List of people on the postage stamps of Papua New Guinea


The first part of this list is for the stamps of Papua New Guinea issued under that name. The stamps of the precursor entities are treated further below.

[Papua New Guinea], 1901-

No persons were featured on the stamps of German New Guinea.

[Netherlands New Guinea], 1950-1962

It previously used the stamps of German New Guinea, and is now a part of Papua New Guinea.
No persons were featured on the stamps of New Britain.

[New Guinea], 1925-1939

Australian mandated territory that was formerly a German possession
These were overprinted Australian stamps prepared in advance for the occupation of captured German territories and were used mostly in New Britain, but also in Nauru.
Under United Nations trusteeship