Anguilla 1967 Independence Overprint

Anguilla · 1967 · 10c

This stamp is an overprint on a definitive issue of St. Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla. The original design features a sailing vessel, the 'Caribee,' at sea. It was overprinted with 'Independent Anguilla' in black ink to mark the territory's unilateral declaration of independence.

Issued in 1967 after Anguilla seceded from the federation of St. Christopher-Nevis-Anguilla, this provisional stamp represents a key moment in its struggle for self-determination, which ultimately led to it becoming a separate British overseas territory.