Tokelau
This tiny Pacific nation is not a tourist centre and not a great deal has been written about these islands. This of course, adds to the mystery and sparks interest in the more curious among us!
3 atolls totalling 1220 hectares, Fakaofo, Nukunonu and Atafu make up this place, set around 500 kilometres north of Samoa.
The people are Polynesian with strong links to Western Samoa. Their origins are unclear. European sighting was first made in 1765, but little was known until a US Exploring expedition spent some days there in 1841.
The distance from the British colony of Fiji saw the islands become a dependency of New Zealand in 1925. Nowadays Tokelau is a self-governing NZ territory. Currency of both New Zealand and Western Samoa is used along with Tokelauan coins. Not bad seeing as there are no official banks on the islands!
Stamps were not issued separately until 1948 and in the first 20 years, only 15 stamps were produced. Even now they only produce 2 sets per year, making it an easy country to collect.
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| Year | SG No | Description | MUH | Hinged | Used | FDC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | 1-3 | Defins (3) | $1.20 | $0.70 | $1.20 | $3.00 |
| 1953 | 4 | Coronation | $5.00 | $3.50 | $6.00 | $8.50 |
| 1956 | 5 | 1/- on 1 1/2d | $6.50 | $4.00 | $6.50 | $9.00 |
| 1966 | 6-8 | NZ Arms surcharges | $14.00 | $8.00 | $14.00 | $16.00 |
| 1967 | 9-15 | Decimals (7) | $10.00 | $8.00 | $12.00 | |
| 1969 | 16-19 | History Scrolls | $9.00 | $7.00 | $10.00 | $13.00 |
| 1969 | 20 | Christmas | $0.50 | $0.40 | $0.60 | $2.00 |
| 1970 | 21 | Christmas | $0.60 | $0.40 | $0.60 | $1.50 |
| 1970 | 22-24 | Discovery | $15.00 | $11.00 | $14.00 | $16.00 |
| 1971 | 25-32 | Handicrafts (8) | $12.00 | $7.00 | $11.00 | $14.00 |
| 1972 | 33-36 | Sth Pacific Comm | $10.00 | $7.00 | $11.00 | $11.00 |
| 1973 | 37-40 | Coral | $15.00 | $12.00 | $15.00 | $16.00 |
| 1974 | 41-44 | Shells | $13.00 | $9.00 | $14.00 | $16.00 |
| 1975 | 45-48 | Fish | $9.00 | $7.00 | $10.00 | $10.50 |
| 1976 | 49-56 | Local Life(8) 13.5 X 14 | $3.20 | $2.00 | $3.20 | $6.00 |
| 1981 | 49a56a | L.Life repr.(7) 15x14.5 | $12.00 | |||
| 1977 | 57-60 | Birds | $3.50 | $3.00 | $4.50 | $5.50 |
| 1978 | 61-64 | Coronation | $3.00 | $2.50 | $3.00 | $4.50 |
| 1978 | 65-68 | Canoe Racing | $3.50 | $3.50 | $4.50 | |
| 1979 | 69-72 | Sports | $3.50 | $2.00 | $2.50 | $4.00 |
| 1980 | 73-76 | Water Sports | $1.80 | $2.50 | $3.00 | |
| 1981 | 77-80 | Sports | $2.00 | $2.00 | $2.20 | $3.00 |
| 1982 | 81-84 | Handicrafts | $3.00 | $2.00 | $2.60 | $3.50 |
| 1982 | 85-90 | Fishing Methods | $3.50 | $3.50 | $4.50 | |
| 1983 | 91-96 | Transport | $3.50 | $3.00 | $4.00 | |
| 1983 | 97-102 | Pastimes | $3.30 | $2.50 | $4.00 | $4.20 |
