14 FEBRUARY 2016 http://www.stampandcoin.co.ukThe United Nations Postal Administration has issued three stamps in
conjunction with France to draw the world’s attention to the problem of
climate change.
The stamps were released to coincide with the recent COP 21 event,
the United Nations Climate Change Conference, held between 30
November and 11 December at Le Bourget in France.
French students played a key role in the design of the new stamps
with the three winning designs selected by the public and a jury from
entries received from students at the Saint-Etienne School of Design. The
winning entry was the stamp shown on the left of our illustration, with
the two runner up designs also featured.
Winner Noemie Auzet, aged 22, is a fourth-year student at the design
school and created an image of a leaf shoot and its root, which has been
reproduced on a round stamp with a €1.20 value. The other two designs,
also featured on round stamps, show an Eiffel Tower silhouette with the
words ‘COP 21’ (€1.40) and a group of conference delegates, along with
the Eiffel Tower (€0.80)
To purchase the stamps and to learn more about the United Nations
Postal Administration and its work visit: unstamps.orgUN and France stamps
highlight climate change
Printing firm De La Rue have announced
plans to move their postage stamp printing
operation from Gateshead to Malta, while
banknotes will now be produced at the
location in the North East.
The move will see the current identity, security
and postage stamp operation move from Gateshead to Malta, while
the UK branch will take on more banknote contracts. According to
The Northern Echo newspaper, the move will create around ten UK
jobs, while about 300 jobs will be lost in Malta.
Writing on his popular GB stamps blog, dealer Ian Billings,
asked: ‘So what are the implications for Royal Mail, and hence for
us as collectors and dealers? When DLR moved stamp production
from the south of England to Gateshead in 2013, they were unable
to produce the new tariff stamps (78p, 88p, £1.88) to meet Royal
Mail’s timescale, and interim printings were produced by Walsall- and they had different security codes... So we shall have to be
vigilant this spring when rates will increase again.’
Martin Sutherland, Chief Executive of De La Rue, said: ‘As
the leading commercial designer and printer of banknotes and
passports, our manufacturing footprint review has identified
significant opportunities for improvements in capability and
efficiency. Today we are announcing plans to achieve a more
streamlined De La Rue, in line with the future needs of our global
customers, focused on centres for excellence with investment that
underpins our future.’
De La Rue move stamp
printing out of UK
Stamp update
Sign up for the free Stamp & Coin Mart e-newsletter and receive news direct to your inbox every month. Sign up at: http://stamp.cm/esign-upGuernsey Post recently announced that
its GG01 exhibition Post & Go kiosk will
return to Stampex in February, where it
will vend a new range of pictorial stamps
depicting Guernsey animals.
The ‘GY Letter’ stamp will feature a
donkey, while other animals featured
include the Guernsey golden goat (GY
Large), a rare species rescued from the
brink of extinction by a local lady; the
Guernsey cow, affectionately known as
the ‘Golden Guernsey’ (UK Letter); the
Atlantic grey seal (ROW Letter); the
puffin (EUR Letter stamp), regularly
seen off Herm, Jethou and Alderney; and
the blond hedgehog (UK Large Letter),
which have leucism, an unusual condition
whereby the pigmentation cells fail to
develop properly.
Bridget Yabsley, acting head of philatelicat Guernsey Post, said: ‘We have chosen to
feature wildlife, in particular local animals,
to follow Royal Mail’s issuing pattern.
Guernsey has a few well-known breeds,
such as the Golden Guernsey Goat, and it
was an ideal opportunity to feature these
on our first pictorial Post and Go stamps.’
The Bailiwick Life (GG01 series)
stamps will be available from the Guernsey
kiosk on the Royal Mail Post and Go
stand, along with the Guernsey Flag stampbearing the overprint ‘500 Years of Postal
History’. The Bailiwick Life (GG02 series)
stamps will be available from Guernsey
Post Headquarters from 17 February.
‘Following the exhibition our “B” series
Bailiwick Life Post and Go stamps will
be available to purchase directly from our
Philatelic Bureau and via our website,
along with the Guernsey Flag “B” series
with the 500 Years of Postal History
overprint,’ Bridget added.Guernsey animals on new Post & Go
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