New Samoan Stamps
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From Our Own Correspondent.
APIA, August 9.
ON August 7 the old postage stamps of the terri tory were withdrawn and replaced by a new pictorial issue. The designs are artis tically executed by New Zealand artists, Messrs.
L. C. Mitchell, J. Berry and W. J. Cooch, of Wellington. They have been printed by Messrs.
De la Rue and Co., London, by the intaglio pro cess on “N.Z. Star” watermark paper.
The issue consists of nine stamps, of the values y 2 d., Id., 2d., 2y 2 d., 4d., 6d., 1/-, 2/-, and 3/-.
The various denominations depict: d., Samoan girl in native dress with typical Islands scenery in the background; Id., the capital Apia, looking to the west; 2d., river scene with a Samoan paddling outlayer canoe; Samoan chief with his wife standing in front of a typical Samoan “fale” or house; 4d., fishermen with their deep sea bonito canoe; 6d., “Vailima,” the former home of R. L. Stevenson, now the residence of the Administrator of Samoa; 1/-, the tomb of Robert Louis Stevenson, or “Tuisitala” as the Samoans lovingly called him; 2/-, picturesque Lake Lanu too, high up in the mountains, a small water filled crater formerly a favourite week-end resort for Apia residents; 3/-, Falefa waterfalls, 12 miles east of Apia, one of the beauty spots of Samoa.
Dr. Gunther left Sydney at the end of August for Gavutu, Solomon Islands, to relieve Dr. F. L. Pinching, chief medical officer for Lever’s Pacific Plantations Pty.
Ltd., who has been seriously ill in Tulagi hospital.