The stamps are very popular among collectors around the world, and new sets are regularly produced. Calls to the UK are national, so only the STD code need be used. Like stamps, Jersey's phonecards are a popular collector's item. Tides Jersey has some of the highest tides in Europe and care must be taken when low water fishing or walking out to Elizabeth Castle. The tide can rise at a rate of two inches for every minute in the third and fourth hours of flood.
Spring tides are the highest and occur nearly one day and a half after new and full moon.
It also has a very mild climate with a mean annual temperature of 11.5 degrees centigrade and average daily maximum temp-eratures of 21.1 degrees centigrade in the summer months. Once formal application has been made, the couple can go to the registrar within three working days, or if they are on holiday in Jersey, the period of notice is ten days. For further details tel e phone the Superintendent Registrar on 502335. Cider apples were a major crop in the Island for centuries and cider was a major export. In the 1820s a quarter of all land was taken up by orchards.