Penrhyn - is an atoll in the northern group of the Cook Islands in the South Pacific Ocean
Stamps consecutively numbered |
Cook Island Stamps were used on Penrhyn Island from
late 1901 until May 1902 |
1902 New Zealand Pictorial Views Stamps:
Overprinted " PENRHYN ISLAND." & "Value" |
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2½d. Lake Wakatipu & Mount Earnslaw
½d. Mount Cook
1d. 'Zealandia'
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1903 New Zealand New Zealand Birds Stamps:
Overprinted "PENRHYN / ISLAND." & "Value" |
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3d. Huia
6d. Kiwi
1s. Kea & Kaka
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1914 New Zealand King Edward VII Stamps:
Overprinted "PENRHYN / ISLAND." & "Value" |
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½d. Yellow-Green KEVII
6d. Carmine KEVII
1s. Vermilion KEVII
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1917 New Zealand King George V Stamps: Overprinted
"PENRHYN / ISLAND."
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2½d. Blue KGV
3d. Chocolate KGV
6d. Carmine KGV
1s. Vermilion KGV
½d. Green KGV
1½d. Slate KGV
1½d. Orange-Brown KGV
3d. Chocolate KGV
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1920 New Pictorial Views: Inscribed ""PENRHYN"
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½d. Captain Cook Landing
1d. Wharf at Avarua
1½d. Captain Cook
3d. Palm Tree
6d. Huts at Arorangi
1s. Avarua Harbour
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1927 New Pictorial Views: Additional Value,
inscribed ""PENRHYN" |
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2½d. 'Te Po', Rarotongan Chief
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Cook Island Stamps again replaced those of Penrhyn Island on 15
March 1932 |