Postage stamps and postal history of Aitutaki

Postage stamps and postal history of Aitutaki

The postage stamps and postal history of Aitutaki describes the stamps used in Aitutaki. Aitutaki used the postage stamps of the Cook Islands from 1892 to 1903, when New Zealand overprinted its own stamps with "AITUTAKI." and the denomination written in local dialect. Seven of the eight values were issued in Auckland on 12 June 1903 and in Aitutaki 29 June, with the 2 1/2d arriving later, on 9 November. Similar sets of overprints appeared periodically from 1911 to 1920.

In 1920 New Zealand produced an omnibus issue for the several Cook Islands, each inscribed with the island's name. A similar idea was used for a set of three in 1924–1927.

On 15 March 1932, stamps of the Cook Islands again replaced the Aitutaki issues. This lasted for forty years, then in 1972 Aitutaki established a separate postal service, and has issued its own stamps (mostly printed by Heraclio Fournier in Spain) since then. These issues are primarily intended for sale to collectors.

People who appear on the postage stamps

This is a list of people on postage stamps of Aitutaki:
*King Edward VII of the United Kingdom (1911)
*King George V of the United Kingdom (1916)
*James Cook (1920)
*Te Po (1926)
*Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (1972)
*Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (1972)
*Saint Veronica (1973)
*Anne, Princess Royal (1973)
*Mark Phillips (1973)
*William Bligh (1974)
*Winston Churchill (1974)
*Francis of Assisi (1975)
*Onuphrius (1975)
*John the Baptist (1975)
*Alexander Graham Bell (1977)
*King George III of the United Kingdom (1977)
*John Williams (missionary) (1977)
*King George IV of the United Kingdom (1977)
*Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (1977)
*Rowland Hill (1979)
*Albert Einstein (1980)
*Charles, Prince of Wales (1981)
*Diana, Princess of Wales (1981)
*Prince Harry of Wales (1984)
*Prince William of Wales (1984)
*Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon (1985)
*King George VI of the United Kingdom (1985)
*Sarah, Duchess of York (1986)
*Prince Andrew, Duke of York (1986)
*Mary (mother of Jesus) & baby Jesus (1986)
*Fletcher Christian (1989)
*Michael Collins (astronaut) (1994)
*Neil Armstrong (1994)
*Edwin (Buzz) Eugene Aldrin,Jr. (1994)
*Mary (mother of Jesus) & baby Jesus (1994)
*Pierre de Coubertin (1996)

References

* Stanley Gibbons Ltd: various catalogues
* Stuart Rossiter & John Flower: "The Stamp Atlas"

External links

* [http://www.jl.sl.btinternet.co.uk/stampsite/home.html Encyclopaedia of Postal History]


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