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STERLING DEFINITIVES

PROVISIONAL ADMINISTRATION PERIOD

1945- SEPT. CIVIL ADMINISTRATION RESTORED. Letter held in Correspondence flies (RBA - NP-
a5 -36) from JR Halligan (Secretary of the Department of External Affairs to McCracken (General
Manager of the Note Printing Branch of the CBA) dated 7ili September 1945, stating that 'Ministerial
approval has been given for the use by the Papua New Guinea Provisional Administration of
Commonwealth postage stamps pending the design and production of a fresh series ... '.

Separate stamps were considered necessary as an 'appreciable number of Territorial stamps were lost
during the evacuation in 1942'.

Additionally, approval was also granted to destroy all existing stocks of Papua and New Guinea stamps
and advice sought for any information considered useful in regard to the design and production of a
new series of stamps for the Territory of Papua New Guinea'.

Australian stamps were permitted to be used on a provisional basis, provided that they came from the
current definitive issue; or selected commemorative issues - 1945 Gloucester, 1946 Peace, or 1946
Mitchell, or future issues.

Australian stamps remained valid for postage until 2°d March 1953.

Daru Lae Port Moresby
(611946) (1948) (311948)

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(311946 - 1211972) (811946 - 511959) (1111945 - 311953)

Kavieng 'Sohana' Finschafen
(611948) (incorrect spelling) (incorrect spelling)
(411949) (811949)

(1946 - 1955) (311949 - 1011954) (511949 - 811954)