Jersey 2002 Post Boxes
From Stamps of the World
- 150th Anniversary of the Installation of the First Letter Boxes in Britain. 1852-2002.
- Date of Issue : 23rd November 2002
- Designer : Colleen Corlett
- Printed by: House of Questa, London
- Print Process: Offset Lithography
- Sheet Size: 10 (5 by 2)
- Stamp size : 30mm wide x 40mm deep
- Perforations 14.25 x 14.25
- Withdrawn: 31st October 2003
Contents
Jersey Postal History. Letter Boxes 1852-2002
- The first roadside letter boxes installed in the British Isles were in Jersey on the 23rd November 1852.Guernsey received a set of 3 in 1853.
23p - Victorian Pillar Box in Central Market
29p - Edward VII Wall Box, Colomberie
38p - George V Wall Box, St Clement's Inner Road
40p - George V 'boite mobile' ship box
47p - Elizabeth II pillar box, Parade
68p - Modern Pillar boxes, La Collette
Sheet Stamps
First Day Cover
Presentation Pack
Miniature Sheet
- Miniature Sheet Size : 150mm wide x 100mm deep
- Stamp Size : 40mm wide x 78mm deep
£2 - Posting a letter in one of the first pillar boxes in Britain at David Place, St Helier. (One of Four installed in 1852)
First Day Cover
- Note the Miniature Sheet Presentation Pack Cover was Identical to that used for the Sheet Stamps.
