Jersey 1976 Parish Arms Definitive Issue
From Stamps of the World
- Issued: 29th January 1976 (½p-15p), 20th August 1976 (20p-£1) & 16th November 1977 (£2)
- Designers: Gordon Drummond (½p-£1) & Courvoisier Studios (£2) from a photo by Alex Wilson
- Printed by: House of Questa (½p-15p) or Courvoisier (20p-£2)
- Print Process: Lithography (½p-15p) or by Photogravure (20p-£2)
- Sheet Format: ½p-15p in Sheets of 50 (5 x 10). 20p-£2 in Sheets of 25 (5 x 5)
- Stamp Sizes: 36mm x 26mm (½p-15p), 45½mm x 30½mm (20p-£1) or 30½mm x 45½mm (£2)
- Perforations: 14½ (½p-15p) or 12 (20p-£2)
- Withdrawn: (½p-9p) in Sheets on 27th February 1982. (10p-15p) on 31st July 1982. (20p-£1) on 27th February 1983. (£2) on 31st March 1992
Contents
Sheet Stamps
Cylinder Blocks - Low Value Reprints
- Note: ½p, 1p, 5p, 6p, 7p, 8p & 10p were all reprinted between 1977-78. A number '1' was added to the Upper Right Marginal set of Questa Colour Balloons and is the only way to differentiate between the Original and Reprints.
Cylinder Blocks - 20p to £1
Queen Elizabeth II - £2 Cylinder Blocks
Complete Sheet £2 Definitive
First Day Covers
Presentation Packs
Sachet Booklets (1976-80)
- Loose Parish Arms Definitive Stamps inside are all single copies.
- 1976 Contains (3 x 1p) + (2 x 5p) + (1 x 7p) = 20p (Blue with White Background)
- 1976 Contains (3 x 1p) + (2 x 5p) + (1 x 7p) = 20p (Green with White Background)
- 1977 Contains (3 x 1p) + (2 x 5p) + (1 x 7p) = 20p (Brown with White Background)
- 1978 Contains (2 x 1p) + (2 x 6p) + (2 x 8p) = 30p (Violet with White Background)
- 1979 Contains (2 x 1p) + (2 x 6p) + (2 x 8p) = 30p (Violet Cover with Dark Violet Text)
- 1980 Contains (4 x 1p) + (1 x 7p) + (1 x 9p) = 20p (Red Cover with Black Text)
Booklets
- Panes of 4 (2 by 2).See Cover for Contents. (50p Contains a Pane with 2 stamps and 2 labels)
Booklets Panes
- Panes exist Imperf or Perf Left Hand Margins
- Note the same (1p x 4) Panes was also used in the make-up of the two 1978 Booklets.
- Panes exist Imperf or Perf Left Hand Margins
- Panes exist Imperf or Perf Left Hand Margins
- Note October 1979 Date Imprint in Bottom Margin
- Panes exist with Perforated Left Hand Margins only
- Note May 1980 Date Imprint Bottom Margin
Booklets Pane First Day Covers
- FDI: 5th April 1976
- Panes on covers can have Imperf or Perf Left Hand Margins
- FDI: 28th February 1978
- Panes on covers can have Imperf or Perf Left Hand Margins
- FDI: 1st October 1979
- Panes on covers can have Imperf or Perf Left Hand Margins (Date Imprint in Lower Margin)
- FDI: 6th May 1980
- Panes on covers EXIST with Perf Left Hand Margins only. (Date Imprint in Lower Margin)