Lopevi is a small island in the central part of the Vanuatu
chain.
The volcano is basaltic to andesitic in composition.
Previous eruptions caused the island to be evacuated in 1939
and 1960.
It is now uninhabited.
A new eruption began on June 8th, 2001 causing choking ash
to be deposited on the nearby island of Paama.
The stamp on the left below shows the entire archipelago,
that on the right, the central islands.
The following were issued by the British in 1977-78
The following were issued by the French
The registered cover below contains the French issues from
the joint British-French Condominium of the New Hebrides, the stamps issued
in 1938.
Stamp below was issued October 23rd, 1998.
Stamps courtesy of Sheryll Oswald
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