Like much of the West Indies, St. Kitts and Nevis has gone through a number of iterations in its his

Like much of the West Indies, St. Kitts and Nevis has gone through a number of iterations in its his
Like much of the West Indies, St. Kitts and Nevis has gone through a number of iterations in its his
Like much of the West Indies, St. Kitts and Nevis has gone through a number of iterations in its his
Like much of the West Indies, St. Kitts and Nevis has gone through a number of iterations in its his
Like much of the West Indies, St. Kitts and Nevis has gone through a number of iterations in its his
Like much of the West Indies, St. Kitts and Nevis has gone through a number of iterations in its his
Like much of the West Indies, St. Kitts and Nevis has gone through a number of iterations in its his
Like much of the West Indies, St. Kitts and Nevis has gone through a number of iterations in its his

Like much of the West Indies, St. Kitts and Nevis has gone through a number of iterations in its history since being colonized by the Europeans, including historically having Anguilla be part of the federation (until it seceded at the time of independence to remain a British Overseas Territory).  Saint Kitts (also known as Saint Christopher) appears to have misnamed on early maps [likely it was supposed to have been Saint James, named by Columbus, but was misprinted as San Cristóbal, which name stuck with early English colonists who, as we know, take delight in nicknames, Kitt being a favorite shortening of Christopher], while Nevis is a mistransliteration of the Spanish Nieves (for Our Lady of the Snows).  St. Kitts and Nevis gained Associated State status in 1967, then full independence in 1983, but remains a part of the Commonwealth of Nations.Stamp details:Top left:Issued on: July 19, 1862From: Charlestown, NevisMC #1Top middle:Issued on: April 1, 1870From: Basseterre, Saint ChristopherMC #1Top right:Issued in: 1903From: Basseterre, Saint Kitts and NevisMC #1Second row:Issued on: February 27, 1967From: Basseterre, Saint Christopher-Nevis-AnguillaMC #177Third row left:Issued on: September 4, 1980From: Basseterre, Saint KittsMC #39Third row right:Issued on: September 4, 1980From: Charlestown, NevisMC #38Fourth row left:Issued on: September 19, 1983From: Basseterre, Saint KittsMC #111Fourth row right:Issued on: September 19, 1983From: Charlestown, NevisMC #100Bottom left:Issued on: April 14, 2016From: Basseterre, Saint KittsMC #1541Bottom right:Issued on: April 1, 2016From: Charlestown, NevisMC #3143 Recognized as a sovereign state by the UN: Yes (since September 23, 1983)Official name: Saint Kitts and Nevis; Federation of Saint Christopher and NevisMember of the Universal Postal Union: Yes (since January 11, 1988) -- source link


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