One of the volcanic islands comprising the Cook Islands, Rarotonga is the most populous of the Cook
One of the volcanic islands comprising the Cook Islands, Rarotonga is the most populous of the Cook Islands and home to Avarua, the capital city. In the early days of being a territory of New Zealand, some of the individual islands had their own postage stamps (see: Aitutaki), although in Rarotonga’s case, for a while the early Cook Islands stamps were printed as Rarotonga (1919-1932). These days the stamps are largely printed for collectors to collect (and occasionally for Rarotongans to send mail within Rarotonga).Stamp details:Top left:Issued in: 1920From: Avarua, RarotongaMC #16Top right:Issued on: October 15, 1927From: Avarua, RarotongaMC #25Stamps on bottom:Issued on: December 20, 2018From: Avarua, RarotongaColnect #2018-13 Recognized as a sovereign state by the UN: NoClaimed by: Cook Islands (which, in turn, is in Free Association with New Zealand)Member of the Universal Postal Union: No -- source link
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