Soufriere, Montserrat.
On July 19th 1995 began the first eruption of historic times.
It eventually led to the evacuation of a large percentage
of the population.
Click Volcano
World for details of the eruption.
The first is a series portraying the, now destroyed, town.
The stamps illustrated below were issued on June 23rd 1997
Next four stamps and miniature sheet were issued in 1998
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