Platty joobs and city status

Stanley –Jubilee City is a new set of stamps from the Falklands that proudly commemorates the fact that the Falklands capital was granted official city status by Her Majesty the Queen as part of the Platinum Jubilee celebrations.

Stanley was granted city status after a rigorous process, and marks not only the Queen’s 70th anniversary on the throne, but the 40th anniversary of the Falklands Islands War.

‘We are utterly thrilled to have been chosen for this very rare award, which is granted by Queen Elizabeth II herself,’ said MLA Pete Biggs, Chair of the Legislative Assembly. ‘The Falkland Islands is one of the most remote British Overseas Territories, but our distance only serves to strengthen the feelings of gratitude, love and respect, that we have for Her Majesty The Queen, as a vitally important and iconic figurehead for the UK and the Commonwealth.

‘This celebration of her extraordinary reign comes at a time when we in the Falkland Islands are equally reflecting on an extraordinary time in our own history, as we remember the events of 74 days in 1982 when we were invaded,’ continues Mr Biggs. ‘For our small community it was an unprecedented time, but I am delighted that, 40 years on from those dark days, we are being recognised in this way – I think it goes to show just how far we have come in that time. In the past four decades we have built a thriving, prosperous nation, which continually looks to the future while respecting our past.’

The stamps were designed by Bee Design and depict Christchuch Cathedral, the Secretariat Building, Government House and Stanley Houses. the First Day Cover shows an aerial view of Stanley houses.

Issue date: 5 August 2022; www.falklandstamps.com