St. VINCENT

50c: a mid value from a 1979 set commemorating local post offices of the island; seen here is Colonarie, located in east-central St. Vincent

ST. VINCENT

$1.25 pair: this 1978 issue features the Giant Hairstreak Butterfly and Bougainvillea, an island floral favorite

ST. VINCENT

40c: this colorful butterfly issue shows the Red Anartia, a local island species

ST. VINCENT

90c: sheet of nine tropical flora, with several varieties of Heliconia (including Red Ginger)

ST. VINCENT

65c: this wildlife issue shows the endemic St. Vincent Amazon Parrot, which inhabits the island's forested interior

ST. VINCENT

20c: a lovely WWF issue showing the endemic St. Vincent Amazon Parrot, found only in the interior rainforests of the island

ST. VINCENT

25c: the Silver Spot is featured on this local butterflies issue

ST. VINCENT

$1, $5: this issue shows the currency that St. Vincent shares with 7 other islands: the East Caribbean Dollar

ST. VINCENT

$10: this high value stamp shows a Blue Marlin leaping from the sea; this is one of the most sought after game fish of the Caribbean

ST. VINCENT

45c: Halley's Comet was visible by many nations when it last passed through in 1986; this issue is one of many that year to celebrate this phenomenon

ST. VINCENT

50c: the Ville de Paris is seen here, a warrior ship in the Battle of the Saints of 1782

ST. VINCENT

50c, $1: this issue shows important crops of the island, including bananas and cacao

ST. VINCENT

$1, 45c: St. Vincent has one of the most colorful Carnival celebrations in the Caribbean; the local name of the fete is Vincy Mas

ST. VINCENT

10c: the Antillean Crested Hummingbird is seen here feeding on the nectar of a hibiscus, on this 1976 issue

ST. VINCENT

15c, 20c: this issue from St. Vincent features the Croton or Codiaeum plant is an ornamental species with variegated, colorful leaves.

ST. VINCENT

$1 this stamp is part of a long series showing exotic and ornamental plants of the St. Vincent Botanical Gardens in Kingstown

ST. VINCENT

20c this lovely stamp from 1979 shows the national flag and symbols of St. Vincent and the Grenadines

ST. VINCENT

70c Ornamental Flora

ST. VINCENT / GRENADINES

1992: Green Violet Ear Humming bird

ST. VINCENT

Native Birds:

5c Ramier or Red-necked Pigeon

30c Blue-hooded Euphonia