Jersey stamps year 1989 Art – Paintings of Sarah Louisa Kilpack MNH
🎨 Jersey Stamps – 1989: Sarah Louisa Kilpack (150th Birth Anniversary)
Jersey issued a commemorative stamp set in 1989 to mark the 150th anniversary of the birth of Sarah Louisa Kilpack, a British artist celebrated for her dramatic marine and coastal paintings.
📅 Issue Details
- Country: Jersey (Channel Islands)
- Year of Issue: 24 October 1989
- Theme / Topic: Art — Paintings of Sarah Louisa Kilpack, landscapes and marine scenes
- Occasion: 150th anniversary of Kilpack’s birth (born 1839)
- Designer / Artist: Based on works by Sarah Louisa Kilpack herself
- Printer: Joh. Enschedé (Netherlands)
- Perforation: Comb 13 × 12½
- Printing Technique: Offset
- Usage: Postage stamps for mail service
📮 Stamp Set Composition
The set consists of five stamps portraying reproductions of Kilpack’s coastal and marine scenes.
Collecting catalogues assign them these numbers (approximate, from major catalogues):
| Catalogue | Numbers | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Scott | 527–531 | Jersey Scott Catalogue add these as a set. |
| Yvert | 490–494 | French/European catalogue listing. |
| Stanley Gibbons | 512–516 | UK/Channel Islands listings. |
| Michel | 496–500 | German catalogue numbers. |
🎨 Themes & Designs
The stamps reproduce paintings by Sarah Louisa Kilpack – mainly seascapes and coastal views around the Channel Islands. Typical subject matter includes:
- La Corbière (southwestern tip of Jersey)
- St Brelade’s Bay
- Gorey Harbour
- Greve de Lecq
- Bouley Bay & Mont Orgueil
These scenes reflect Kilpack’s dramatic and atmospheric marine style.
📌 Background on the Artist
- Sarah Louisa Kilpack (1839–1909) was a British painter known especially for her turbulent sea and coastal landscapes.
- She spent long periods in Jersey and the Channel Islands, where she painted many local scenes.
- To celebrate her contribution to art and Jersey culture, the postal authority issued this commemorative series in 1989.
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