Cook Islands - The Cook Islands is located in the South Pacific Ocean
and comprises 15 islands, of which Rarotonga is the most-populated island of the group
Stamps consecutively numbered |
| Stamps of the Cook Islands were overprinted or
inscribed "Rarotonga" between 1919 and 1932 |
| 1892 Federation Series:
First Stamps of the British Protectorate Period |
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1d. Black
1½d. Mauve
2½d. Blue
10d. Carmine
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| 1893 Pictorial Series:
White Tern "Torea" & Queen Makea Takau |
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½d. Deep Blue
½d. Yellow-Green
½d. Surcharge on 1d. Blue
1d. Deep Brown/ cream
1d. Blue
1d. Rose-Pink
½d. Deep Mauve
2d. Deep Brown
2½d. Deep Rose
2½d. Deep Blue
5d. Olive-Black 6d. Bright Purple
10d. Green
1s. Deep Carmine
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| 1901 Queen Makea Takau "Crown" Overprint: Transfer
of the Cook Islands from British Crown Control to New Zealand |
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1d. Brown
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| 1919 New Zealand KGV Stamps Overprinted "Rarotonga":
Value is in the Local Language |
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½d. Green
1d. Carmine
1½d. Orange-Brown
2d. Yellow
2½d. Blue
3d. Chocolate
4d. Bright Violet
½d. Deep Green
6d. Carmine
7½d. Red-Brown
9d. Sage-Green
1s. Vermillion
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| 1920 Pictorial Series inscribed "Rarotonga"
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½d. Capt. Cook Landing
1d. Wharf at Avarua
2½d. Chief Te Po
4d. Rarotonga Harbour
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| 1921 NZ Postal Fiscal Stamps Overprinted "Rarotonga":
Queen Victoria |
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2s. Deep Blue
2s6d. Grey-Brown
5s. Yellow-Green
10s. Maroon
£1. Rose-Carmine
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1925 Pictorial Series inscribed "Rarotonga"
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½d. Capt. Cook Landing
1d. Wharf at Avarua
2½d. Chief Te Po
4d. Rarotonga Harbour
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| 1926 NZ "Admiral" Stamps Overprinted "RAROTONGA":
King George V |
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2s. Deep Blue
3s. Pale Mauve
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| 1931 Surcharged "Two Pence" |
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2d. on 1½d. Captain Cook
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| 1931 NZ "Arms" Postal Fiscals Overprinted "RAROTONGA" |
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2s6d. Deep Brown
5s. Green
10s. Carmine-Lake
£1. Pink
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| 1933 New Pictorials Inscribed Cook Islands:
Island Scenes |
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½d. Capt. Cook Landing
1d. Captain Cook
2d. Double Maori Canoe
2½d. Natives Working Cargo
4d. Port of Avarua
6d. R.M.S. Monowai
1s. King George V
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| 1935 Silver Jubilee of King George V Overprint:
1933 Pictorials with Changed Colours |
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1d. Captain Cook
2½d. Natives Working Cargo
6d. R.M.S. Monowai
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| 1936 NZ Admiral Stamps Overprinted "COOK ISLANDS." |
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2s. Light Blue
3s. Pale Mauve
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| 1937 Coronation Overprint |
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1d. Carmine
2½d. Prussian Blue
6d. Red-Orange
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| 1938 Pictorials:
Additional Values |
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1s. King George V
2s. Native Village
3s. Native Canoe
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| 1940 3d. Surcharge |
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3d. on 1½d. Tropical Landscape
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| 1943 NZ "Arms" Stamps Overprinted "COOK ISLANDS" |
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2s6p. Dull Brown
5s. Green
10s. Pale Carmine-Lake
£1. Pink
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| 1946 NZ Peace Stamps Overprinted "COOK ISLANDS" |
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1d. KGVI & Parliament House
2d. The Royal Family
6d. NZ Coat of Arms, Foundry & Farm
8d. St. George Memorial
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| 1949 Pictorials:
Island Scenes |
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½d. Ngatangila Channel, Rarotonga
1d. Capt. Cook & Map of Harvey Islands
2d. Rarotonga & Rev. John Williams
3d. Aitutaki & Palm Trees
5d. Rarotonga Airfield
6d. Penrhyn Village
8d. Native Hut
1s. Map & Statue of Capt. Cook
2s. Native Hut & Palms
3s. Inter-Island Freighter Matua
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| 1953 Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II |
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3d. Brown
6d. Slate-Grey
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| 1960 Pictorial Surcharge |
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1s6d. on 5d. Rarotonga Airfield
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| 1963 New Pictorials:
Replaces the 1949 Pictorials |
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1d. Tiare Maori
2d. Fishing God
3d. Frangipani
5d. White Tern
6d. Hibiscus
8d. Long-Tailed Tuna
1s. Oranges
1s6d. Queen Elizabeth II 2s. Island Scene
3s. Administration Centre
5s. Rarotonga
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| 1965 Solar Eclipse Observation |
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6d. Eclipse & Palm
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| 16 September 1965 Cook Islands was granted Self Government |