XANTHE'S
STAMP MAGAZINE

The next issue from Jersey Stamps will be "British Grand Prix - 100 Years". It's a strange issue from Jersey Stamps, which normally focuses on local history and identity. This would be a much better fit for Royal Mail, which inexplicably doesn't feel 100 years of the British Grand Prix is worth celebrating, so I guess Jersey Stamps thought of the commercial possibilities... Design quality: The cars should make this an exciting set, but the busy splashes of colour and crowded

Here is the latest issue from the Isle of Man. This one celebrates the life and inventions of John Harrison (1893-1776). According to Isle of Man Stamps and Coins, John Harrison was a "self-taught Yorkshire carpenter and clockmaker whose extraordinary inventions transformed navigation. "The designs feature a 17th century French cannon linked to the 1707 wreck of HMS Association, a portrait of Harrison, his H1 marine timekeeper, a replica of his 1713 wooden clock, his 1726 wo

Apologies for not doing a few more reviews in the last week. There have been some fantastic new issues from around the world so Xanthe and I will try to update you with them in the next few days. The first one is from Tristan da Cunha and celebrates the 10th anniversary of the Blue Belt Programme. The programme has three "key pillars": Climate, Nature and People. The Tristan da Cunha Marine Protected Zone was established in 2021 and is an internationally recognised Blue Park.