Stamps feature Carteret ships

Saturday 14th November 2009, 2:55PM GMT.

The new stamps, painted by artist Tony Theobald, show six ships on which Sir George Carteret is known to have sailed

THE illustrious naval career of Sir George Carteret is celebrated in the latest stamp issue from Jersey Post.

The former Bailiff not only founded the American state of New Jersey, but also proclaimed Charles II King of England in St Helier, on 17 February 1649, following the execution of Charles I.

It was in recognition of Carteret’s loyalty to the Crown that Charles II granted him land in the American colonies.

He founded the state of New Jersey and the county of Carteret in North Carolina and the town of Carteret in New Jersey are also named after him.

Six stamps feature ships he sailed on. They have been issued to mark the 400th anniversary of his birth and are the third in Jersey Post’s Naval Connections series.