| 1984 | 103-107 | Copra Industry | $4.50 | $4.50 | $5.00 | |
| 1984 | 108-117 | Fish Defins (10) | $11.00 | $6.00 | $9.00 | $12.00 |
| 1986 | 114a | Stampex overprint | $22.00 | $22.00 | ||
| 1985 | 118-123 | Trees and Fruit | $4.00 | $3.00 | $4.00 | $5.00 |
| 1985 | 124-129 | Architecture Pt 1 | $4.50 | $4.50 | $5.50 | |
| 1986 | 130-135 | Architecture Pt 2 | $4.50 | $4.00 | $5.50 | |
| 1986 | 136-141 | Agriculture | $6.00 | $4.00 | $6.00 | $7.00 |
| 1987 | 142-147 | Flowers | $7.00 | $4.00 | $7.00 | $7.50 |
| 1987 | 148-153 | Olympic Sports | $7.00 | $4.00 | $7.00 | $8.00 |
| 1988 | 154-158 | Aust Bi-cent/Sydpex | $12.00 | $12.00 | $13.00 | |
| 1988 | 159-164 | Political Devel | $7.00 | $4.50 | $6.50 | $7.50 |
| 1988 | 165-170 | Christmas | $8.50 | $5.00 | $8.50 | $9.00 |
| 1989 | 171-176 | Food Gathering | $10.00 | $5.00 | $10.00 | |
| 1990 | 177-182 | Women's Art | $10.00 | $0.00 | $10.00 | |
| 1990 | 182a | London Stampworld m/s | $8.00 | |||
| 1990 | 183-188 | Men's Art | $12.00 | $12.00 | $14.00 | |
| 1992 | 189-192 | Olympic Games | $9.00 | $8.50 | $10.00 | |
| 1992 | 193-196 | Columbus | $10.00 | $9.00 | ||
| 1993 | 197-200 | 40th Anniv Coronation | $8.00 | $8.00 | $9.00 | |
| 1993 | 201-204 | Waders, Tropic Bird | $7.00 | $7.00 | $8.00 | |
| 1994 | 205 | Birds m/s - Hong Kong | $9.00 | $9.00 | ||
| 1994 | 206 | Heron - PhilaKorea | $5.00 | $5.00 | $5.50 | |
| 1994 | 207 | Heron - PhilaKorea m/s | $6.00 | $5.00 | $7.00 | |
| 1994 | 208-215 | Handicraft Defins | $16.00 | $16.00 | $17.00 | |
| 1995 | 218 | Year of the Pig m/s | $8.00 | $8.00 | $9.00 | |
| 1995 | 219 | Pig m/s - O/pr Post'X 95 | $10.00 | $11.00 | ||
| 1995 | 220-223 | WWF - Pacific Pigeon | $9.00 | $9.00 | $10.00 | |
| 1995 | 224-227 | Reef Fish | $7.00 | $7.00 | $8.00 | |
| 1995 | 228 | Reef Fish m/s - S'pore | $6.00 | $6.00 | $7.00 | |
| 1995 | 229 | Pig m/s - S'pore o/pr | $9.00 | $9.00 | $10.00 | |
| 1995 | 230-233 | Butterflies | $7.00 | $7.00 | $8.00 | |
| 1995 | 234-237 | Sea Turtles | $8.00 | $8.00 | $9.00 | |
| 1995 | 238 | Sea Turtles m/s | $6.50 | $5.50 | $7.50 | |
| 1996 | 239 | Year of the Rat m/s | $6.00 | $6.50 | $6.50 | |
| 1996 | 240-243 | Queen's 70th Birthday | $7.00 | $6.50 | $7.50 | |
| 1996 | 244 | Queen's Birthday m/s | $5.00 | $4.50 | $5.50 | |
| 1996 | 245 | Yr/Rat o/p China '96 | $6.00 | |||
| 1996 | 246-249 | Dolphins | $7.50 | $7.00 | $8.00 | |
| 1996 | 250-253 | Seashells | $8.00 | $8.00 | $9.00 | |
| 1996 | 254 | Seashells m/s | $5.50 | $5.50 | $6.00 | |
| 1996 | 255 | Yr/Rat o/p Taipei'96 | $6.00 | $5.50 | ||
| 1997 | 256 | Year of the Ox | $3.20 | $5.00 | ||
| 1997 | 257 | Yr/Ox o/p Hong Kong | $4.00 | $4.00 | $5.00 | |
| 1997 | 258 | Yr/Ox o/p Pacific'97 | $4.50 | $3.50 | ||
