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Gilbert & Ellice Islands
Gilbert Islands, Kiribati
1st January 1911
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Oceania | 12 |  |
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| 1911 Sc1-7 | xxx |
perf 14, wmk multiple crown CA
| Description | Scott | SG | Mi | Y&T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stamps of Fiji overprinted | ||||||
| ½ penny green | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 1d carmine | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 2d grey | 3 | 3 | ||||
| 2½d ultra | 4 | 4 | ||||
| 5d violet and olive green | 5 | 5 | ||||
| 6d violet | 6 | 6 | ||||
| 1 shilling black, green | 7 | 7 | ||||
The catalgues note that ordinary paper was used for for Sc1-4 and chalky paper for Sc5-7.
A group of islands north east of Australia, annexed by GB in that became a GB colony in 1915.
The colony separated into the Gilbert Islands (comprising Gilbert Islands, Phoenix, Ocean and Line Islands) and Tuvalu in 1976. The first issue for the Gilbert Islands was a set of 14 overprints. Scott numbers sequentially, while Gibbons starts again at SG1 and lists a dedicated set of 3 stamps as the first issue.
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Gilbert Islands |
| 1976 Sc253-266 SG3-22 |
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Oceania | 14 | |
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Kiribati |
| 1979 Sc325 SG84 |
Kiribati
In July 1979, the Gilbert Islands became independent and the name changed to Kiribati. Both catalogues number contiguously this time.