As you’ll no doubt recall, the English and the French have a complicated history - and the his
As you’ll no doubt recall, the English and the French have a complicated history - and the history of Saint Lucia handily reflects that, having endured the flip-flopping dominion by the French and English through the early years of colonization (it was claimed seven times each by both before the English took definitive control in the early 1800s - earning it its informal sobriquet “Helen of the West Indies”). Saint Lucia gained full independence as a member of the Commonwealth of Nations in 1979. [Incidentally, it is the only nation on earth named after a once-living lady - in this case, Saint Lucy of Syracuse, named by the French sailors (it is thought) who shipwrecked on her shores on St. Lucy’s Day.]Stamp details:Top left:Issued on: December 18, 1860From: Castries, Colony of Saint LuciaMC #1Top right:Issued on: December 18, 1960From: Castries, Territory of Saint LuciaMC #165Middle stamps:Issued on: February 22, 1979From: Castries, Saint LuciaMC #450, 452Stamps on bottom:Issued in: 2019From: Castries, Saint LuciaColnect #2019-01 Recognized as a sovereign state by the UN: Yes (since September 18, 1979)Official name: Saint LuciaMember of the Universal Postal Union: Yes (since July 10, 1980) -- source link
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