| 1997 | 259-262 | Humpback Whale | $8.00 | $7.00 | $8.00 | |
| 1997 | 263 | Whale m/s | $5.00 | $4.50 | $5.50 | |
| 1997 | 264-267 | SPC 50th Anniversary | $8.00 | $7.00 | $8.00 | |
| 1997 | 268-272 | Year of Coral Reef | $9.00 | $9.00 | $10.00 | |
| 1997 | 273 | Whales m/s o/p Aupex | $5.50 | $5.50 | ||
| 1998 | 274 | Year of the Tiger m/s | $4.00 | $5.00 | ||
| 1998 | 274a | Singpex Tiger m/s | $4.00 | $3.20 | ||
| 1998 | 275 | Princess Diana stamp | $1.80 | $1.80 | $2.50 | |
| 1998 | 276 | Princess Diana m/s | $7.00 | $7.40 | ||
| 1998 | 277 | Stamp Anniversary m/s | $6.00 | $6.00 | $7.00 | |
| 1998 | 278-281 | Beetles | $7.50 | $7.00 | $8.00 | |
| 1998 | 282 | Beetles m/s | $5.00 | $5.00 | $5.50 | |
| 1998 | 283-286 | Tropical Flowers | $8.00 | $9.00 | ||
| 1999 | 287 | Year of the Rabbit m/s | $5.50 | $7.00 | ||
| 1999 | 288 | Aust'99 HMS Pandora m/s | $5.00 | $4.50 | $5.50 | |
| 1999 | 289 | IBRA - Year/Rabbit | $6.00 | |||
| 1999 | 290-293 | Pacific Crabs | $7.00 | $5.00 | $6.50 | $7.50 |
| 1999 | 294 | Pacific Crabs m/s | $4.00 | $4.50 | ||
| 1999 | 295-300 | Moonlanding | $8.00 | $8.00 | $8.50 | |
| 1999 | 301 | Moonlanding m/s | $4.50 | $5.00 | ||
| 1999 | 302-305 | Black-naped Tern | $7.00 | $7.50 | ||
| 2000 | 306 | Year of the Dragon m/s | $6.00 | $6.00 | $7.00 | |
| 2000 | 307 | Yr Dragon o/p Bangkok | $6.00 | |||
| 2000 | 308 | London 2000 m/s | $9.00 | $10.00 | ||
| 2000 | 309 | Moonlanding o/p Expo | $4.50 | |||
| 2000 | 310-313 | Queen Mother-100th B'day | $9.00 | $10.50 | ||
| 2001 | 314-317 | Lizards | $7.00 | $7.00 | $7.50 | |
| 2001 | 318 | Year of the Snake m/s | $6.00 | $6.00 | $7.00 | |
| 2001 | 319 | Hong Kong Yr/Snake | $5.00 | |||
| 2001 | 320-323 | Seahorses | $8.00 | $8.00 | $9.00 | |
| 2001 | 324 | Seahorses m/s | $4.50 | $4.50 | $5.00 | |
| 2001 | 325-328 | Scenes of Tokelau | $9.00 | $9.00 | $9.90 | |
| 2002 | 329-332 | Golden Jubilee | $8.00 | $8.00 | $9.00 | |
| 2002 | 333 | Golden Jubilee m/s | $14.00 | $14.00 | $15.00 | |
| 2002 | 334 | Year of the Horse m/s | $7.00 | $7.00 | $14.00 | |
| 2002 | 335 | Yr the Horse o/p H.Kong | $7.00 | $7.00 | ||
| 2002 | 336-339 | WWF-Pelagic Shark | $10.00 | $10.00 | $12.00 | |
| 2002 | 340-341 | Queen Mother Memorial | $4.00 | $4.00 | $6.60 | |
| 2002 | 342 | Queen Mother Memorial ms | $10.00 | $10.00 | $12.80 | |
| 2002 | 343-346 | Naval Ships | $11.00 | $11.00 | $12.50 | |
| 2003 | 347 | Yr of the Sheep m/s | $7.00 | $7.00 | $10.00 | |
| 2003 | 348-349 | Coronation 50th Anniv | $11.00 | $11.00 | $12.80 | |
| 2003 | 350 | Coronation m/sheet | $11.00 | $12.80 | ||
| 2003 | 351-352 | Prince William 21st | $8.00 | $9.00 | ||
| 2003 | 353 | Yr/Sheep o/p Bangkok'03 | $7.00 | $7.00 | ||
| 2003 | 354 | Welpex 2003 Stampshow | $6.50 | $6.50 | $7.40 | |
