Pitcairn Island
Located almost midway between Australia and South America,
Pitcairn was discovered uninhabited in 1767 by Robert Pitcairn.
In 1790 the island became home to mutineers from HMS Bounty.
The island was annexed by Great Britain in 1839.
Nearly 200 of the inhabitants were transferred to Norfolk
Island in 1856 (celebrated by the 125th Anniversary in the stamps below).
In 1970 the Island was placed under the jurisdiction of the
British High Commissioner in New Zealand.
Postal affairs are administered by Fiji.
The Island has steep basaltic sea cliffs and lacks corals.
Together with the uninhabited Ducie, Henderson, and Oeno,
it forms the Pitcairn Islands.
The following stamps are from the the July 1957 issue.
The 1d is a map of the Island, the 3d illustrates Bounty Bay,
and the 6d shows the location of Pitcairn in the pacific Ocean.
Below is an enlargement of the Island map from the 1957 issue.
The stamps below were issued in 1940 and show Fletcher Christian
and a view of the Island.
A more modern view is provided by the following stamp issued
September 17th, 1969
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