N. Hebrides Issues
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Good News
For Stamp Collectors
N. Hebrides Issues New Series
r T'HE Condominium of the New Hebrides will J- issue two new series of stamps on September 3. In keeping with the idea of dual-government, the stamps will be issued in a French and a British version.
The stamps will remain on sale indefinitely and will be issued in three pictorial sets, in the values and colours as follows: (a) A view of Vila and Iririki Islet: 5 Centimes (green); 10c. (red); 15c. (yellow); and 20c. (blue). (b) A river scene including a spear fisher man: 25c. (olive); 30c. (brown); 40c. (sepia); and 50c. (violet). (c) A tropical scene featuring a native woman drinking from a coconut. Additionally, this design includes the wording "Franco-British Alliance, 4th March, 1947" ("Alliance Franco- Britannique, 4 Mars, 1947"): 1 Franc (orange); 2fr. (purple); and sfr. (black).
The stamps of the two series are in all respects identical except that the language is appropriate to each series and the ciphers (E-11-R and RF) are reversed.
In addition to the postage stamps there will also be issued five "postage due" stamps in each series. These will consist of the equivalent values in the postage series, viz., 5c., 10c., 20c. and 40c. and Ifr., overprinted "Postage Due" for the British series and "Timbre-Taxe" for the French series.
Special "first-day covers" have been printed and are available to collectors at the equivalent of 15 gold centimes.
Condominium postage stamps have a GOLD FRANC value. 100 Gold Centimes equals 1 Gold
Franc and this is convertible with other currencies at the rates shown; 21 francs Pacific (CFP) .. 1.00 Gold franc Sterling £1 8.475 Gold francs Australian £1 6.78 Gold francs 1 Dollar US/Canadian 3.00 Gold francs A full remittance should accompany all orders. It is suggested that one of the follow ing methods be used: Money Order; Bank transfer payable at either Comptoir National
D'Escompte de Paris, Wynyard Street, Sydney Australia; or Banque de I'lndochine, Port-Vila New Hebrides; Cashier's, Bank to Bank a Bank Certified cheque where the transfer o funds is readily permitted.
With the issue of the new series of stamp the current series (1953) will be withdraw: and collectors are warned that no supplies o these stamps will be available after the clos of business on September 2, 1957.