Caribbean - Saint Martin

Saint Martin, Antilles, West Indies 

This unused postcard has a cutout of a dolphin.  

I put a piece of red paper under it so you could see where it is. 

Caribbean - Saint Martin, Sunset Bar and Grill

St. Maarten - Sunset Bar and Grill

This was postmarked on our honeymoon in 2018!! 

(Yes, I sent it to myself as a souvenir from our fabulous trip!) 

 

Saint Martin - Philipsburg, Divi Little Bay

St. Maarten
Divi little bay
Philipsburg
Netherlands Antilles

The sender writes:
we enjoyed a bus tour of the island.  The water really was this beautiful!
2015

Saint Martin - Marigot with Boats, Yachts and Sailboats

St. Martin / St. Maarten
Marigot

Antilles Francaises
Netherlands Antilles
2015

The sender writes:

Two things we want to do the next time we visit this island.

1) Go to Orient Beach
2) Go to see The Yoda Guy movie shop, whose owner Nick Maley assembled Yoda! 

Saint Martin - Great Salt Pond and Philipsburg

St. Maarten, West Indies
The Great Salt Pond and Philipsburg from Guana Bay Road, St. Maarten, Netherlands Antilles.
1978

The sender writes:

Dear mom and dad,
A very good time.

Got a Caribbean Soul
I can barely control.
(He then drew a skull and crossbones)

Saint Martin - View of the Beach

St. Maarten (Saint Martin)
Visitors delight in the tranquil lifestyle of St. Maarten.  Relax on the many splendid beaches and resorts of this paradise island.

Conch Salad
1 lb. conch meat, pounded and minced - 4 Key limes, juiced - 1/2 onion, finely sliced - 1/4 cucumber, diced - 1/2 cup celery stalk, diced - 2 tomatoes, peeled and diced - 1/2 hot red pepper, seeded and diced - 1/2 romaine lettuce bunch - 1 tsp. fresh parsley, chopped - -  Rinse conch meat with limewater and pound with mallet to double its size.  Place in bowl with Key lime juice and add all ingredients except lettuce and parsley. Mix well.  Marinate for 1 hour in the refrigerator.  Serve on lettuce leaves in an attractive salad bowl and top with parsley.  Serves 6

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From a set of 12 postcards called:
Cruising the Caribbean (each card also has a recipe on the back)

inside the folder holding the card it reads:

Pristine beaches, tranquil shady palm trees, tropical warm breezes and a laid-back lifestyle make the islands of the Caribbean relaxing, enchanting, enticing, entertaining, and inviting.  Thousands of visitors arrive to one or more of the many Caribbean islands each year to find their perfect sun-kissed vacation destination is the one they will never forget.
The Caribbean has it all!!

Photos 2005: Werner J. Bertsch

Saint Martin - Dolphin Cut Out

Saint Martin
Sint Maarten
Antilles - West Indies
Cupecoy - Anse Marcel

This postcard has a hole in it (cut out) in the shape of a dolphin.  When I would scan the card, it wouldn't show up, so I added a piece of orange paper to the back so you could see it.

Photos: Philippe Poux
2012

Saint Martin - Map with Both Flags

Saint Martin
Sint Maarten

Antilles - West Indies
Photos: Philippe Poux

This map postcard shows the flags for the French and Dutch side of the Island.
2012

Saint Martin - Shaped with Hibiscus Flower

Saint Martin
Sint Maarten
Antilles - West Indies
The top right corner of this postcard is shaped like you see it around the hibiscus flower.

Photos: Philippe Poux
2012

Saint Martin - View over City from Fort Amsterdam

St. Martin
2010

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Saint Martin is an island in the northeast Caribbean, approximately 300 km (186 miles) east of Puerto Rico. The island is divided roughly 60/40 between France (53 km2) and the Netherlands (34 km2); however, the Netherlands side has the larger population. It is one of the smallest sea islands divided between two nations, a division dating to 1648. The southern Dutch part comprises Sint Maarten and is one of four constituent countries that form the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The northern French part comprises the Collectivité de Saint-Martin (Collectivity of St. Martin) and is an overseas collectivity of France.

On January 1, 2007 the population of the entire island was 74,852 inhabitants, 38,927 of whom lived on the Dutch side, and 35,925 on the French side.

Saint Martin - Multiview with Cruise Ships and Plane

St. Martin
2010

Saint Martin - Map with French Side and Dutch Side

Sint Maarten - Saint Martin

Caribbean Sea map postcard
2012

Saint Martin - Marigot from Fort St. Louis

St. Martin - St. Maarten
Marigot

Antilles - West Indies
Saint Martin - Sint Maarten

Marigot vu du Fort St Louis
Marigot from Fort St. Louis

Photos: Philippe Poux
2012
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Marigot is the main town and capital on the French side of the Caribbean island of Saint Martin.

Originally a fishing village on a swamp for which it was named, Marigot was made capital during the reign of King Louis XVI, who built Fort St. Louis on a hill near Marigot Bay.

Saint Martin - Orient Beach

St. Maarten - Orient Beach
2012

Saint Martin - Philipsburg

Philipsburg, St. Maarten
2012

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Philipsburg is the main town and capital of the country of Sint Maarten. The town is situated on a narrow stretch of land between Great Bay and the Great Salt Pond. As of 2006, it has 1,338 inhabitants.

The island was first sighted by Christopher Columbus on 11 November 1493, but there was already an Arawak settlement there before his discovery.