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WESTERN PACIFIC - Stanley Gibbons Western Pacific Commonwealth 2009 Published by Stanley Gibbons Ltd. 161pp. Colour. English Inc Fiji, Gilbert & Ellice Islands, Kiribati, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, New Guinea, Papua (British New Guinea), Pitcairn Islands, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Niuafo'ou, Tuvalu, Vanuatu,;New Hebrides, stamps on cover, miniature sheets, postage dues, booklets, officials, English/French/German/Spanish/Italian glossary; ; Philatelic Exporter review, courtesy of David Rennie (June 2009): I reviewed the 1st edition (not mentioned on the copyright page of this one) in the March 2007 Exporter.; This edition contains the same countries, and with the exception of Tonga all have had new issues added mostly to September/December 2008. Apart from Nauru and Papua New Guinea, these dates are later than the dates specified for each country on the back cover. There have been a significant number of price changes since the last edition, which sold out quickly.; More varieties have been illustrated in colour, and there is an expanded listing of the 2006-8 Fiji Surcharges. The controversial Tonga 2002-4 Surcharges are now mostly priced, and follow the listing in Bryan Jones(to whom SG give credit), recent book on these, (see Exporter March 2009).; Not all of them are listed in last Scott. I do not know the print run, but the last edition sold out quickly, and this is a popular collecting area.  |
