Jersey 2015 Victory and Liberation

From Stamps of the World
  • Commemorates the 70th anniversary of Jersey's liberation after WWII and 50th anniversary of the death of Sir Winston Churchill
  • Issue date : 9th May 2015
  • Designed by : Hat Trick Design Consultancy
  • Printed by : Cartor Security Printers of France
  • Sheet Format: 10 (2 by 5)
  • Stamp Size: height 30mm x width 40mm.
  • Perforations : 12.9 x 13.2
  • To be Withdrawn: 9th May 2017


47p ~ ‘V’ with inscription ‘9TH MAY 1945’, and pennants
57p ~ 'V' with Royal Naval destroyer HMS Beagle (on which German forces surrendered)
64p ~ 'V' with Arms of Jersey (three golden lions)
73p ~ 'V' with the SS Vega (Red Cross relief supply ship which arrived off Jersey from Lisbon, December 31, 1944), and map of its route
85p ~ ‘V’ for Victory set in stonework of St Helier’s Royal Square
95p ~ ‘V’ and microphone, noting Churchill’s broadcast to the nation at 3pm on May 8, 1945

Sheet Stamps

47p
57p
64p
73p
85p
95p

First Day Cover

First Day Cover

Presentation Pack

Pack (Cover)

Miniature Sheet

  • Sheet Size: Height 94mm x Width 131mm
  • Stamp height: 71½mm High x Width 58mm.
  • Print process : Intaglio (Combination Recess and Offset Lithography}
  • Engraved by: Martin Mörck from a Photo by Yousuf Karsh
  • Perforations : 13 x 13.25


£3 ~ portrait of Churchill after a photography by Yousef Karsh, taken in Canada, December 1941
Border bears quotation from Churchill's 'Victory' broadcast

MS Face Value £3

First Day Cover

MS First Day Cover

Presentation Pack

MS Pack (Cover)

Souvenir Sheet

  • Sheet Size: 100mm High x 150mm Wide
  • Stamp Size: height 30mm x width 40mm.
Souvenir Sheet 6 values Sold for £4.21p

First Day Cover

SS FDC

Presentation Pack

SS Pack (Cover)