Australasian New Hebrides Company

The Australasian New Hebrides Company was establish in New Hebrides was established in 1889.

In 1897, it issued 1d and 2d values to prepay mail carried by contract. The original company went bankrupt in September 1897 and the stamps were acquired with the other assets by shipping line and slavers Burns, Philp and Company. Stamps are known cancelled but no commercial covers have ever been reported. The stamps were prohibited in 1900 and the remainders were sold again. This accounts for the large numbers of mint stamps still being available.  File:Australasian local.jpg|the 1d value 

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