Island Stamps - Sunday Stamps II

One stamp from a Mediterranean island and one from the Indian Ocean are my selection this week.

Maldives

The grey heron on this stamp from the Republic of Maldives is seen in America and Europe too.

During WWII my elder brother served on aircraft carriers in the Mediterranean involved in the defence of Malta and this is the reason I have included a stamp from there.

Malta - 1938

George VI was our King during the war.

Mdina Cathedral is shown on the stamp. There were settlements in Mdina going back 4000 years. The walled medieval town is situated on a hill in the centre of the island. Called the Silent City by its inhabitants possibly because today it has no cars other than than those of its few hundred residents, emergency vehicles, wedding cars and hearses.

For stamps from other islands visit Sunday-stamps-ii-14.

Faraway Islands - Sunday Stamps

I guess what you regard as 'faraway' depends on where you live. In England I've always regarded Australia and New Zealand as the most distant countries we have not yet visited. However I've chosen some smaller islands for this week's 'faraway' theme. I would have to take long haul flights to reach them.

Maldives

Ardea cinerea is a grey heron. 

The Republic Of Maldives, also referred to as the Maldive Islands, or just The Maldives, is located in the Indian Ocean. It consists of a double chain of 26 atolls. 

The Maldives were a British Protectorate from 1887-1965. It is the smallest Asian country in population and land area. With an average ground elevation of 1.5 metres above sea level it's hardly surprising that its existence is threatened by rising sea levels resulting for global warming.

My second island is a Dependent Territory of the United Kingdom in the Caribbean Sea.

Anguilla separated from St Christopher and Nevis in 1983 but remains a British Overseas Territory. St Kitts and Nevis may the the place you need to go to find that pirate's treasure, always assuming that they were burying it at the time.

Other faraway places, possibly romantic or exotic as well, may be found by visiting the links at Viridian's Sunday-Stamps-182.