North West Pacific Islands

The North West Pacific Islands were regions were captured by Australian forces during World War I. This included German New Guinea, Nauru and the Bismarck Archipelago.

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 * In 1915-16, Australian stamps were overprinted N. W. / PACIFIC / ISLANDS.. The "P" is directly over the first "S" of "Islands". Values overpinted include various values of:
 * George V heads with second/pointed top crown over A watermark.
 * Roos with first/wide crown over A watermark
 * Roos with with third/narrow crown over A watermark.
 * In 1918, 2 overprinted values were surcharged One Penny.
 * In 1918-22, a new version of overprints was issued, with the "P" over "IS" of "Islands".

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