.