Nauru

Nauru is an island country near the equator in the Pacific Ocean. If I told you any more, they'd have to kill me.

It was occupied by Germany in July 1908 to September 1914 where colonial Marshall Islands stamps were used. In November 1914, Australian forces occupied the island and North West Pacific Islands stamps were used.

 File:Nauru first.jpg|1916 4d overprint File:Nauru 2d ovpt wide.jpg|1916 2d wide overprint File:Nauru seahorse DLR.jpg|5/- De La Rue Seahorse File:Nauru 2.5d freighter.jpg|1924 2½d freighter 
 * In 1916, then-current British definitives were overprinted "NAURU" and issued.
 * Four of the lowest denominations also exist with a wider (13½mm wide vs. 12½mm wide) overprint centered on the design.
 * all Seahorses printings were overprinted for Nauru but not every value of each printing was issued.
 * Beginning in 1924, the freighter design was issued on (normal) rough, somewhat grayish paper.
 * Beginning in 1937, the freighter design was reissued, this time on slick and shiny bright white paper.
 * In 1935, the first commemoratives, overprints on the freighter definitives, were issued for the George V Silver Jubilee.
 * In 1937, the George VI coronation set was released.
 * New definitive series were released in 1954-65 (engraved), 1963-65 and 1966 (in decimal currency).

Republic

 * Beginning in January 1968, the previous definitives were overprinted REPUBLIC / OF / NAURU.
 * Following issues were similarly inscribed "REPUBLIC OF NAURU'''.
 * In 1977, inscriptions were changed to just "NAURU". The expected Commonwealth omnibus issues also followed.

 File:Nauru first republic.jpg|1968 50c independence overprint File:Nauru 20th.jpg|1988 25c anniversary of independence File:Nauru 2009 floatplane.jpg|2009 $1.50 seaplane 

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