| 2004 | 355 | Year of the Monkey m/s | $7.00 | $7.00 | $7.70 | |
| 2004 | 356 | Year/Monkey o/p H.Kong | $6.50 | $6.50 | $7.70 | |
| 2004 | 357-360 | Island Scenery | $10.00 | $10.00 | $12.40 | |
| 2004 | 361 | NZL's P.M Visit m/s | $7.50 | $6.60 | $8.30 | |
| 2004 | 362-365 | Lesser Frigatebird | $9.70 | $9.70 | $11.30 | |
| 2005 | 366 | Year of the Rooster m/s | $7.00 | $7.00 | $8.10 | |
| 2005 | 367 | Year/Rooster O/p PacExpl | $7.00 | $7.00 | ||
| 2005 | 368 | Pope John Paul II | $2.00 | $2.00 | ||
| 2005 | 369-372 | HMNZS Te Kaha visit | $9.70 | $9.70 | $11.60 | |
| 2006 | 373 | Year of the Dog m/s | $7.00 | $7.00 | $8.00 | |
| 2006 | 374-377 | Queen's 80th B'Day | $9.00 | $9.00 | $11.30 | |
| 2006 | 378 | Queen's B'Day m/s | $6.50 | $9.30 | ||
| 2006 | 379 | Washington'06 Expo | $8.60 | $10.10 | ||
| 2006 | 380 | Queen's 80th/Kiwipex | $8.00 | |||
| 2007 | 381 | Year of the Pig | $7.00 | $7.00 | ||
| 2007 | 382-385 | WWF Golden Plover | $9.00 | $9.00 | ||
| 2007 | 385S | WWF Golden Plover s/let | $36.00 | |||
| 2007 | 386-395 | Marine Life Defins(10) | $36.10 | $36.10 | $38.10 | |
| 2007 | 395S | Marine Life S/let | $38.00 | $38.00 | ||
| 2008 | 396 | Year of the Rat | $7.00 | $8.00 | ||
| 2008 | 397-400 | Sir Edmund Hillary | $8.80 | $10.40 | ||
| 2008 | 401 | Sir Edmund Hillary m/s | $7.30 | $8.90 | ||
| 2008 | 402-405 | Scenes of Tokelau | $10.00 | $10.00 | $11.00 | |
| 2008 | 406 | Scenes - Tarapex'08 m/s | $8.00 | |||
| 2009 | 407 | Year of the Ox m/s | $5.60 | $5.60 | $6.80 | |
| 2009 | 408-411 | Coins of the Pacific | $8.30 | $8.30 | $10.00 | |
| 2009 | 412 | Coins / Pacific m/s | $8.30 | $10.00 | ||
| 2010 | 413 | Year of the Tiger | $7.00 | $8.00 | ||
| 2010 | 414 | Coins m/s London 2010 | $10.00 | $10.00 | ||
| 2010 | 415-418 | Bible Translation | $9.00 | $9.00 | $9.90 | |
| 2011 | 419 | Year of the Rabbit | $7.50 | $8.50 | ||
| 2011 | 420-423 | WWF Sea Snake | $9.00 | $9.00 | $9.80 | |
| 2011 | 424 | Royal Wedding | $9.00 | $9.00 | $9.90 | |
| 2011 | 425-428 | Christmas 2011 | $7.00 | $8.00 | ||
| 2012 | 429-437 | Scenic Defins | $11.00 | $11.00 | $12.00 | |
| 2012 | 438-439 | Queen's Diamond Jubilee | $8.00 | $8.00 | $9.00 | |
| 2012 | 440 | Queen's Jubilee m/s | $8.00 | $8.00 | $9.00 | |
| 2012 | 441-444 | Fish | $6.50 | $6.50 | $7.20 | |
| 2012 | 445 | Fish m/s | $6.50 | $6.50 | $7.20 | |
| 2012 | 446-448 | Christmas 2012 | $10.00 | |||
| 2012 | 446a | Christmas'12 strip/3 | $10.00 | $12.00 | ||
| 2012 | 449 | Christmas 2012 m/s | $8.10 | $8.90 | ||
| 2013 | 450-451 | Diamond Jubilee | $7.80 | $7.80 | $8.60 | |
| 2013 | 452 | Diamond Jubilee m/s | $7.80 | $7.80 | $8.60 | |
| 2013 | 453-456 | Butterflies | $12.00 | |||
| 2013 | 457 | Butterflies m/s | $11.00 | $12.00 | ||
| 2013 | 458-461 | Christmas 2013 | $13.00 | $14.00 | ||
