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Montserrat is a British Overseas Territory in the Leeward Islands.
The first Montserrat stamps in 1876 were red 1d. and green 6d. stamps of Antigua overprinted MONTSERRAT. The first definitives were issued in 1880.
Montserrat is a British Overseas Territory in the Leeward Islands.
First stamps
The first Montserrat stamps in 1876 were red 1d. and green 6d. stamps of Antigua overprinted MONTSERRAT. The first definitives were issued in 1880.
Leeward Islands issues
Montserrat used stamps of the Leeward Islands between 1890 and 1903. In 1903, a new set of definitives depicting thecoat of arms of Montserrat
The coat of arms of Montserrat consists of an escutcheon (shield) charged with a woman in a green dress holding a golden harp and a black cross. In use since at least 1909, it has been the official coat of arms of the Caribbean island of Montse ...
was issued. Stamps of the Leeward Islands were used concurrently with those of Montserrat until 1956.
See also
*Postage stamps and postal history of the Leeward Islands
The British Leeward Islands - Antigua, Dominica, Montserrat, Nevis, St. Christopher (St. Kitts), and the Virgin Islands all used postage stamps inscribed "LEEWARD ISLANDS" between 1890 and 1 July 1956, often concurrently with stamps inscribed with ...
*Revenue stamps of Montserrat Revenue stamps of Montserrat were first issued in 1866, ten years before the island issued its first postage stamps. The island only issued two different designs of revenue stamps, but postage stamps were widely used for fiscal purposes and are stil ...
References
Further reading
* Britnor, L. E. ''Montserrat to 1965''; incorporating supplementary information compiled by Charles Freeland. Hail Weston: British West Indies Study Circle, 1998 104p. Philately of Montserrat {{Montserrat-stub