International Postage Meter Stamp Catalog/Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea The first meters appeared in 1958. License numbers, with “PN” or similar prefix, were used from 1958 to 1972. Meter numbers replaced license number during the conversion from sterling to decimal currency in 1966. No meters have been licensed since 2005 but machines were permitted to remain in use until they became unserviceable. Last seen 2011. Unless noted, all stamps are in red. Sterling (£sd) currency was in effect from 1958 to 1966 and decimal currency thereafter. The stamps are grouped as follows: A - United Nations trusteeship period, with “PAPUA & NEW GUINEA” in the frank B - Independent state from 1975, with “PAPUA NEW GUINEA” or “PNG” in the frank C - Australia franks used in Papua New Guinea without alteration PO - Stamps generated only by special Post Office machines More detailed information about the meter stamps of Papua New Guinea can be found at the home page of the Interessengemeinschaft Neuguinea www.i-ng.org and the Philatelic Magazine of the Society of the stamp friends of New Guinea http://www.the-papuan-villager.de GROUP A: Stamps first issued during United Nations trusteeship, 1958 – 1975 3 blue All stamps inscribed “PAPUA & NEW GUINEA”. In 1966 there were 19 users of postage meters whose machines needed to be converted from sterling to decimal currency. All the machines were withdrawn from service and sent to Australia for the conversion and then returned to the country. The affected meter holders were issued small provisional hand stamps to serve during the interim. The hand stamps read in two lines "Postage Paid PN [#] / [town] T.P. & N.G.". Examples are scarce as the mailers found them cumbersome to use. left|385px A1. Universal “MultiValue” (MV), 1958. Wide frank with simulated perforation outer border and straight line inner border enclosing town mark. Bird of Paradise image at center. Value figures are of variable thickness. L# with “PN” prefix at lower right. TM: SL at upper left. V/F £sd currency: 12px0/0 V/F Decimal currency: 12px0.oo 12px[$5] left|390px A2. Universal “Automax” (MV). Nearly identical to Type A1, most easily differentiated by the value figures which are of uniform thickness. L# with “PN” prefix. TM: SL V/F £sd currency: 12px0/o= 12px=0/o= 12px[$10] V/F Decimal currency: 12px 0.oo 12px=0.oo 12px[$5] left|430px A3. Universal “Simplex” (LV-25). 12px[$10] Nearly square frank with straight line border. Value figure inside circle at center with Birds of Paradise ornaments at sides. L# with “PN” prefix. TM: DC, SC V/F £sd values: 12px ½D to 2/= V/F Decimal values: 12px .01 to .25 left|375px A4. Universal “Automax” (MV). Very similar to Type A3 but frank is larger and spacing between TM and frank is narrower. L# with “PN” prefix. TM: DC V/F £sd currency: 12px =0/o= 12px[$20] V/F Decimal currency: 12px 0.oo 12px=0.oo 12px[$5] a. With "T." chiseled out of "T.P.N.G." at the bottom of the town mark (done when the country gained independence and was no longer a territory) left|370px left|370px A5. Pitney Bowes-GB “5000” series (MV). 12px[$5] Wide frank without outer frame line. Bird of Paradise over map of the country between TM and value box. M# with “P.B.” prefix below central design. A. Map of country open at left next to the town mark B. Map of country with border at left TM: SC V/F: 12px 12px0.00 GROUP B: Independent state from 1975, with “PAPUA NEW GUINEA” or “PNG” in the frank left|390px B1. Pitney Bowes-GB “5000” series (MV). 12px[$5] As Type A5 but with “&” removed from country name. M# with “P.B.” prefix below central design. A. Map of country open at left next to the town mark (not shown) B. Map of country with border at left TM: SC V/F: 12px 12px0.00 a. With “T.P.N.G.” (Territory of Papua New Guinea) at bottom of TM (error) left|345px B2. Neopost “205/2205” (MV). 12px[$10] Nearly square frank without outer frame line. Country name in scroll at top, Birds of Paradise at sides, “POSTAGE PAID” above meter number at bottom. A. Tall date figures (model "205") B. Short date figures (model "2205") TM: SC, BIC V/F: 12px000 12px0.00 12px0•00 a. Printed in purple (M# 606P) left|345px B3. Neopost “2205” (MV). 