MONTSERRAT ~ Rainforest ~

... Wonderful nature view of this tiny Caribbean paradise... Montserrat is one of the many isles boasting tropical weather and abundant rainforest wilderness... home to lush slopes brimming with flora and fauna, an active volcano called Soufrière Hills and remote black-sand beaches... known as the "Emerald Isle of the Caribbean"  thanks to its unique colonial ties to Ireland... but long before those new arrivals from Europe projected their heritage on the island, it was already a lush green wonder... it is an ideal destination for travelers looking to commune with nature rather than tourist crowds... it remains a hiker’s paradise to this day... Thanks a lot Diego! (✿◠‿◠)

Montserrat is located in the Eastern Caribbean in the Lesser Antilles and lies between Antigua and  Guadeloupe. 

The island, a British colony is best known for the volcano eruption in 1995 in the southern side of the island which caused two thirds of its 11,000 population to evacuate to the U.K. and other destinations. Today, two-thirds of the island is a designated exclusion zone.

 

Stamps:

Definitives - Butterflies

(Issued 05-03-2013)

Insects - Beetles 

(Issued 30-11-2015)

Flora - Ferns of the Caribbean 

(Issued 20-08-2012)

MONTSERRAT ~ MOTW ~

... My first postcard from Montserrat a British Overseas Territory in the Caribbean... a tiny pear-shaped island with an Irish heritage... home to pristine volcanic black sandy beaches, lush rainforests and unspoiled landscape... its top attraction is an active volcano... due to the volcano’s eruptions, the island is today half fertile and half uninhabitable... Montserrat island is an ideal destination for everyone who wants to experience the Caribbean the way it used to be... unspoiled by mass tourism... the postcard has two nice postmarks but unfortunately in a very light blue color...Thanks a lot Stanislav!【ツ】 

First inhabited by the Tainos c.500 BCE, Montserrat’s culture and history has been shaped throughout the years by various settlers and events.

On his second voyage in 1493 Christopher Columbus sighted the island and named it Montserrat after the famous monastery near Barcelona, Spain. Many of the first Europeans who settled on the island in 1632 were Irish Indentured servants, while the Africans came as slaves who worked plantations that produced mainly sugar, sea-island cotton and lime. The Africans left their customs and traditions which have been blended with some Irish customs.

 

Fauna - Birds of Montserrat

(Issued 01-04-2009)

2X The 100th Anniversary of 

 Marilyn Monroe Movies

(Issued  13-06-1995)