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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.  |
