Anguilla is a British overseas territory and overseas territory of the European Union in the Caribbean.
It is one of the most northerly of the Leeward Islands in the Lesser Antilles, lying east of Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands and directly north of Saint Martin.
The territory consists of the main island of Anguilla itself, approximately 26 km (16 mi) long by 5 km (3.1 mi) wide at its widest point, together with a number of much smaller islands and cays with no permanent population.
The island's capital is The Valley. The total land area of the territory is 91 km2 (35 sq mi), with a population of approximately 13,500 (2006 estimate).
Anguilla has become a popular tax haven, having no capital gains, estate, profit or other forms of direct taxation on either individuals or corporations
During the early colonial period, Anguilla was administered by the British through Antigua, but in 1824 it was placed under the administrative control of nearby Saint Kitts. In 1967, Britain granted Saint Kitts and Nevis full internal autonomy, and Anguilla was also incorporated into the new unified dependency, named Saint Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla, against the wishes of many Anguillians.
This led to two rebellions in 1967 and 1969 (Anguillian Revolution), headed by Ronald Webster, and a brief period as a self-declared independent republic. British authority was fully restored in July, 1971. In 1980 Anguilla was finally allowed to secede from Saint Kitts and Nevis and become a separate British colony (now termed a British overseas territory).
Face value | Family number | English name | Scientific name
| 1967.01 | 04.09.1967 | Overprint Independent Anguilla on St Kitts-Nevis 1963.01 | | |
| 25c | 70 | White-crowned Pigeon Patagioenas leucocephala | |
| 1968.01 | 08.07.1968 | Anguillan birds | | |
| 10c | 86 | Purple-throated Carib Eulampis jugularis | |
| 15c | 229 | Bananaquit Coereba flaveola | |
| 25c | 57 | Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus | |
| 40c | 66 | Royal Tern Thalasseus maximus | |
| 1972.01 | 30.10.1972 | Definitives | | |
| 1$ | 30 | Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens | |
| 5$ | 29 | Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis | |
| 1976.01 | 10.02.1976 | Overprint NEW CONSTITUTION on 1972.01 | | |
| 1$ | 30 | Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens | |
| 5$ | 29 | Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis | |
| 1977.01 | 18.04.1977 | Definitives | | |
| 1c | 26 | Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea | |
| 10$ | 23 | Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus | |
| 1978.01 | 20.02.1978 | Definitives | | |
| 10c | 38 | American Kestrel Falco sparverius | |
| 1979.01 | 12.02.1979 | Surcharge on 1978.01, 1977.01 | | |
| 38c | 38 | American Kestrel Falco sparverius | |
| 40c | 26 | Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea | |
| 1980.01 | 16.04.1980 | Overprint 50th Anniversary… on 1978.01 | | |
| 10c | 38 | American Kestrel Falco sparverius | |
| 1980.02 | 13.11.1980 | Christmas | | |
| 5c | 29 | Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis | |
| 22c | 26 | Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias | |
| 1.50$ | 183 | Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica | |
| 3$ | 86 | Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris | |
| 1980.03 | 13.11.1980 | Christmas | Sheet | 1980.02 |
| 5c | 29 | Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis | |
| 22c | 26 | Great Blue Heron Ardea herodias | |
| 1.50$ | 183 | Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica | |
| 3$ | 86 | Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris | |
| 1980.04 | 18.12.1980 | Overprint SEPARATION 1980 on 1977.01, 1978.01, 1979.01, 1980.02 | | |
| 1c | 26 | Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea | |
| 5c | 183 | Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica | |
| 5c | 86 | Ruby-throated Hummingbird Archilochus colubris | |
| 10c | 38 | American Kestrel Falco sparverius | |
| 40c | 26 | Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea | |
| 10$ | 23 | Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus | |
| 1982.01 | 01.01.1982 | Definitives | | |
| 5$ | 29 | Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis | |
| 1982.02 | 18.10.1982 | Overprint COMMONWEALTH GAMES on 1982.01 | | |
| 5$ | 29 | Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis | |
| 1983.01 | 24.10.1983 | Overprint 150TH ANNIVERSARY… on 1982.01 | | |
| 5$ | 29 | Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis | |
| 1984.01 | 24.04.1984 | Surcharge on 1982.01 | | |
| 2.50$ | 29 | Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis | |
| 1984.02 | 16.07.1984 | Ausipex 84, stamp on stamp | 4v set | Australia 1914.01 |
| 75c | 92 | Laughing Kookaburra Dacelo novaeguineae | |
| 1984.03 | 13.08.1984 | Overprint U.P.U. CONGRESS…. on 1982.01 | | |
| 5$ | 29 | Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis | |
| 1985.01 | 29.04.1985 | Audubon | | |
| 10c | 183 | Barn Swallow Hirundo rustica | |
| 60c | 24 | Wood Stork Mycteria americana | |
| 75c | 66 | Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii | |
| 5$ | 36 | Western Osprey Pandion haliaetus | |
| 1985.02 | 29.04.1985 | Audubon | | |
| 4$ | 231 | Western Tanager Piranga ludoviciana | MS |
| 4$ | 157 | Blue-headed Vireo Vireo solitarius | MS |
| 25c | 23 | White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus | |
