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Sunday, 2 October 2011

Crown Dependencies - Sunday Stamps from Europe

With so many European countries and and stamps to choose from I have decided to remain close to home. However I have never visited the Crown Dependencies of Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of Man. Conveniently their stamps are all on one page in my album.
Guernsey, Jersey & the Isle of Man
Guernsey and Jersey are in the Channel Islands between England and France. A bailiwick is a territory governed by a baliff. Both Guernsey and Jersey are bailiwicks, each covering a collection of smaller Channel Islands.

The Isle of Man is situated in the Irish Sea between the United Kingdom and Ireland. The island's parliament, called the Tynwald, is said to be the world's oldest continuous parliament dating from AD 979, or earlier. Its symbol shown on its stamps is a triskelion - three legs joined at the thigh. The triskelion is reflected in the island's Latin motto, 'Quocunque jeceris stabit,'  or 'whichever way you throw it, it will stand.'
IOM's triskelion - The Three-Legs-Of-Man
(by MartyIOM)

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11 comments:

  1. Hilary Melton-Butcher2 October 2011 at 09:52

    Hi Bob ... I love seeing the pictures of your stamps .. and the history behind the Isle of Man's Triskelion .. great picture.

    Bailiwick of Guernsey I see ... and other fascinating information pictorially represented ..

    Hope your weather is as nice as ours is down here?

    Cheers Hilary

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  2. Maria2 October 2011 at 10:46

    Guernsey is an alien name of a place for me...first time to hear it.

    Now I am curious on how a man w/ three legs can walk/run... Just my imaginative mind! Have a great week ahead!

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  3. Joy2 October 2011 at 11:44

    I always like the Isle of Man stamps but like you only have a few.

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  4. Lisa B2 October 2011 at 14:42

    Nice examples of the stamps, I'd never thought about the meaning of 'Balliwick', so thanks for that, now all I need is for it to come up in some cryptic crossword ;)

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  5. Sheila @ A Postcard a Day2 October 2011 at 15:00

    I have several stamp cards from Guernsey - but none of these. I rather like the little soldier. :)

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  6. viridian2 October 2011 at 16:06

    great stamps - thanks for participating. More Europe next week!

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  7. Postcardy2 October 2011 at 19:04

    Thanks for an informative post. I didn't know where those islands were, and never even heard of a triskelion

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  8. Unknown2 October 2011 at 21:16

    Fascinating Bob, shows things we do not normally notice.

    I've never quite been able to get my head round the Triskelion - in fact the example you show makes me feel decidedly uncomfortable.

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  9. Dorincard2 October 2011 at 23:22

    Very exotic, for us, stamps and lands!
    You wrote twice balliwick, but I'm sure you wanted to write bailiwick. :)
    Fascinating history!

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  10. Bruno Laliberté3 October 2011 at 04:20

    i always found the triskelion to be a fascinating emblem. to see it here enlarged makes me even more appreciative of the details.
    :)~
    HUGZ

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  11. Bob Scotney3 October 2011 at 07:36

    @ Dorincard
    Thanks for pointing out my typos; my eyes ('is') are not what they used to be! No excuse really as it's clear enough on the stamps.

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