Coronation Stamps for the Cook Islands

Cook Islands

From Our Own Correspondent

Rarotonga. Apr. 9.

TT is understood that the Coronation A issue of stamps for the Cook Islands will be similar to the set issued for New Zealand, those for the former being merely overprinted denomination of Id, 2|d, and 6d.

Philatalists will recall the phenomenal values to which the recent C.I. Jubilee issue soared within a few months owing to overseas dealers having failed to sec ure adequate stocks before the issue was withdrawn.

Mr. “Viri” Watson, who cleaned up so successfully on the Jubilee issue, is mak ing a special trip from Auckland next month to obtain large numbers of “first day covers” and other peculiarities dear to collectors. He hopes that he will have a repetition of his former 500 per cent luck, since it is a form of profit-making which hurts nobody except those who are well enough off to pay the ridiculous prices that are asked.

Mr. H. J. Topal has resigned from the public service of New Guinea in order to enter commercial life. He has been in the service on two occasions—latterly as a rnember of the medical department, doing patrol work in the Morobe district.

Dr. A. J. Bapen arrived in Sydney from Fiji by the Monterey on April 19 on his way back to India to undergo a refresher course. He will return to Fiji after he has finished his studies at Madras Uni

versity.