In our collecting field of interest of PNG there are a number of different types of labels. A very extensive study of PNG registration labels, "The Registration Labels of Papua New Guinea, 1945-1973", has been published by our Dutch collector friend, Henk Teunis.
Herewith we present the varieties of the registration label.
With the opening of the first civilian post office at Port Moresby on October 30, 1945, after World War II, there were no registration labels available.
A rubber stamp with the town's name was improvised as a means to identify registered mail. The R and item number were written in by hand.
Afterwards PNG used its own labels. Here we list, at least until 1962, the different types of labels.
Here we find various fonts used for the R (A, B, C, . . . ) and identifiable varieties of the registration number (1, 2, 3, . . . ). The shown types follow the system set down by Henk Teunis in his book.
Of interest to the collector are naturally the varieties.
Registration labels from closed post offices were later used up.
As the accompanying examples show, the registration labels from the 1953 closing of the Bainings post office, were called upon for the opening of the Hohola post office in 1964.