12px[$25] As Type B2 but with bottom half removed (birds of paradise, “POSTAGE PAID”, and M#). One meter known with TM: “LAE/ PNG” V/F: 12px0.00 left|390px B4. Neopost “405/505” (MV). 12px[$25] Very similar to Type B2 but wider. M# B1792 known. TM: DC V/F: 12px00•00 left|345px B5. Neopost “205” (MV). 12px[$20] Without outer frame line. Country name straight across top, ornamental work at sides, “POSTAGE PAID” above M# at bottom. TM: BIC V/F: 12px0.00 left|345px left|345px B6. Neopost “2205” (MV). Similar to Type B5 but country name as “PNG” and floral ornaments at sides. A. Inscribed “PNG” 12px[$10] B. Inscribed “P.N.G.” in larger, thick letters 12px[$15] TM: DC V/F: 12px000 12px0.00 left|350px B7. Pitney Bowes-GB “5000” series (MV). Horizontal frank with unframed country name at top above “POSTAGE PAID”. Value box with ornamental borders at top and sides and simple straight line below. Date figures raised in relation to value figures. M# with “PB” prefix low between TM and frank. TM: DC, SC V/F: 12px 12px0.00 a. Printed in brown left|365px B8. Pitney Bowes-GB “6300” (MV). Similar to Type B7 but date and value figures are on same level. M# inside value box below value figures. TM: DC or SC with thick or thin circles. V/F: 12px 12px0.00 a. Printed in green b. Value figures only without frame (possibly illegal use of an unsanctioned machine) left|350px left|350px B9. Satas “Baby” (MV). Square frank with simulated perforation outer border. “SATAS” at bottom above M#. This was originally an Australian frank that has had the country name changed or removed at top. A. “P.N.G.” at top of frank 12px[$25] B. Frank blank at top, “PNG” at bottom of TM 12px[$35] TM: SC V/F: 12px0.00 left|380px B10. Hasler “Mailmaster” (MV). Horizontal frank with straight line border. Country name in top panel with open sides. “POSTAGE PAID” in bottom panel above M# which breaks bottom frame line. Two vertical lines in side panels. M# with “H” prefix. TM: DC, nil V/F: 12px00.00 a. Meter number without prefix (632883T) left|370px left|370px B11. Satas/Neopost “Electronic” (LV). As Australia Type H3 but with “PAPUA NEW GUINEA” replacing “AUSTRALIA” and sheep image at top. M# frameless, at bottom of frank. A. M# with "TAC" prefix B. M# without prefix TM: DC V/F: 12px 12px000 GROUP C: Australia franks used in Papua New Guinea without alteration left|385px C1. Pitney Bowes-GB “6300” (MV). 12px[$100] Australia Type EB1 with town mark “YOMBA/ PNG”. M# P.B. 6457 known. V/F: 12px 12px0.00 NOTE: A similar stamp with TM containing “RABAUL” has been reported. GROUP PO: Stamps generated only by special Post Office machines left|288px PO1. National Cash Register (MV), 1968. 12px[$150] White gummed tape imprinted with “POSTAGE PAID” above town name. Three known: “PORT MORESBY, N.G.", "RABAUL, N.G.", and "MADANG, N.G." with the latter two being scarcer than the first. Across the bottom are the date and value figures. Printed in red or purple. V/F: 12px00■00 left|310px PO2. HyTech “Combined Scale Calculator” (digital), 1995. 12px[$5] Design 1: open design with Bird of Paradise and “PNG” logo at left and bar code at right. The country name is across bottom. Transaction number/ date/ time and meter number at top center above the value figures. Four machines known used. Printed in black on plain gummed tape. V/F: 12pxK0.00 left|310px right|340px PO3. HyTech (digital). Design 2: Similar to Type PO2 but with “P” in solid circle replacing Bird of Paradise logo. V/F: 12pxK0.00 a. With “PAR AVION” beneath the logo b. With “REGISTERED” and number at base (includes three diagonal bars at left) c. Printed on "butterfly" paper in wide strip at left left|345px right|335px PO4. HyTech (digital). 12px[$10] Design 3: Similar to Types PO2 and PO3 but without logo at left. Country name stacked in three lines, "PAPUA" / "NEW" / "GUINEA" at bottom. Transaction number at top without date, time or meter number. Normally printed on plain white paper V/F: 12pxK0.00 a. With “PAR AVION” beneath the logo 12px[Quite rare] b. With “REGISTERED” and number at base (includes three diagonal bars at left) c. Printed on "butterfly" paper in wide strip at left (shown at right) 12px[$150] 3 green Return to main catalog ⇒ ../ 3 green Return to top ⇒ Papua_New_Guinea Papua_New_Guinea