Postage stamps and postal history of Saint Kitts and Nevis

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Saint Kitts and Nevis is an island country in the Leeward Islands, consisting of the islands of Saint Kitts and Nevis. In 1883, St. Kitts, Nevis and Anguilla were united into one colony. Anguilla formally separated from the union in 1980.

First stamps[edit]

An 1884 one penny stamp of Nevis.

The first stamps for Nevis were issued in 1861. The first stamps for Saint Kitts, inscribed Saint Christopher, were issued in 1870 .[1][2]

General issues[edit]

A £1 stamp styled St. Kitts-Nevis, 1920

Between 1890 and 1903, stamps of the Leeward Islands were used on the islands.

Saint Kitts and Nevis started issuing stamps in 1903. These were used concurrently with the stamps of the Leeward Islands until July 1, 1956. Starting in 1952, stamps were inscribed St. Christopher Nevis and Anguilla.

On February 27, 1967, St. Christopher–Nevis–Anguilla achieved Associated Statehood . However, Anguilla proclaimed independence from Saint Kitts and Nevis in July of the same year, and began issuing its own stamps.

Stamps inscribed St. Christopher Nevis and Anguilla were issued for Saint Kitts and Nevis until 1980.[3]

Separate issues[edit]

On June 23, 1980, separate postal administrations were established, one for Saint Kitts, the other for Nevis and different stamps were produced for each.[4] Saint Kitts and Nevis continue to issue separate stamps after independence from the United Kingdom in 1983.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Saint Kitts". Archived from the original on 3 March 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
  2. ^ "Nevis | Stamps and postal history | StampWorldHistory". Archived from the original on 3 March 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Saint Kitts, Nevis & Anguilla | Stamps and postal history | StampWorldHistory". Archived from the original on 3 March 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.[title missing]
  4. ^ Stamps of the World Volume 4. Stanley Gibbons. 2004. p. 17.

Further reading[edit]

  • Baldwin, Peter L. A Study of the King George VI Stamps of St. Kitts-Nevis, 1938-1950. Axbridge, Somerset: Murray Payne Ltd., 1997 ISBN 1-901624-00-5 69p.
  • Brookes, Brian. Classic Collections: St. Kitts postal history. Javea (Spain): The British West Indies Study Circle, 2011 ISBN 9781907481147 34p.
  • Saunders, F. R. GEOSIX Newsletter Study Paper No. 3: St. Kitts-Nevis 1938-1952. Southampton: King George VI Collectors Society, 1975? 12p.