1893) Surfing in Jersey, a British Crown Dependency (BCD): A set of six stamps issued by Jersey Post featuring contemporary photographs taken by Jersey photographers: Date of Stamp Set issue: 18.05.2021:
Jersey Surfing:
Jersey enjoys some of the best waves in the British Isles. In fact, it is said that the British surf scene was born in Jersey. The Atlantic swell and tidal shifts, along miles of sand, make St. Ouen’s Bay, on the west coast of the Island, the perfect place for surfing.
These six stamps feature contemporary photographs taken by Jersey photographers. The miniature sheet features a photograph taken by the late John Houiellebecq in 1959 as a record of the formation of the Jersey Surfboard Club.
Jersey Surfing - Stamp Set:
The six stamps feature contemporary photographs taken by Jersey photographers: Matt Porteous, Andy Le Gresley, BAM Perspectives and Richard Picot and show surfers enjoying the waves at St Ouen’s Bay.
Jersey Surfing - Stamps First Day Cover:
This First Day Cover (FDC) is an exclusively produced item for the Jersey Surfing issue. All six stamps are affixed to a specially commissioned full colour envelope and cancelled with a Jersey Post First Day of Issue special date stamp - "18.05.2021".
Information and technical details of the issue is printed on the Back of the FDC.
Jersey Surfing - Stamp Presentation Pack:
This Stamp Presentation Pack (SPP) is an exclusively produced full colour folder; the stamps from the Jersey Surfing stamp issue are carefully mounted within a custom board to ensure they stay in pristine mint condition.
Information and technical details of the issue are printed on the inside of the folder.
Jersey Surfing - Miniature Sheet (MS):
The Miniature Sheet (MS) features an iconic black and white photograph taken by late John Houiellebecq in 1959 as a record of the formation of the Jersey Surfboard Club - the oldest recognised surf club in Europe.
Jersey Surfing - Miniature Sheet (MS) Cancelled First Day Cover:
This First Day Cover (FDC) is an exclusively produced item for the Jersey Surfing issue. The Miniature Sheet (MS) is affixed to a specially commissioned full colour envelope and cancelled with a Jersey Post First Day of Issue special date stamp.
Information and technical details of the issue is printed on the Back.
Jersey Surfing - Miniature Sheet (MS) Presentation Pack:
This MS Presentation Pack (MSPP) is an exclusively produced full colour folder; the Miniature Sheet from the Jersey Surfing stamp issue is carefully mounted within a custom board to ensure they stay in pristine mint condition.
Information and technical details of the issue are printed on the inside of the folder.
Jersey Surfing - Pair:
This Stamp Pair (SP) features the stamps from the Jersey Surfing stamp issue. A pair is two stamps taken from the same sheet of ten; selvedges are also retained and will include the traffic lights.
Jersey Surfing - Blocks of Four:
Sheetlets:
Sheetlets of ten stamps of each variant.
Technical Details:
Date of issue: 18-05-2021
Withdrawal date: 18-05-2023
Designer: Jersey Stamps
Sheet: 10 Stamps (each)
Stamp Size(s): 28.00 mm x 48.20 mm
Process: Four colour offset lithography with a U/V gloss varnish
Denominations: 54p, 74p, 88p, £1.00, £1.25, £1.30
About the Jersey Surfboard Club:
Surfing in Jersey first became popular in the 1920s after a well-travelled Jerseyman, Major Nigel Oxenden tried to replicate what he'd seen on a trip to South Africa and Hawaii.
He introduced belly boarding to Jersey forming the Island of Jersey Surf Club with its HQ being the 'Green Hut' , which still stands in the Bay next to the Watersplash today.
Records from the Oxenden family Archives and eyeball accounts from surfers of this era state that Archie Maine was one of the first standup surfers from the late 20's.
Local surfers soon began making their own boards out of plywood. Besides weighing in at 50 or 60 lbs, these “cigar-box” monsters were hollow and prone to fill up with water, with a cork to let it out.
With belly-boarders demanding safe areas to swim, and the States of Jersey getting involved, the stand-up surfers decided they had to band together.
The idea of a club was formed, and in 08/1959 it was officially inaugurated.
History of Jersey Surfboard Club - Events & present day:
Surf contests were massive events in Jersey in the 1960’s. Crowds of ten thousand or more would pack the sea wall to watch locals compete with international surf stars, not for the mega bucks on offer today – they did it for 200 cigarettes, an embossed lighter and the glory of lifting a trophy.
Tobacco advertising was still socially acceptable, and the backing of John Player cigarettes lent the events at St Ouen’s a cachet which other venues couldn’t match.
The list of events held in Jersey in those early days is staggering: the first ever UK regional event in 1963; the first British Championship in 1964; and a string of other national and international contests, culminating in the first two European Championships in 1969 and 1970.
Jersey had become the preferred destination for competitive surfing in Europe, and by so doing has earned itself a place on the world surfing map.
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