From 1946 and prior to the issue of the first pictorial set in 1952, Australian stamps of that period were used as postage in teh teritory. Therefore all stamps from 1946 to 1952 bearing Papua and new guinea post mark should striktly be included in a collection of stamps of the country.Such stamps are of some interest to the specialist but,not being of a popular nature, it is doubtful whether any but the extremely high values would have any value to the general collector Read Full Story
According to a new study, by the University of Papua New Guinea and the Australian National University, the forests of Papua New Guinea are being chopped down so quickly that more than half its trees could be lost by 2021. Papua New Guinea has the largest rainforest area in Asia-pacific region, with over 1200 species of trees (of which more than half is endemic), and it is the world's third Read Full Story
I realised recently that it’s been some time since I’ve changed the screen saver on my computer, so I took a break today to put together a new one with a few images from one of my favourite destinations, Papua New Guinea.
The screen saver only works with Macs, so if you have a Mac and want to give it a try, right click and download here (12 MB). It’s a disk image file (.dmg), so once the file’s downloaded, just double click to open, then double click the png.saver icon to install the screen... Read Full Story
Soft Coral Purple Anthias Pseudanthias tuka swim over a field of soft coral. To download your Free Desktop Wallpaper: Internet Explorer users Right Click on the image and select Set as Background. Netscape Navigator users Right Click on the image and select Set as Wallpaper. Mac users Hold down the mouse button over the image and wait for the menu. Choose Save Image As. Open the control panel to Desktop Pictures. Click Select Picture and load the file you just saved. Choose... Read Full Story
A bird species not seen for 80 years has been rediscovered near Papua New Guinea, experts said Friday. The Beck's petrel, long thought to be extinct, was photographed last summer by an Israeli ornithologist in the Bismarck Archipelago, a group of islands northeast of New Guinea. Read Full Story
