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a. Souvenir sheet of 4, #241-244 15.00 15.00UPUFunafuti, Nos. 241-244 (4) 5.50 4.10 LOCATION — A group of islands in theEmblem,Land of Pacific Ocean northeast of Australia.“TeBananas GOVT. — British Crown ColonyKoroba”A26 AREA — 270 sq. mi.and No.
POP. — 52,000 (1973)26 — A30Designs: 10c, Butaritari, the smell of theCAPITAL — Tarawasea. 25c, Tarawa, the center of the world. 35c,
Abemama, the land of the moon. Map ofUPU cent.: 10c, Sailing ship “Kiakia” and The Gilbert Islands Colony consistsNo. 51. 25c, BAC 111 jet and No. 187. 35c, Beru (The of the Gilbert Islands, Phoenix, Ocean1973, Mar. 5 Litho. Perf. 14 1/2x14 UPU emblem. Bud) and Line Islands. They were part of the208 A26 3c yellow & multi .20 .40 A361974, June 10 Perf. 14 Gilbert and Ellice Islands colony until209 A26 10c brt green & multi .30 .30210 A26 25c dull blue & multi .45 .60 226 A30 4c blue green & multi .20 .20 1976. See Tuvalu.
Designs: 10c, Map of Onotoa (Six Giants).211 A26 35c orange & multi .50 .70 227 A30 10c orange & multi .20 .2025c, Map of Abaiang (Land to the North). 35c,Nos. 208-211 (4) 1.45 2.00 228 A30 25c dp blue & multi .35 .30 Catalogue values for all unusedMap of Marakei (Floating fish trap).229 A30 35c red orange & black .50 .40 stamps in this country are forLegends of island names. Nos. 226-229 (4) 1.25 1.10 Never Hinged items.Wmk. 3141975, Aug. 1 Litho. Perf. 14245 A36 4c brt green & multi .20 .20246 A36 10c brown & multi .20 .20247 A36 25c vio blue & multi .40 .40 Stamps and Types of Gilbert and248 A36 35c org red & multi .60 .60 Ellice Islands 1971 OverprintedToy Nos. 245-248 (4) 1.40 1.40
in Red, Black or GoldCanoe, Legends of island names. Star andBoatA31
Star of Bethlehem and: 10c, Pinwheel andEllice Dancer — A27 boat. 25c, Coconut ball (crate) and boat. 35c,Three boats (Wise Men) and stars.
Christmas (Within Outline of Nautilus Shell):10c, Outrigger canoe in lagoon. 35c, Evening 1974, Sept. 23on the lagoon. 50c, Map of Christmas Island, 230 A31 4c yel green & multi .20 .25Pacific Ocean. 231 A31 10c red brown & multi .20 .20
232 A31 25c multicolored .25 .401973, Sept. 24 Perf. 14 233 A31 35c red brown & multi .35 .45212 A27 3c vio blue & multi .20 .20 Nos. 230-233 (4) 1.00 1.30
Capt. Cook’s voyages.Gilbert Islands stamps were replaced in
1979 by those of Kiribati.Maps of Taurus withTarawa Aldebaran — A46andFunafuti GOLD COAST1978, Feb. 20 Litho. Perf. 14A38 Prince Charles,
Night Sky over Gilbert Islands: 20c, Canis1970 Visit — A42 ��old �kost Major with Sirius. 25c, Scorpio with Antares.4c, Charts of Gilbert and Tuvalu Islands.45c, Orion with Betelgeuse and Rigel.
1977, Feb. 7 Perf. 141976, Jan. 2 Wmk. 373 308 A46 10c blue & black .20 .20 LOCATION — West Africa between267 A38 4c multicolored .20 .50 Designs: 20c, Prince Philip, 1959 visit. 40c, 309 A46 20c dp rose & black .50 .25 Dahomey and Ivory Coast268 A38 35c multicolored 1.25 1.50 Queen in coronation robes. 310 A46 25c olive grn & black .50 .50
GOVT. — Former British Crown311 A46 45c orange & black .90 .95Separation of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands. 293 A42 8c multicolored .25 .20 ColonyNos. 308-311 (4) 2.10 1.90294 A42 20c multicolored .45 .20AREA — 91,843 sq. mi.295 A42 40c multicolored .55 .35
Common Design TypesNos. 293-295 (3) 1.25 .75 POP. — 3,089,000 (1952)pictured following the introduction. CAPITAL — AccraReign of Queen Elizabeth II, 25th anniv.
