A listing of postage stamps of Cook Islands depicting coins.
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1970 June 12
Cook Islands
$1 postage stamp marking the visit of the Royal Family.
The stamp depicts a $1 commemorative coin.
Catalog numbers: Michel 250; Scott 286; Yvert 251; Stanley Gibbons 330
Approximate value: US$4.00.
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1970 August 27
Cook Islands
$1 postage stamp (of June 12) marking the visit of the Royal Family.
Overprinted "Fifth Anniversary Self-Government August 1970".
The stamp depicts a $1 commemorative coin.
Catalog numbers: Michel 253; Scott 289; Yvert 254; Stanley Gibbons 334
Approximate value: US$4.00.
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1974 July 22
Cook Islands
Two postage stamps marking the 200th anniversary of Captain Cook's second voyage of discovery.
$2.50 stamp depicts $2.50 coin;
$7.50 stamp depicts $7.50 coin.
Catalog numbers: Michel 422-23; Scott 406-07; Yvert 389-90; Stanley Gibbons 492-93
Approximate value: US$35.00.
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1975 August 8
Cook Islands
$2 postage stamp marking the 200th anniversary of Captain Cook's second voyage of discovery.
The stamp depicts a $100 gold commemorative coin.
Catalog numbers: Michel 465; Scott 433; Yvert 427; Stanley Gibbons 525
Approximate value: US$5.75.
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1976 November 15
Cook Islands
$1 postage stamp for National Wildlife and Conservation Day.
The stamp depicts a $5 commemorative coin of 1976.
Catalog numbers: Michel 517; Scott 464; Yvert 453; Stanley Gibbons 563
Approximate value: US$2.25.
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1977 November 15
Cook Islands
$1 postage stamp for National Wildlife and Conservation Day.
The stamp depicts both sides of a $5 commemorative coin of 1977.
Catalog numbers: Michel 546; Scott 479; Stanley Gibbons 583
Approximate value: US$1.60.
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1978 January 20
Cook Islands
$2 postage stamp marking the 200th anniversary of Captain Cook's arrival in Hawaii.
The stamp depicts a $200 gold coin of 1978.
Catalog numbers: Michel 549; Scott 482; Yvert 471; Stanley Gibbons 586
Approximate value: US$3.00.
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1978 November 13
Cook Islands
$2 postage stamp marking the 200th anniversary of Captain Cook's arrival in Hawaii, overprinted commemorating the 250th anniversary of Cook's birth.
The stamp depicts a $200 gold coin of 1978.
Catalog numbers: Michel B83; Scott 501; Yvert B83; Stanley Gibbons MS616
Approximate value: US$3.00.
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1978 November 15
Cook Islands
$1 postage stamp for National Wildlife and Conservation Day.
The stamp depicts a $5 commemorative coin of 1978.
Catalog numbers: Michel 580; Scott 502; Yvert 486; Stanley Gibbons 617
Approximate value: US$2.00.
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1979 November 15
Cook Islands
$1 postage stamp for National Wildlife and Conservation Day.
The stamp depicts a $5 commemorative coin of 1979.
Catalog numbers: Michel 628; Scott 536; Yvert 527; Stanley Gibbons 658
Approximate value: US$2.00.
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1988 April 26
Cook Islands
Two postage stamps for the 1988 Summer Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea.
$1.50 and $10 stamps depict both sides of a commemorative $50 silver coin.
Catalog numbers: Michel 1256; Scott 998a,999; Yvert 976; Stanley Gibbons 1200
Approximate value: US$20.00.
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1988 October 12
Cook Islands
Two postage stamps for the 1988 Summer Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea, overprinted with Men's and Women's Tennis winners.
$1.50 and $10 stamps depict both sides of a commemorative $50 silver coin.
Catalog numbers: Scott 1000a,1001
Approximate value: US$20.00.
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1990 June 15
Cook Islands
1992 Summer Games in Barcelona, Spain.
$1.85 stamp depicts Cook Islands 1989 $50 commemorative coin.
Catalog numbers: Michel 1308; Scott 1039b; Stanley Gibbons 1243
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1991 February 12
Cook Islands
$6.40 postage stamp marks the 1992 Summer Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain.
The stamp depicts a coin.
Approximate value: US$14.50.
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1992 July 24
Cook Islands
Three postage stamps commemorate the 1992 Summer Olympic Games in Barcelona, Spain.
$1.75 stamp depicts $50 coin;
$1.75 stamp depicts $10 coin;
$2.25 stamp depicts $10 and $50 coins.
Approximate value: US$20.00.
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