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Pacific Islands Monthly, 1 February 1956Vol. XXVI, No.7

[?]Si Has New Stamp Issue

p. 153 · Read in the full issue

I new issue of British Solomon Islands stamps expected to be on sale at all Post Offices in Protectorate on March 1, 1956.

Che new series comprises the following nps: £d, Ysabel canoe in violet; Id, Roviana oe in orange; IJd, artificial island of laita, current issue colours unchanged 2d, oe-house, current issue 2d in green and wn; 2£d, prow of canoe, portrait, and canoe black and blue frame; 3d, Malaita canoe as rent issue 5/-, colours unchanged; sd, map Protectorate, black on white ground with i frame; 6d, trading schooner, black and >-green; Bd, Henderson Airfield, black and re. n the higher values, 1/- shows the voyage the "Swallow", black and orange; 2/-, ikula volcano, current issue 2/-, black and •son: 2/6, native house. Reef Islands, ent issue 10/-, purple and bright green; Mendana and ship, chestnut; 10/-, con ile and chief, current issue Id, sepia with res in white background; £l, Protectorate f of arms in black and red. he £1 stamp will not be available when new series is placed on sale, owing to the ;ible change in the design of the coat arms. n response to requests by rchants and others the Cook inds Administration will in future )lish annual trade returns. The .irns will provide fuller informa i than that contained in the

sting Annual Reports published

Wellington.