| 65c | 31 | Brown Booby Sula leucogaster | |
| 1.35$ | 66 | Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii | |
| 5$ | 92 | Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon | |
| 45c | 208 | Pearly-eyed Thrasher Margarops fuscatus | |
| 50c | 66 | Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla | |
| 80c | 119 | Grey Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis | |
| 1$ | 18 | Audubon's Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri | |
| 10$ | 26 | Green Heron Butorides virescens | |
| 1985.05 | 14.10.1985 | Overprint GIRL GUIDES…. on 1982.01 | | |
| 5$ | 29 | Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis | |
| 5c | 29 | Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis | |
| 10c | 70 | Mourning Dove Zenaida macroura | |
| 15c | 30 | Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens | |
| 20c | 86 | Antillean Crested Hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus | |
| 30c | 119 | Caribbean Elaenia Elaenia martinica | |
| 35c | 157 | Black-whiskered Vireo Vireo altiloquus | |
| 40c | 26 | Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea | |
| 2.50$ | 229 | Bananaquit Coereba flaveola | |
| 35c | 231 | Lesser Antillean Bullfinch Loxigilla noctis | |
| 1986.02 | 22.05.1986 | Overprint AMERIPEX 1986 on 1985.04, 1985.06 | | |
| 5c | 29 | Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis | |
| 45c | 208 | Pearly-eyed Thrasher Margarops fuscatus | |
| 1$ | 18 | Audubon's Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri | |
| 2.50$ | 229 | Bananaquit Coereba flaveola | |
| 10$ | 26 | Green Heron Butorides virescens | |
| 1987.01 | 13.06.1987 | Overprint CAPEX '87 on 1985.04, 1986.01 | | |
| 35c | 231 | Lesser Antillean Bullfinch Loxigilla noctis | |
| 45c | 208 | Pearly-eyed Thrasher Margarops fuscatus | |
| 80c | 119 | Grey Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis | |
| 10$ | 26 | Green Heron Butorides virescens | |
| 1987.02 | 04.09.1987 | Overprint 20 YEARS OF…. on 1985.03-4, 1985.06, 1986.01 | | |
| 5c | 29 | Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis | |
| 10c | 30 | Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens | |
| 15c | 30 | Magnificent Frigatebird Fregata magnificens | |
| 20c | 86 | Antillean Crested Hummingbird Orthorhyncus cristatus | |
| 25c | 23 | White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus | |
| 30c | 119 | Caribbean Elaenia Elaenia martinica | |
| 35c | 231 | Lesser Antillean Bullfinch Loxigilla noctis | |
| 40c | 26 | Yellow-crowned Night Heron Nyctanassa violacea | |
| 45c | 208 | Pearly-eyed Thrasher Margarops fuscatus | |
| 50c | 66 | Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla | |
| 65c | 31 | Brown Booby Sula leucogaster | |
| 80c | 119 | Grey Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis | |
| 1$ | 18 | Audubon's Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri | |
| 1.35$ | 66 | Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii | |
| 2.50$ | 229 | Bananaquit Coereba flaveola | |
| 5$ | 92 | Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon | |
| 10$ | 26 | Green Heron Butorides virescens | |
| 1987.03 | 14.12.1987 | Overprint 40TH WEDDING... on 1985.03-4, 1986.01 | | |
| 35c | 231 | Lesser Antillean Bullfinch Loxigilla noctis | |
| 1$ | 18 | Audubon's Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri | |
| 1.35$ | 66 | Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii | |
| 10$ | 26 | Green Heron Butorides virescens | |
| 1988.01 | 14.12.1988 | Overprint H R H PRINCESS…. on 1985.04, 1985.06, 1986.01 | | |
| 35c | 231 | Lesser Antillean Bullfinch Loxigilla noctis | |
| 80c | 119 | Grey Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis | |
| 1$ | 18 | Audubon's Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri | |
| 2.50$ | 229 | Bananaquit Coereba flaveola | |
| 1989.01 | 31.07.1989 | Overprint 20th ANNIVERSARY... on 1985.03-4 | | |
| 80c | 119 | Grey Kingbird Tyrannus dominicensis | |
| 1$ | 18 | Audubon's Shearwater Puffinus lherminieri | |
| 1.35$ | 66 | Roseate Tern Sterna dougallii | |
| 5$ | 92 | Belted Kingfisher Megaceryle alcyon | |
| 1990.01 | 26.11.1990 | Christmas | | |
| 10c | 66 | Laughing Gull Leucophaeus atricilla | |
| 35c | 31 | Brown Booby Sula leucogaster | |
| 1.50$ | 66 | Bridled Tern Onychoprion anaethetus | |
| 3.50$ | 29 | Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis | |
| 1990.02 | 26.11.1990 | Christmas | | |
| 6$ | 66 | Least Tern Sternula antillarum | MS |
| 1995.01 | 10.04.1995 | Easter | | |
| 20c | 70 | Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita | |
| 45c | 70 | Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita | |
| 50c | 70 | Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita | |
| 5$ | 70 | Zenaida Dove Zenaida aurita | |
| 2001.01 | 07.08.2001 | Anguillan birds | | |
| 30c | 14 | White-cheeked Pintail Anas bahamensis | |
| 1$ | 231 | Black-faced Grassquit Tiaris bicolor | |
| 1.50$ | 66 | Brown Noddy Anous stolidus | |
| 2$ | 57 | Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus | |
| 3$ | 58 | Snowy Plover Charadrius nivosus | |
| 2001.02 | 07.08.2001 | Anguillan birds | Sheet | |
| 25c | 26 | Snowy Egret Egretta thula | |
| 65c | 23 | Red-billed Tropicbird Phaethon aethereus | |
| 1.35$ | 64 | Greater Yellowlegs Tringa melanoleuca | |
| 2.25$ | 66 | Sooty Tern Onychoprion fuscatus | |
| 2005.01 | 23.03.2005 | Rotary | 4v set | |
| 1$ | 29 | Brown Pelican Pelecanus occidentalis | |
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