At the Annual General Meeting on 25 September 2021, revised levels of subscriptions were agreed for future years, beginning with 2022. These new subscription rates are shown in the table below.

Will members please note that these new rates are applicable for 1st January 2022. Further details will be available in the December 2021 Les Iles Normandes journal.

It has been brought to our attention that members need to be aware of the recent appearance of Herm stamps with unlisted/unofficial overprints on a well-known on-line auction site. Please be aware that these are unofficial overprints and do not appear in any of the official Herm stamp catalogues. It is not the intention of the C.I.S.S. to stop any of its members from purchasing any of these items if they so wish. Bear in mind that these overprints are printed off a computer. They are not genuine stamps, in the true sense, with an unofficial overprint. It also appears that other Channel Islands philatelic material of dubious origins periodically appears on the same on-line auction site; so, buyer beware. If in doubt, please seek advice by emailing info@ciss.uk.

A warm “welcome back” to a re-joining member:

163 – Anthony Bard, West Sussex

A warm welcome to 5 new members:

2205 – Marcel Nadal, France

2206 – Roy White, West Sussex

2207 – Anthony Tyrer, Hertfordshire

2208 – Bryan Pill, Guernsey

2209 – Steven Feller, USA

It has been brought to my notice that a publicity flyer produced by the Channel Islands Occupation Society (Jersey) branch, and published on its website, for a forthcoming event shows images of Edward VIII definitive stamps overprinted with a swastika and the word ‘Jersey’ below in Gothic print. Please note that these are probably 21st century copies and were never issues by the German authorities during its occupation of Jersey. If offered for sale please take heed of this notice. Members may still wish to purchase such items purely out of philatelic interest and at an outlay of a few pounds.

Fifteen members and two guests attended the first Members Meeting at the Royal Philatelic Society London on Saturday, 24rd July 2021 following the easing of Covid-19 restrictions for group meetings. Further details will be available in the September edition of Les Iles Normandes.

David Winnie (Chairman), Gerald Marriner (President) and Richard Flemming (Secretary) attending the Midpex 2021 event that was held on Saturday, 3rd July at the Warwick Events Centre, Leamington Spa, on behalf of the society. Not surprisingly, due to the Covid-19 restrictions, attendance was down but it was good to see several C.I.S.S. members there. A range of society books was available to purchase bringing in £115.00  worth of sales, making the attendance well worthwhile. The next Midpex event will be in 2023.

Forty years after James Mackay wrote the first comprehensive book about the UK Parcel Post, this is the first of two volumes that brings the story up to date. This has been compiled by our member Dr Max Melrose together with Nick Wraith. There is a comprehensive 52-page section covering the Channel Islands including Guernsey, Jersey, Alderney and some of the islands’ Sub-Post Offices. Volume 1 is a 335-page paperback, published by the Scottish Postal History Society and costs £28 plus £4 postage for the UK. Contact Lyn Robinson via Email at lyn@myreton.com for further details and overseas postal charges.

A warm welcome to 7 new members:

2198 – Vernon Etherington, Guernsey

2199 – David Synnott, Sark

2200 – Stephen Robinson, Jersey

2201 – Michael Child, Guernsey

2202 – Ray Curd, Hertfordshire

2203 – David Fillis, Merseyside

2204 – David Berry, Dorset