Vanuatu

Vanuatu is an island group between the Coral Sea and the Pacific Ocean, near New Caledonia, the Solomon Islands and Wallis and Futuna. It was formerly the condominium of New Hebrides, a territory shared between France and Great Britain.

Vanuatu gained its independence in 1980.  File:Vanuatu English first.jpg|1980 100fnh English inscriptions File:Vanuatu French first.jpg|1980 500fnh French inscriptions File:Vanuatu Comm day 1983.jpg|1983 Commonwealth Day 25 vatu value File:Vanuatu 2012 birds.jpg|2012 70v birds 
 * Its first issue of July 1980 showing major islands was the same basic design as used earlier for New Hebrides except inscribed VANUATU. It was issued two ways, in both English (including "POSTAGE") or French (including "POSTES") inscriptions.
 * Beginning in 1983, some issues had year dates in its bottom margins.
 * In 1998, Vanuatu issued its first self-adhesive stamp.
 * In 2002, it issued its first non-rectangular format stamp, the self-adhesive reforestation set.