Attached to the colony were Ashantiand Northern Territories (protectorate).Elizabeth II Coronation AnniversaryTogoland, under British mandate, wasCommon Design Typesalso included for administrativeM.V. Souvenir Sheet purposes.Teraaka 1978, Apr. 21 Unwmk.John Gold Coast became the independentA39
312 Sheet of 6 1.40 1.40Byron and state of Ghana in 1957.a. CD326 45c Unicorn of Scotland .25 .25Dolphin, See Ghana.b. CD327 45c Elizabeth II .25 .253c, M.V. Tautunu. 4c, Moorish idol. 5c, 1765 c. CD328 45c Great frigate bird .25 .25Hibiscus. 6c, Reef egret. 7c, Roman Catholic 12 Pence = 1 ShillingA43Cathedral, Tarawa. 8c, Frangipani. 10c,
20 Shillings = 1 PoundManeaba meeting house. 12c, Betio Harbor. Arrows,15c, Sunset. 20c, Marakei Atoll. 35c, Chapel, Explorers: 15c, Edmund Fanning, 1798, and TarawaTangintebu. 40c, Flamboyant tree. 50c, “Betsey.” 20c, Fabian Gottlieb von Belling- andHypolimnas bolina elliciana (butterfly). $1, shausen, 1820, and “Vostok.” 35c, Charles Catalogue values for unusedAbemamaLanding craft, Tabakea. $2, Gilbert Islands Wilkes, 1838-42, and “Vincennes.” stamps in this country are forflag. Islands, Never Hinged items, beginning1977, June 1 Wmk. 373 Perf. 14 School with Scott 128.1976, July 1 Litho. Perf. 14 296 A43 5c multicolored 1.10 1.25 Insignia269 A39 1c multicolored .40 .55 297 A43 15c multicolored 1.40 2.50 A47270 A39 3c multicolored .60 .65 298 A43 20c multicolored 1.40 2.50271 A39 4c multicolored .30 .55 299 A43 35c multicolored 1.60 3.75
10c, Birds inscribed Bikenibeu, Abemama,272 A39 5c multicolored .30 .25 Nos. 296-299 (4) 5.50 10.00Bairiki (school locations). 25c, Children greet-273 A39 6c multicolored 1.50 .70ing each other from maps of Islands. 45c,274 A39 7c multicolored .20 .25Abemama & Tarawa school buildings.275 A39 8c multicolored .20 .25
Resolution and King George V School, 25th anniversary ofNos. 269-284 (16) 9.50 10.50 1875, July Typo. Wmk. 1Discovery off return from Abemama to Tarawa. 1 A1 1p blue 500.00 87.50Christmas 2 A1 4p red violet 475.00 125.00Island — A44 3 A1 6p orange 725.00 75.00
5 A1 1p blue 20.00 7.251977, Sept. 12 Litho. Perf. 14 a. Half used as 1/2p on cover 3,500.Church 300 A44 8c multi .55 .20 6 A1 2p green (’79) 87.50 10.50
a. Half used as 1p on cover 3,000.A40 Garland301 A44 15c multi, horiz .55 .20b. Quarter used as 1/2p on cov-302 A44 20c multi .75 .40 A48 er 5,000.303 A44 40c multi, horiz. .75 .75Children’s Drawings: 15c, Feasting (vegeta- 7 A1 4p red violet 190.00 6.75a. Souvenir sheet of 4, #300-303 9.00 9.00a. Quarter used as 1p on cov-bles, fish, pig, chicken), vert. 20c, Communal Christmas: Various garlands.Nos. 300-303 (4) 2.60 1.55 er 5,500.meeting house, vert. 35c, Children watchingb. Half used as 2p on cover 7,000.Christmas; bicentenary of Capt. Cook’s dis-dancer. 1978, Sept. 4 Litho. Perf. 14 8 A1 6p orange 125.00 20.00covery of Christmas Island. 317 A48 10c multicolored .20 .20 a. One sixth used as 1p on1976, Sept. 15 Litho. Perf. 14 cover 8,250.318 A48 20c multicolored .20 .20b. Half used as 3p on cover 6,500.285 A40 5c blue & multi .45 .20 319 A48 25c multicolored .20 .20
Nos. 4-8 (5) 487.50 68.50286 A40 15c green & multi .65 .20 320 A48 45c multicolored .30 .30287 A40 20c rose & multi .65 .65 a. Souvenir sheet of 4, #317-320,
perf. 13x13 1/2 2.50 3.00288 A40 35c salmon & multi .65 .65 Handstamp Surcharged “1D” in BlackNos. 317-320 (4) .90 .90Nos. 285-288 (4) 2.40 1.701883, May
Christmas. 9 A1 1p on 4p red violet
Some experts question the status of No. 9.One canceled copy is in the British Museum.Another copy is supposed to exist (Ferrari).