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island name origins design type

  • Colnect-1103-579-Funafuti-Island-Land-of-the-bananas.jpg
  • Colnect-1103-580-Butaritari-Island-The-scent-of-the-sea.jpg
  • Colnect-1103-581-Tarawa-Atoll-The-center-of-the-earth.jpg
  • Colnect-1103-582-Abemama-Island-The-Land-of-the-Moon.jpg
  • Colnect-2244-674-Beru-Island-The-bud.jpg
  • Colnect-2244-677-Onotoa-Atoll-Six-giants.jpg
  • Colnect-2244-681-Abaiang-Atoll-Land-to-the-north.jpg
  • Colnect-2244-680-Marakei-Atoll-Fish-trap-floating-on-the-waves.jpg
Short desc: island name origins




Used by 8 stamps: (See all uses as list)

Gilbert & Ellice Islands 3/5/1973 3c d=Funafuti wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
Gilbert & Ellice Islands 3/5/1973 10c d=Butaritari wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
Gilbert & Ellice Islands 3/5/1973 25c d=Tarawa wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
Gilbert & Ellice Islands 3/5/1973 35c d=Abemama wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
Gilbert & Ellice Islands 8/1/1975 4c issue=Legends of Island names d=Beru the Bud wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
Gilbert & Ellice Islands 8/1/1975 10c issue=Legends of Island names d=Onotoa Six Giants wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
Gilbert & Ellice Islands 8/1/1975 25c issue=Legends of Island names d=Abalang Land of the North wmk=St Edwards crown & CA
Gilbert & Ellice Islands 8/1/1975 35c issue=Legends of Island names d=Maraket Floating Fish Trap wmk=St Edwards crown & CA