From the Jersey Zoo 25 Years Anniversary Brochure published in 1984.
Stamps - A Natural Choice
The animals from Jersey Zoo are a natural choice to feature on the stamps issued regularly by the Island's independent post office.
The Island became a stamp issuing authority in its own right in 1969 as the Zoo was celebrating its tenth birthday and two issues featuring its animals appeared in 1971 and I972.
The 2lst anniversary of the Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust was celebrated in style in January this year with the fourth issue of zoo stamps. There are six of them and by universal acclaim they are among the most beautiful of all the issues of the past 15 years.
This is to the credit of the Zoo's own research assistant, William Oliver, who designed the stamps.
Not only will they help carry news of the trust’s work to all corners of the world, but like all Jersey's stamps, they are a marvellous advertisement for the Island as a whole.
The animals from Jersey Zoo are a natural choice to feature on the stamps issued regularly by the Island's independent post office.
The Island became a stamp issuing authority in its own right in 1969 as the Zoo was celebrating its tenth birthday and two issues featuring its animals appeared in 1971 and I972.
The 2lst anniversary of the Jersey Wildlife Preservation Trust was celebrated in style in January this year with the fourth issue of zoo stamps. There are six of them and by universal acclaim they are among the most beautiful of all the issues of the past 15 years.
This is to the credit of the Zoo's own research assistant, William Oliver, who designed the stamps.
Not only will they help carry news of the trust’s work to all corners of the world, but like all Jersey's stamps, they are a marvellous advertisement for the Island as a whole.
The 9p stamp, in general use within the Island, features the golden lion tamarin, which is severely threatened by the destruction of its natural habitat in Brazil and by poaching on behalf of unscrupulous dealers.
The 12p stamp, used on correspondence to the rest of the British Isles, features the snow leopard, which is found in the high mountain areas of India, Pakistan, China and Russia and rarely observed in the wild.
The 20 1/2p stamp carries mail to European countries and features the Jamaican boa, one of the three West Indian boas being bred at Jersey Zoo, most successfully because over 100 have been sent to other zoos in seven years.
The 26p stamp features the Round Island Gecko, one of three threatened reptile species brought from the tiny Indian Ocean island to be bred in captivity in Jersey, where over 80 are already thriving, possibly one day to be reintroduced to their native home.
The 28p stamp features the Coscorobo Swan, a beautiful bird occurring in the Falkland Islands and parts of South America, but becoming increasingly rare. Jersey Zoo has two breeding pairs.
The 31 p stamp features another attractive bird, the St Lucia Parrot, which was bred in captivity by the trust for the first time in I982. It is a critically endangered species, with perhaps no more than 100 left in the wild.
The 28p stamp features the Coscorobo Swan, a beautiful bird occurring in the Falkland Islands and parts of South America, but becoming increasingly rare. Jersey Zoo has two breeding pairs.
The 31 p stamp features another attractive bird, the St Lucia Parrot, which was bred in captivity by the trust for the first time in I982. It is a critically endangered species, with perhaps no more than 100 left in the wild.
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