#saint vincent
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines gets rather confusing, especially philatelically, what with the Grenadines being an island chain stuck (geographically AND politically) between Saint Vincent to the north and Grenada to the south. Which means there are various postal issues from a whole slew of the islands, depending on which Grenadines you’re looking for, plus all the “Saint Vincent” stamps and the “Saint Vincent and the Grenadines” stamps you could hope for. Another victim of pillaging colonial forces in the West Indies, Saint Vincent (as it is informally known, just to confuse things further) gained full independence from Britain in 1979.
Stamp details:
Stamp on top:
Issued on: May 8, 1861
From: Kingstown, Colony of St. Vincent
MC #1
Second row left:
Issued on: April 22, 1958
From: Kingstown, Territory of St. Vincent
MC #180
Second row right:
Issued on: October 27, 1969
From: Kingstown, State of St. Vincent
MC #255
Third row left:
Issued in: 1980
From: Kingstown, St. Vincent
MC #534
Third row middle:
Issued on: April 24, 1980
From: Grenadines, St. Vincent
MC #188
Third row right:
Issued on: March 14, 1983
From: Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines
MC #651
Stamps on bottom:
Issued on: January 28, 2016
From: Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines
MC #7644-7647
Recognized as a sovereign state by the UN: Yes (since September 16, 1980)
Official name: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Member of the Universal Postal Union: Yes (since February 3, 1981)
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