Rare Samoan Stamp
p. 73 · Read in the full issue
A STAMP journal, issued by an Auckland firm specialising in Island stamp collections, re ported in its August issue that an extremely rare Samoan 6d stamp had been found in a collection re cently purchased in Auckland.
Only two mint copies are known to be in existence, although 2,400 stamps of the series were printed and were on sale in Apia for years. The stamps were printed in 1887. In 1895 a fire that swept Apia destroyed the post office and stamps of the series still unsold.
In addition to the two mint copies which still exist, there is one other used copy.
It is clear that a search by Islands residents for stamps on old envelopes, receipts, etc., should be well worth while as all are worth many times their face value. No attempt should be made id strip the stamps off the envelopes.