Great Britain, May 6, 1840 First Issues Collectors Club of stamps and philatelic material

Cook Islands

Tuesday, April 19, 1892.


Cook Islands Scott #1

Perforated 12½, no watermark, typography.
Printed by the New Zealand Government Printer.

Seal of the Cook Islands Administration
Description # issued Scott #
1 penny black, toned paper 22,870 1
1 penny black, white paper5
1½ pence violet, toned paper 16,460 2
1½ pence violet, white paper6
2½ pence blue, toned paper 14,640 3
2½ pence blue, white paper7
10 pence carmine, toned paper 6,230 4
10 pence carmine, white paper8

All issue quantities are approximate.

Many more stamps were originally printed, but a large number were destroyed in November 1893.

The Cook Islands are a dependency of New Zealand.

Visit The New Zealand Dependencies for much more information.

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