Jersey's Black History - 82p Sheet

£8.20

A Sheet of 10 Stamps from our 'Jersey's Black History' issue.
South African artist Pola Maneli hilights individuals who played a part in Jersey's Black History with his powerful illustration style.
The stamp sheets give the discerning collector access to all the printer’s marks and any additional information on the selvedges. The selvedges include the traffic lights which is a term used by collectors to denote the check dots (or colour dabs) printed in the sheet margins of stamps printed by modern offset litho or photogravure methods. They assist in checking that all the colours have printed correctly.
Most of our selvedge sheets also contain a plate number; a numeral, occasionally with a letter suffix, usually inscribed on the sheet margins to denote the plate from which the stamps were printed - for example 1A.
All our mint/cto products are carefully prepared by our own team and supplied in glassine bags to ensure you receive them in pristine condition.

Date of issue	20-10-2022
Withdrawal date	20-10-2024
Designer	Pola Maneli
Printer	bpost, Belgium
Size	Stamp die size 40mm x 30mm
Process	four colour process offset lithography plus litho metallic gold ink
Denominations	82p

Additional Information

‘Pompey’ - Avenger of Major Peirson

A single black figure is central to John Singleton Copley’s 1783 painting of the Battle of Jersey ‘The Death of Major Peirson’ which represents a key moment during the failed 1781 French invasion of the Island. Often referred to as ‘Pompey’, he returns fire, killing the French sniper. Information surrounding his real-life inspiration is vague. He is the only black figure in the painting; an unusual example from the time of a black figure being portrayed in such a prominent and heroic way.