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New Hebrides
British and French
29th October 1908, 21st November 1908
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| 1908 Sc2 SG5 | 1908 Sc1 SG1 | xxx |
| Description | Date | Scott | SG † | Mi | Y&T | |
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| British, stamps of Fiji overprinted | ||||||
| ½d grey-green | 1909 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 2d violet and orange | 1908 | 2 | 5 | |||
| other values 2½d to 1 shilling | 1908 | 3-9 | 1-3, 6-9 | |||
| French, stamps of New Caledonia overprinted | ||||||
| 5 centimes green | 1908 | 1 | F1 | |||
| other values 10c to 1 franc | 1908 | 2-5 | F2-F5 | |||
† Gibbons [1] sequences the first set very differently from Scott.
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50th anniversary |
| 1956 Sc80 SG82 1956 Sc96 SG-F94 |
These islands in the South Pacific first used the stamps of New South Wales and New Caledonia until the 1906 Anglo-French condominium led to the issue of overprints of Fijian stamps in English and New Caledonian stamps in French in 1908. It is worth noting that the 50th anniversary of the condominium in 1956 was commemorated with a set of stamps including a design showing the figures of Britannia and Marianne beside a local idol.
New Hebrides achieved independence as the state of Vanuatu in 1980.
Vanuatu
30th July 1980
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Oceania | 16 | |
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Independence |
| 1980 Sc280 SG287 ‡ |
New Hebrides achieved independence as the state of Vanuatu in 1980.
‡ The first set of stamps was available inscribed in English (Sc280-292, SG287E-299E) or in French (Sc280a-292a, SG287F-299F)