Occupation Postal History and Markings

Exhibitor: Richard Ashton

When Red Cross message forms first arrived at the States of Guernsey from the Red Cross Bureau in Geneva a specially printed postcard was sent to the addressee advising them that a message had been received addressed to them. This exhibit is part of my collection of these cards and the many variations that exist including changes of address where the addressee could go to claim their message. Until he was deported to Biberach the unit was managed by George Augustus Bradshaw after who the cards are called.

Class: Occupation Postal History and Markings

Exhibitor: John Triggs

16 sheet display, covering the German Occupation of the Bailiwick of Guernsey

Class: Occupation Postal History and Markings

Exhibitor: Richard Flemming

Sixteen sheet display that incudes mail from Luftwaffe, Army and Navy.  Two items of concentration camp mail, radio messsage card and PoW registration slip for airman on Alderney

Class: Occupation Postal History and Markings

Exhibitor: Julian Bagwell

For a brief period towards the start of the German occupation of Guernsey, the civilan Post Office, which continued in operation, ran out of 1d stamps.  Eventually new stamps were printed on the islands, but for three months from 27th December 1940 the postal authorities allowed GB bisected 2d stamps to be used, with a postal value of 1d.  This display shows the various bisects that were used and includes erroneous, forged and combination covers.

Class: Occupation Postal History and Markings

Exhibitor: Bryan Elliston

The displasy gives details and examples of Red Cross messages carried by the German supply flights from Guernsey following the Allied invasion of Europe and by the SS Vega.

Class: Occupation Postal History and Markings

Exhibitor: Richard Flemming

This sixteen sheet display consists of Feldpost mail to and from the island of Alderney during the German Occupation, including two items of Feldpost mail from the early period of the Occupation, a rare Registered Feldpost item from L46048, concluding with two items of mail sent by internees from two of the concentration camps based on Alderney.

Class: Occupation Postal History and Markings

Exhibitor: Richard Flemming

Sixteen sheet entry highlighting some of the units based on the Island of Alderney from 1940 to 1945.  Units shown come from the German army, navy and air force. Also included are two items from concentration camps.

Class: Occupation Postal History and Markings

Exhibitor: Ron Brown

Mail to and from the Channel Islands.  Examples displayed of Axis countries mail of both Germany and Italy, occupied countries and friendly neutrals being Eire and Switzerland

Class: Occupation Postal History and Markings

Exhibitor: Ron Brown

Mail between the Channel Islands and Occupied France including different stamps used, censorship and postage rates

Class: Occupation Postal History and Markings