The history of Sint Maarten 's postal and postage stamps covers the development of postal services in Sint Maarten , a self-governing state entity with significant autonomy ( ) within the Kingdom of the Netherlands , located in the south of St. Martin , with the administrative center in Philipsburg . Own postage stamps have been issued here since 2010 [1] . As a former colony of the Kingdom of the Netherlands , Sint Maarten has been participating in the Universal Postal Union (UPU) since 1875 [2] . The English company is responsible for the postal service in the country . Postal Service St. Maarten
 Sint martin | |
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| niderl. Sint maarten | |
 The first Sint Maarten postage stamp issued after the , 2010 ( Mi # 1; NVPH # 1) [^] | |
| Mail History | |
| Mail exists | starting January 1, 1882 |
| UPU member | from July 1, 1875 ( Dutch colony ) |
| Stages of History | postal systems of the Dutch colonial administration (until 1954) and autonomy within the Netherlands Antilles (1954—2010) and independently (since 2010) |
| Post Administration | |
 / Netherlands Antilles ( colony , 1848-1954) | 1828-1892: 1 Dutch guilder = 100 cents 1892-1952: 1 guilder of Curacao = 100 cents |
  Netherlands Antilles (autonomy, 1954-2010) | since 1952: 1 Netherlands Antillean guilder = 100 cents |
| Sint Maarten (autonomy, since 2010) | 1 Netherlands Antillean guilder = 100 cents |
| Postal Service St. Maarten (PSS NV) | |
| Post office | N. Debrot Street # 2, Philipsburg , St. Maarten |
| Mail site | facebook.com/Postal-Services-St-Maarten |
| First postage stamps | |
| Standard | 2011 |
| Commemorative | 2010 |
| Post block | 2011 |
| Philately | |
| WNS Member | not involved |
| FIP member from country | not involved |
Content
- 1 Mail Development
- 2 Postage Stamp Issues
- 2.1 First marks
- 2.2 Subsequent issues
- 3 See also
- 4 notes
- 5 Literature
Mail Development
At first, Sint Maarten was controlled by the Dutch West Indies Company , but in 1791 was transferred to the Dutch crown and since 1848 was part of the Dutch colony of along with other colonial possessions of the Netherlands in the Caribbean [1] [3 ] ] .
On July 1, 1875, Sint Maarten was annexed to the UPU [2] .
The first post office was opened on Sint Maarten in the 1880s. This happened on January 1, 1882 in Philipsburg [4] . Initially, there were used postage stamps of Curacao and its dependent territories [1] :
standard brands of
1918: 1 cent ( Mi # 65; NVPH # 73) . "HAW" - the initials of the postmaster H. A. Willemsen
1943: overlooking Sint Maarten, 2½ cents
( Mi # 201; NVPH # 161)
Since 1948, after the colony was renamed the Netherlands Antilles , issues of the Netherlands Antilles were in circulation [1] .
used on sint martin
1973: as part of the autonomous Netherlands Antilles, uniting six islands (indicated by six asterisks)
1998: as part of autonomy, uniting five islands after the exit of Aruba (indicated by five asterisks)
Sint Maarten began issuing its own postage stamps following the liquidation of the Netherlands Antilles in 2010.
In modern conditions, Sint Maarten is one of the five postal regions of the Kingdom of the Netherlands , but retains membership in the UPU separately from the Netherlands and together with two other islands of the former autonomous territory - Aruba and Curacao [2] . Postal services on the island are provided by Postal Service St. Maarten (Sint Maarten Postal Service; abbreviated PSS NV ).
Stamp Issues
First Marks
Having become a self-governing state entity, Sint Maarten issued its first own postage stamps on October 10, 2010. The first issue was devoted to obtaining self-government [1] . The first postage stamp showed a map of St. Martin Island [5] , which is the smallest inhabited island in the world, which is divided between two countries - Dutch Sint Maarten in the southern part of the island and French St. Martin in the north [6] . The denomination of postage stamps is indicated in the Netherlands Antillean guilders [≡] .
Subsequent Issues
Sint Maarten stamps published since 2010 present both national subjects and topics oriented to the philatelic market of subject collectors [1] .
See also
- History of postal and postage stamps of the Netherlands Antilles
- Saint Martin (island)
- Sint martin
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 Sint Maarten . Profiles: Americas . The Netherlands : StampWorldHistory.com; Gerben van Gelder. Date of treatment August 4, 2017. Archived on August 4, 2017.
- ↑ 1 2 3 Aruba, Curaçao and Sint Maarten . The UPU : Member countries: Americas . Universal Postal Union . - UPU: States Parties: Aruba, Curacao and Sint Maarten. Date of treatment August 4, 2017. Archived on August 4, 2017.
- ↑ Curacao // 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. - S. 151-152. - 40,000 copies. - ISBN 5-256-00175-2 . (Retrieved August 3, 2017) Archived copy . Date of treatment September 30, 2018. Archived on August 3, 2017.
- ↑ Rossiter S. , Fowler J., Wellsted R. Netherlands Antilles . Stamp Collecting Resources: Stamp Atlas . Knutsford , UK : Sandafayre Stamp Auctions; Sandafayre (Holdings) Ltd. - Netherlands Antilles. Date of treatment August 6, 2017. Archived on August 6, 2017.
- ↑ DV St. Maarten, Curaçao en BES (nid.) . Dossier Archief . Amsterdam , The Netherlands: de Volkskrant ; Volkskrant.nl (November 20, 2010). Date of treatment August 15, 2017. Archived on August 15, 2017.
- ↑ Beaches and Hotels / M. Honey, S. Hogenson (Ed.) // Coastal Tourism, Sustainability, and Climate Change in the Caribbean. - New York , NY - Washington, DC , USA : Business Expert Press, LLC, Center for Responsible Travel (CREST), 2017 .-- Vol. I. - 170 p. - (Tourism and Hospitality Management Collection / B. Bender Stringam (Ed.)). - Collection ISSN 2375-9623 . - ISBN 978-1-63157-473-3 . (English) (Retrieved August 5, 2017)
Literature
- Julsen FW, Benders AM A Postal History of Curaçao and the Other Netherlands Antilles. - The Hague , The Netherlands : Van Dieten, 1976. (English) [The most complete work on this topic.]
- Stanley Gibbons Limited : various Stanley Gibbons catalogs. (eng.)