Oceania

Fiji: Rates of Postage (1921)

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008: Fiji, Oceania, Pacific Islands, Postal Rates

Here are postal rates for Fiji issued in 1921. PDb readers and especially postal historians find this sort of information useful. Should any of our members have postal rate information (from any period), we would be happy to publish them. ...

Pacific Islands Mail Services (1915)

Tuesday, July 15th, 2008: "Australian Stamp Journal", Oceania, Pacific Islands, Ships

This article provides a valuable insight into the postal and shipping arrangements for Pacific island in the early part of the 20th century. Postal historians should find it especially useful. Originally published in Australian Stamp Journal (October 1915). Related posts:St. Vincent: ...

Australasian New Hebrides Company

Friday, July 11th, 2008: Australasian New Hebrides Company, Australia & Dependencies, Oceania, Pacific Islands, Vanuatu

Maurice Mishkel. The establishment of the Compagnie Caledonniene des Nouvelles-Hebrides in 1892 was with the explicit aim of establishing French control in the New Hebrides. In 1887, alarmed missionaries persuaded the Victorian and N.S.W. governments to subsidize shipping services to and ...

Australia Map (1860)

Sunday, July 6th, 2008: Australia & Dependencies, Australian States, Maps, Oceania

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Oceania Map (Strand Album 1908)

Monday, March 24th, 2008: Australia & Dependencies, Maps, New Zealand, Oceania

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The Lost Islands of Oceania

Friday, February 22nd, 2008: "Philately from Australia", Booklets, Kiribati, New Hebrides, Oceania, Philatelic Publications, Top Ten Articles, Tuvalu

Jeremy A. Lifsey. Where did the Gilbert and Ellice Islands go? They’re gone. I can’t find them on current maps. I can’t find them in travel books. They’re in my stamp album and they’re in my stamp catalogue. So they must ...