Montserrat is a British overseas territory located in the Leeward Islands, part of the chain of islands called the Lesser Antilles in the Caribbean Sea

Montserrat formerly issued stamps concurrently with the Leeward Islands until they were withdrawn in 1956.

The very first Montserrat issue in 1876 used the 1d. red and 6d. green stamps of Antigua overprinted MONTSERRAT