| 2013 | 462 | Christmas 2013 m/s | $14.00 | |||
| 2014 | 463-466 | Weaving | $14.00 | $14.00 | $15.00 | |
| 2014 | 467 | Weaving m/s | $14.00 | $15.00 | ||
| 2014 | 468-471 | VAKA-Canoes | $14.00 | $15.00 | ||
| 2014 | 472 | VAKA-Canoes m/s | $14.00 | $15.00 | ||
| 2014 | 473-476 | Language Week | $13.00 | $13.00 | $14.00 | |
| 2014 | 477 | Language Week m/s | $14.00 | |||
| 2014 | 478-480 | Christmas 2014 | $12.00 | |||
| 2014 | 481 | Christmas 2014 m/s | $12.00 | |||
| 2015 | 482-485 | Traditional Fishing | $15.00 | |||
| 2015 | 486 | Traditional Fishing m/s | $15.00 | |||
| 2015 | 487-490 | Crabs | $12.20 | $13.10 | ||
| 2015 | 491 | Crabs m/s | $12.20 | $13.10 | ||
| 2015 | 492-501 | Language Week | $16.60 | $19.90 | ||
| 2015 | 502-503 | Language Week m/s (2) | $19.90 | |||
| 2015 | 504-507 | Christmas'15 Kilihimah | $11.90 | $12.80 | ||
| 2015 | 508 | Christmas Kilihimah m/s | $11.90 | $12.80 | ||
| 2016 | 509 | Keyhole Gardens | $13.50 | $13.50 | ||
| 2016 | 510 | Keyhole Gardens m/s | $13.50 | $13.50 | ||
| 2016 | 511-514 | Queen's 90th Birthday | $12.20 | |||
| 2016 | 515-518 | MV Mataliki | $12.50 | $12.50 | $13.40 | |
| 2016 | 519 | MV Mataliki m/s | $12.50 | $12.50 | $13.40 | |
| 2016 | 520-523 | Language Week | $12.30 | $12.30 | $13.20 | |
| 2016 | 524 | Language Week m/s | $12.30 | $12.30 | $13.20 | |
| 2016 | 525-528 | Christmas'16 Kalihami | $12.50 | $12.50 | $13.40 | |
| 2016 | 529 | Christmas'16 Kalihami ms | $12.50 | $12.50 | $13.40 | |
| 2017 | 530-533 | Birds of Tokelau | $12.10 | $12.10 | $13.00 | |
| 2017 | 534 | Birds of Tokelau m/s | $12.10 | $12.10 | $13.00 | |
| 2017 | 535-538 | WWF Corals | $12.20 | $12.20 | $13.10 | |
| 2017 | 539 | WWF Corals m/s | $12.20 | $12.20 | $13.10 | |
| 2017 | 540-543 | Lizards | $11.90 | $11.90 | $12.80 | |
| 2017 | 544 | Lizards m/s | $11.90 | $11.90 | $12.80 | |
| 2017 | 545-548 | Royal Wedding Platinum | $11.70 | $11.70 | $12.60 | |
| 2017 | 549 | Royal Wedding Plat. m/s | $11.70 | $11.70 | $12.60 | |
| 2017 | 550-553 | Christmas'17 | $11.90 | $11.90 | $12.70 | |
| 2017 | 554 | Christmas'17 m/s | $11.90 | $11.90 | $12.70 | |
| 2018 | 555-558 | Seawalls | $11.70 | $11.70 | $12.80 | |
| 2018 | 559 | Seawalls m/s | $11.70 | $11.70 | $12.80 | |
| 2018 | 560-563 | Royal Wedding | $11.40 | $11.40 | $12.50 | |
| 2018 | 564 | Royal Wedding m/s | $11.40 | $11.40 | $12.50 | |
| 2018 | 565-568 | Tokelau from the Sky | $11.40 | $11.40 | $12.20 | |
| 2018 | 569 | Tokelau / the Sky m/s | $11.40 | $11.40 | $12.20 | |
| 2019 | 570-573 | Traditional Food Sharing | $11.80 | $12.60 | ||
| 2019 | 574 | Traditional Food m/s | $11.80 | $12.60 | ||
| 2019 | 575-578 | Apollo Moonlanding | $11.80 | $11.80 | $12.70 | |
| 2019 | 579 | Apollo Moonlanding m/s | $11.80 | $11.80 | $12.70 |