The Nazi swastika overprinted on British stamps issued in Jersey in 1940 was one of the astonishing facts highlighted at the Lanarkshire Philatelic Society's latest gathering. During the German ...

German occupation of Jersey, which is 15 miles from France, began on June 30, 1940, and ended May 10, 1945, as the enemy retreated. In 1958, Britain issued regional stamps for Jersey as well as ...