17.11.11 - Christmas stamp promotion
Christmas cards and letters are an essential part of the festive period and in order to support this tradition, Jersey Post will be helping customers to send their Christmas correspondence by reducing the cost of local Standard and UK letter postage.
Chief Executive Kevin Keen stated, “Jersey Post recognises that it plays a key part in helping families keep in touch at Christmas and I hope that our postage promotion will encourage more people to put pen to paper this year.”
From Saturday 19 November 2011 until Saturday 10 December 2011, customers will be able to purchase:
Local standard letter service - 35p
UK standard letter service - 45p
The reduced price stamps will be available to purchase from any post office and can be used on any letter size item that:
- Weighs up to and including 100g and;
- Measures no more than 240mm x 165mm and 5mm in thickness.
The stamps used in the promotion will be from the special Christmas issue that was released on 8 November. This issue features a range of traditional Christmas tree decorations so will add an extra element of festive cheer to cards and letters.
Furthermore, in response to customer comments about Christmas stamps only being available for local and UK tariffs over recent years, the 2011 stamps are also available for European and international destinations and are of the traditional ‘lick and stick’ variety rather than self-adhesive.
The stamp images have been painted by UK based artist Colleen Corlett, and can be viewed, along with the First Day Cover envelope and Presentation Pack, at www.jerseystamps.com.
In addition to, and to help support the postage promotion, Jersey Post has joined forces with the Association of Jersey Charities and will be running a charity Christmas card shop at Broad Street Post Office from Monday 21 November until Saturday 17 December. During this period, a number of Jersey Post employees including senior managers and directors will take a turn at running the shop.
“Many local charities do not have a retail presence where they can sell their cards and so rely on one-off Christmas fairs and events. The prolonged and central presence at Broad Street will be a huge boost to local charities and their fundraising efforts and we’re all very grateful to Jersey Post, especially those employees who will be giving up their time to help,” stated Lyn Wilton from the Association of Jersey Charities.
The charity card shop at Broad Street will be open as follows:
November
Monday to Friday - 10:00 - 15:00
Saturday - 10:00 - 13:00
December
Monday to Saturday - 10:00 - 15:00
All proceeds from the cards sold at Broad Street will be returned directly to the associated charities.
For further information on recommended Christmas posting dates, postage rates and opening times, please click here. Alternatively, please visit your local post office or contact our Customer Services Team by calling 616616 or by emailing customerservices@jerseypost.com.