Jersey - “ ACTRESS ~ JERSEY LILY: LILLIE
LANGTRY.” MNH ~ Miniature Sheet
! This is a self-adhesive stamp. Lillie Langtry, the Jersey-born actress sometimes referred to
as ‘the Jersey Lily', was born on 13 October 1853 at the Old Rectory in the
Island's parish of St Saviour. Marking 100 years since she retired from the stage, the
Miniature Sheet features a photograph of Lillie as Cleopatra in
Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra. Date of Issue: 22 September 2017. (JF19). |