Saint Vincent and the Grenadines gets rather confusing, especially philatelically, what with the Gre

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, 1861From: Kingstown, Colony of St. VincentMC #1Second row left:Issued on: April 22, 1958From: Kingstown, Territory of St. VincentMC #180Second row right:Issued on: October 27, 1969From: Kingstown, State of St. VincentMC #255Third row left:Issued in: 1980From: Kingstown, St. VincentMC #534Third row middle:Issued on: April 24, 1980From: Grenadines, St. VincentMC #188Third row right:Issued on: March 14, 1983From: Kingstown, St. Vincent and the GrenadinesMC #651Stamps on bottom:Issued on: January 28, 2016From: Kingstown, St. Vincent and the GrenadinesMC #7644-7647 Recognized as a sovereign state by the UN: Yes (since September 16, 1980)Official name: Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesMember of the Universal Postal Union: Yes (since February 3, 1981) -- source link

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