Papua New Guinea 1964 – 2/5 pound

REGION: Oceania
COUNTRY: Papua New Guinea
YEAR PRINTED: 1964
VALUE: 2/5 New Guinea pound

This fractional currency stamp is part of a set of four issued by the government of Australia as territorial administrator of Papua & New Guinea to celebrate the region’s diverse masking traditions. This mask comes from the middle region of the Sepik River on Papua Island, probably from the Iatmul people.

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Papua New Guinea 1964 – 2/6 pound

REGION: Oceania
COUNTRY: Papua New Guinea
YEAR PRINTED: 1964
VALUE: 2/5 New Guinea Pound

This fractional currency stamp is part of a set of four issued by the government of Australia as territorial administrator of Papua & New Guinea to celebrate the region’s diverse masking traditions. This mask comes from the middle region of the Sepik River on Papua Island, probably from the Iatmul people.

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Papua New Guinea 1964 – 5 pounds

REGION: Oceania
COUNTRY: Papua New Guinea
YEAR PRINTED: 1964
VALUE: 5 New Guinea Pounds

This stamp is part of a set of four issued by the government of Australia as territorial administrator of Papua & New Guinea to celebrate the region’s diverse masking traditions. This mask is for the Malangan funerary ceremony of the Melanesian peoples of New Ireland.

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Papua New Guinea 1964 – 6 pounds

REGION: Oceania
COUNTRY: Papua New Guinea
YEAR PRINTED: 1964
VALUE: 11 New Guinea Pounds

This stamp is part of a set of four issued by the government of Australia as territorial administrator of Papua & New Guinea to celebrate the region’s diverse masking traditions. This mask is probably an ancestor mask made in the Sepik River area to adorn a house.

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Papua New Guinea 1971 – 20 cents

REGION: Oceania
COUNTRY: Papua New Guinea
YEAR PRINTED: 1971
VALUE: 20 cents

This stamp is one of a set of four issued by the Australian government as trustee for Papua & New Guinea celebrating the region’s dance masks and costumes.

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Papua New Guinea 1971 – 28 cents

REGION: Oceania
COUNTRY: Papua New Guinea
YEAR PRINTED: 1971
VALUE: 28 cents

This stamp is one of a set of four issued by the Australian government as trustee for Papua & New Guinea celebrating the region’s dance masks and costumes.

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Papua New Guinea 1971 – 7 cents

REGION: Oceania
COUNTRY: Papua New Guinea
YEAR PRINTED: 1971
VALUE: 7 cents

This stamp is one of a set of four issued by the Australian government as trustee for Papua & New Guinea celebrating the region’s dance masks and costumes.

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Papua New Guinea 1971 – 9 cents

REGION: Oceania
COUNTRY: Papua New Guinea
YEAR PRINTED: 1971
VALUE: 9 cents

This stamp is one of a set of four issued by the Australian government as trustee for Papua & New Guinea celebrating the region’s dance masks and costumes.

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Papua New Guinea 1973 – 10 toea

REGION: Oceania
COUNTRY: Papua New Guinea
YEAR PRINTED: 1973
VALUE: 10 toea

This stamp is one of a set issued by the newly independent state of Papua New Guinea in 1973 to celebrate the traditional dance masks and sculpture. The stamp exhorts the diverse Melanesian peoples of the region to unite.

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Papua New Guinea 1973 – 7 toea

REGION: Oceania
COUNTRY: Papua New Guinea
YEAR PRINTED: 1973
VALUE: 7 toea

This stamp is one of a set issued by the newly independent state of Papua New Guinea in 1973 to celebrate the traditional dance masks and sculpture. The stamp exhorts the diverse Melanesian peoples of the region to unite.

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