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Raymond, Gale J. Grenada: Operation Urgent Fury: The Postal History, including the Caribbean Peacekeeping Forces 25 October 1983-7 June 1985. Houston, TX.: "The Catamounts", 1988 44p. Walker, Dan. Grenada's Postal History 1764-1913: [reproduction of a postal exhibit 1982]. Redondo Beach, CA.: British Caribbean Philatelic Study Group, 1982 95p.
Grenada (/ ɡ r ə ˈ n eɪ d ə / ⓘ grə-NAY-də; Grenadian Creole French: Gwenad, ) is an island country of the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean Sea.The southernmost of the Windward Islands, Grenada is directly south of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and about 100 miles (160 km) north of Trinidad and the South American mainland.
Grenada and its largely uninhabited outlying territories are the most southerly of the Windward Islands. [1] The Grenadine Islands chain consists of some 600 islets; those south of the Martinique Channel belong to Grenada, while those north of the channel are part of the nation of St. Vincent and the Grenadines. [1]
The Caribbean Postal Union (CPU) is an association established by treaty of the postal authorities of the following member countries: [1] [2] The bloc was established with the assistance of the European Union for member-states of CARIFORUM as part of the bloc of the African, Caribbean, and Pacific Group of States.
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The Grenadines (/ ˈ ɡ r ɛ n ə d iː n z /) is a chain of small islands that lie on a line between the larger islands of Saint Vincent and Grenada in the Lesser Antilles.Nine are inhabited and open to the public (or ten, if the offshore island of Young Island is counted): Bequia, Mustique, Canouan, Union Island, Petit St Vincent, Palm Island and Mayreau, all in Saint Vincent and the ...
Caribmap is a non-profit online library of historical and modern maps, including topographic maps, of the Caribbean islands. [1] Since its establishment in 1999, the site has accumulated approximately 1800 maps of the islands that have been printed since the beginning of the 16th century [2] The purpose of the site is to allow users, such as historians and scientists, to gain detailed ...
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