The history of Anguilla 's postal and postage stamps covers the development of the postal service of Anguilla , the British overseas territory in the Caribbean, with its capital in Valley , consisting of the island of Anguilla, one of the northernmost Leewards [1] of the Lesser Antilles , and the small adjoining islets and coral reefs (Scrub, Dog, Prikli-Pirkeys, , etc.), not having a permanent population. Anguilla has been issuing its own postage stamps since 1967 [1] .
 Anguilla | |
|---|---|
| English Anguilla | |
 Anguilla postage stamp on the centenary of the death of R. Hill , face value of 22 cents, with the image of the “Black Penny” (“ stamp on stamp ” type), 1979 ( Sc #?) | |
| Post Administration | |
 British Leeward (until 1958) | 1 West Indies dollar = 100 cents (from 1935) |
 Federation of the West Indies (1958-1962) | 1 West Indian dollar = 100 cents |
 (1962-1967, 1969-1980) | 1 West Indian dollar = 100 cents (until 1965), 1 East Caribbean dollar = 100 cents (from 1965) |
  Republic of Anguilla (1967-1969) | 1 East Caribbean dollar = 100 cents |
| Anguilla (c 1980) | 1 East Caribbean dollar = 100 cents |
| Anguilla Postal Service | |
| Post office | The Valley, AI-2640 Anguilla, BWI |
| Mail site | aps.ai |
| First postage stamps | |
| Standard | 1967 |
| Commemorative | 1968 |
| Post block | 1973 |
Content
- 1 Mail Development
- 2 Postage Stamp Issues
- 2.1 First marks
- 2.2 Subsequent issues
- 3 See also
- 4 notes
- 5 Links
Mail Development
The history of the Anguilla post is connected with British colonial administration, and in 1952, as a result of the annexation of Anguilla to the islands of St. Christopher (St. Kitts) and Nevis, a district ("presidency") of the colony of the British Leeward Islands was created . Since 1952, original stamps with inscriptions were in circulation here: English. Saint Christopher, Nevis, Anguilla (St. Christopher, Nevis, Anguilla); English "Postage & Revenue" ("Postage and stamp duty"). Later, stamps with the inscription English were also used . “The West Indies Federation” . A total of 54 postage stamps were issued [2] .
In the 1960s, Anguilla was part of the British colony of . On February 27, 1967, the islands of Saint Kitts and Nevis received associated status, and the island of Anguilla declared itself independent. From this moment, an independent postal service began to develop here [1] .
Further development of postal services was due to the fact that since 1976, internal self-government was introduced in Anguilla, and in 1980 it became a self-governing British territory [1] .
Stamp Issues
First Marks
Anguilla's first own postage stamps issued in September 1967 were Saint Kitts, Nevis and Anguilla postage stamps with an overprint of the text: "Independent Anguilla" ("Independent Anguilla") [1] . However, due to the limited supply of postage stamps for the production of overprints, the sale of postage stamps was controlled by the postmaster, and no orders from philatelic dealers were accepted. The circulation of such brands was only from one hundred to three thousand copies [1] .
Subsequent Issues
Later, in the same 1967, the first postage stamps of original drawings [1] [3] were issued without an overprint of the famous sights of Anguilla, such as the Sombrero lighthouse, etc. [3]
In 1968, a number of postal issues were made: Anguilla ships, Anguilla birds, the 35th anniversary of the Anguillan Girl Guides, and the Christmas issue .
In 1969, the first issue was dedicated to the salt industry of Anguilla, but in the same year, British control over Anguilla was restored, and on July 7, 1969, the post office of Anguilla was officially recognized by the government of Saint Kitts and Nevis and in January of the following year issued an official release, noting independence of Anguilla [3] .
In 1968, the first commemorative issue of this territory appeared, and in 1973, the first postal block [1] .
A large number of thematic issues of Anguilla came out [1] .
in honor of the
See also
- Leeward Islands Post and Stamp History
- History of Post and Postage Stamps of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Anguilla // Large Philatelic Dictionary / N. I. Vladinets, L. I. Ilyichev, I. Ya. Levitas ... [and others ] ; under the general. ed. N.I. Vladinets and V.A. Jacobs. - M .: Radio and communications, 1988. - P. 14. - 40,000 copies. - ISBN 5-256-00175-2 .
- ↑ Leeward Islands. Explanation of the scheme. 3. Islands of St. Christopher, Nevis, Anguilla // Philatelic geography (foreign countries): Reference book / L. L. Lepeshinsky. - M .: Communication, 1967. - S. 398. - 480 p.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Stamps of the World. - L .: Stanley Gibbons , 2004 .-- P. 91. (English)