The news magazine of the South Pacific · since 1930

Pacific Islands Monthly, 24 January 1938Vol. VIII, No. 6

Pictorial Stamps For Fiji.

p. 62 · Read in the full issue

Prom Our Own Correspondent.

Suva, Jan. 4.

COME time ago the Fiji invited •«* competitive designs for a set of pictorial postage stamps for Fiji. Several local artists entered and the designs were sent to England for judging and selection. The sum of £lO was offered for each design accepted and the results are as follow; Mrs. V. E. Ousey, Sigatoka, y 2 d, 1/-, and 2/6.

Miss C. D. Lovejoy, Labasa, Id, lV 2 d, and sd.

Mr. A. V. Guy, Suva, 2d, 6d, and 2/-.

Miss I. R. Stinson, Suva, 3d and 5/-.

The new set will have a face value of 12/1, and is expected to be ready for issue in March!

Rev. and Mrs. E. R. Elder and their

son John have been transferred from

Labasa, Fiji, to the Anglican mission

station at Levuka, Ovalau Island. Rev.

R. L. Crampton is now priest-in-charge

of the Indian mission at Labasa.