Colonial And Independent Stamps Of Papua New Guinea ( Pacific Region )

1Colonial division of the island of New Guinea before 1914. In the west, the Dutch part known now as Irian Barat. In the north-east, the German section and in the south the British section renamed as Papua by the Australian Government until its independence in 1975 where the German part and the British one were united and known as Papua New Guinea. The west part remained under the Dutch and later to Indonesia after its independence.

1.  THE NORTH-EASTERN ISLAND UNDER GERMAN EMPIRE BEFORE 1914

2. THE  TERRITORY OF NEW GUINEA WAS UNDER BRITISH/ AUSTRALIA, FORMALLY THE NORTH-EASTERN SECTION OF THE GERMAN EMPIRE.

3.  BRITISH NEW GUINEA

4.   THE SOUTHERN PART OF THE ISLAND RENAMED AS PAPUA BY THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT

5.   BRITISH PAPUA

6.  BRITISH PAPUA

7.   BRITISH PAPUA

8.   BRITISH PAPUA

9.   BRITISH PAPUA

10.  THE NORTH-EASTERN AND SOUTHERN PART OF THE ISLAND UNDER BRITISH KNOWN AT THAT TIME  AS PAPUA AND NEW GUINEA.

11.   PAPUA AND NEW GUINEA

12. .  THE NEWLY INDEPENDENT COUNTRY  KNOWN NOW AS PAPUA NEW GUINEA

13.  PAPUA NEW GUINEA

14.  PAPUA NEW GUINEA

15.  PAPUA NEW GUINEA

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17.   PAPUA NEW GUINEA

18.   PAPUA NEW GUINEA

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21.  PAPUA NEW GUINEA

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23.   PAPUA NEW GUINEA