Pitcairn Islands -
A group of four volcanic islands in the Southern Pacific Ocean
Stamps consecutively numbered |
From 1927 to 1940, New Zealand Stamps were used and handstruck on the Island with a "Pitcairn Island/NZ Postal Agency" Cancellation.
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| 1940 First Definitive Series: King George VI |
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½d. Oranges
1d. Christian on Bounty
1½d. John Adams & his House
2d. Lt. Bligh & Bounty
3d. Map of Pitcairn Islands
4d. Bounty Bible
6d. HM Armed Vessel Bounty
8d. School, 1949
1s. Christian & Pitcairn Island
2s6d. Christian & Crew
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| 1946 Victory Issue:
Houses of Parliament, London |
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2d. Brown
3d. Blue
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| 1949 Royal Silver Wedding:
King George VI & Queen Elizabeth |
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1½d. Scarlet
10s. Mauve
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| 1949 75th Anniversary of Universal Postal Union |
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2½d. Hermes & Globe
3d. Globes & Transport
6d. Hermes on Globe
1s. U.P.U. Monument, Berne
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| 1953 Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
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4d. Black & Deep Bluish Green
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| 1957 Second Definitive Series:
Queen Elizabeth II |
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½d. Cordyline terminalis (Ti)
1d. Pitcairn Island Map
2d. John Adams & Bounty Bible
2½d. Handicrafts: Bird Model
3d. Bounty Bay
4d. Pitcairn School
4d. School Teaches House
6d. Pacific Island Map
8d. Island Scene
1s. Handicrafts: Ship Model
2s. Island Wheelbarrow
2s6d. Launching New Whaleboat
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| 1961 Centenary of the Return of Pitcairn Islanders from Norfolk Island |
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3d. Pitcairn Is. & Simon Young
6d. Maps of Norfolk & Pitcairn Is.
1s. Brigantine Mary Ann
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| 1963 Freedom for Hunger
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2s6d. Protein Foods
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| 1963 QE II Definitive:
Reissued Value |
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½d. Cordyline terminalis (Ti)
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| 1963 Red Cross Centenary:
Red Cross Emblem |
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2d. Red & Black
2s6d. Red & Blue
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| 1964 Third QEII Definitive Series:
Pitcairn History & Birds of Pitcairn (Local Names in Brackets) |
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½d. Pitcairn Island Longboat
1d. The Bounty
2d. Out from Bounty Bay
3d. Great Frigate Bird (Frigate Bird)
4d. White Tern (Fairy Tern)
6d. Pitcairn Warbler (Pitcairn Sparrow)
8d. Red-Footed Booby (Austin Bird)
10d. Red-Tailed Tropic Birds (Bosun Birds)
1s. Henderson Island Crake (Chicken Bird)
1s6d. Stephen's Lory (Red Brest)
2s6d. Murphy's Petrel (Ghost Bird)
4s. Henderson Island Fruit Dove (Wood Pigeon)
8s. Queen Elizabeth II
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| 1965 Centenary of the International Telecommunications Union:
I.T.U. Symbol |
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1d. Mauve & Orange-Brown
2s6d. Turquoise-Green & Bright Blue
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| 1965 International Co-Operation Year:
I.C.Y. Emblem |
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1d. Reddish Purple & Turquoise-Green
2s6d. Deep Bluish Green & Lavender
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1966 Sir Winston Churchill Commemoration:
Sir Winston Churchill & St. Paul's Cathedral, in Wartime
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2d. Deep Blue
3d. Deep Green
6d. Brown
1s. Bluish Violet
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| 1966 World Cup Football Championship, England:
England won their First FIFA World Cup Title |
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4d. Yellow-Green Background
2s6d. Blue-Green Background
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| 1966 World Health Organisation Headquarters Inauguration, Geneva:
W.H.O. is an agency of the United Nations |
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8d. Yellow-Green & Light Blue
1s6d. Light Purple & Yellow-Brown
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| 1966 20th Anniversary of UNESCO:
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization |
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½d. Education
10d. Science
2s. Culture
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| 1967 Bicentenary of the Discovery of the Pitcairn Islands |
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½d. Mangarevan Canoe, c1325
1d. San Pedro y Pablo, 1606
8d. San Pedro, 1606
1s. HMS Swallow, 1767
1s6d. The Hercules, 1819
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| END OF PRE-DECIMAL PERIOD - 10th July 1967 |
