Sometimes an image captures me and I want to know more. This recent Jersey stamp did just that. It’s an aerial photo of Le Don Hilton/La Caumine à Marie Best on St. Ouen’s Bay, an 18th-century guard house and powder magazine, with waves from the Atlantic breaking onto the beach and sea wall. Le Don Hilton, often described as a “stone tent,” provides basic shelter from the elements with a limited electricity supply (a single double wall socket). St. Ouen’s Bay is an Atlantic-facing stretch of beach on Jersey’s west coast in the parish of St Ouen, famous for its long, golden sands and strong surf. The bay runs roughly five miles.
This stamp is one of a set of eight featuring aerial views of Jersey landmarks and is Jersey’s contribution to the annual SEPAC (Small European Postal Administration Cooperation) stamp issues from its member countries. The theme for the 2026 SEPAC stamps is “Iconic Landmarks.” Jersey’s eight stamp images are the work of Bam Perspective and Quad Photography using drone photography. The photographs are of Les Landes MP-3, Archirondel’s Tower, Fort Regent, Elizabeth Castle, Mont Orgueil, La Rocque harbor, Le Don Hilton and Fort Leicester.
SEPAC includes 15 members: Åland, Alderney, Faroe Islands, Gibraltar, Greenland, Guernsey, Ireland, Isle of Man, Jersey, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Sark and Vatican City. A few of the member stamp issues for 2026 include:
Åland Islands’ stamp (left) shows the world’s only fully preserved four-masted steel barque museum ship, the Pommern, in a winter setting.
Faroe Islands’ sheetlet (right) features Skansin, a historic star fort built in 1782 to protect against pirate raids, hand-engraved by Martin Mörck.
Liechtenstein’s stamp (below left) motif represents a pivotal moment in the country’s history: the “Oath site Bendern.” The stamp was produced using steel engraving.
Luxembourg’s stamp (above right) shows the Adolphe Bridge, an iconic landmark and symbol of the capital’s technological and urban transformation.
Malta’s stamps (below) feature the Xwejni Salt Pans in Gozo and Triton’s Fountain in Valletta.
