Oceania Postal Directory

Australia Post

The 1913 Kangaroo and Map definitives are Australia's first Commonwealth stamps and among the world's most collected classic issues

New Zealand Post (on behalf of Cook Islands Post)

Cook Islands stamps since 1892; the islands produce high-quality stamps often featuring Polynesian art and Pacific marine life

Post Fiji

Fiji's 1870 first issue under King Cakobau; post-independence stamps from 1970 feature Pacific culture and marine life

Kiribati Post

Gilbert and Ellice Islands stamps precede Kiribati independence in 1979

Marshall Islands Postal Service

Marshall Islands' first stamps in 1984; WWII Pacific history (Bikini Atoll, nuclear testing) features prominently

Federated States of Micronesia Postal Service

Micronesia's first stamps in 1984; island culture, marine life, and Caroline Islands history feature

Nauru Post

Nauru's stamps under British/German/Japanese administration; post-independence stamps from 1968 feature phosphate mining and Pacific culture

New Zealand Post

New Zealand's 1855 Chalon Head stamps are classic British colonial issues; the 1898 Pictorials are among the world's most beautiful 19th century stamps

Palau Postal Service

Palau's first stamps in 1983 under US administration; independence stamps from 1994 feature Palauan marine sanctuary

Post PNG

Papua New Guinea's stamps span German New Guinea, British/Australian administration, and independence from 1975

Samoa Post

Samoa's 1877 first issue under King Malietoa Laupepa; post-independence stamps from 1962 feature Polynesian culture

Solomon Islands Post

British Solomon Islands stamps precede independence in 1978; WWII Pacific theatre is historically significant

Tonga Post

Tonga's 1886 stamps are among the Pacific's earliest; the 1960s banana-shaped and coin-shaped stamps were philatelic innovations

Philatelic Bureau of Tuvalu

Tuvalu's first stamps in 1976; the island nation is famous among thematic collectors for its diverse programme

Vanuatu Post

New Hebrides stamps issued jointly by Britain and France (Condominium); Vanuatu independence stamps from 1980