A Lord fire engine used in St Helier around 1905 is the oldest exhibit in the collection of eight stamps illustrated by Norwegian artist Martin Mörck.
Other historic vehicles featured include a Jaguar MkII police car from the 1960s, a Ford Model T field ambulance from the First World War, and the Elizabeth Rippon lifeboat, which was in service from 1948 to 1975.
Pictured: A selection of the stamps including a Ford Model T field ambulance (1917), the Lord St. Helier fire engine (c. 1905), a BMW i3 electric police car (2019-) and a King Air 200 air ambulance (2018-2020).
The remaining stamps focus on the past two decades, including an inshore fire-and-rescue craft, the King Air 200 air ambulance (2018-2020) and a BMW i3 electric police car in service since 2019.
Arguably the second-most famous Norwegian artist with a five-letter surname starting with ‘M’ after Edvard Munch, Mr Mörck has more than four decades’ experience working in stamp design, as well as engraving and portrait drawing and has completed a number of assignments for Jersey Post during his career.
He said: “Every year, Jersey Post asks me to create a set of stamps and I’m always prepared with rolled-up sleeves.
“It’s not just a case of designing a set of stamps, it’s telling a story; like postal ships of Jersey from ancient sailboat to present day ship, or emergency vehicles from horse-driven to electric-powered.”
Pictured: A selection of the stamps including a Jaguar MkII police car (1960s), RNLB Elizabeth Rippon (1948-1975), Channel Islands Air Search (2019-), and an inshore fire & rescue craft (2000-).
Mr Mörck added: “I get totally immersed and stay in the creative bubble until I can see the story told – it’s hard, but I love it.”
Jersey Post’s A History of Jersey’s Emergency Services stamps will be available to buy from all post office outlets from Saturday.
