Pitcairn Island's first
postage stamps
were issued on 15 October 1940, and issues have been sought after by
philatelists, or those seeking a connection with the Pitcairn Islands
and its fascinating history involving the HMAV Bounty.
The Pitcairn Islands Philatelic Bureau represents the Pitcairn Island
Post Office and is maintained in New Zealand in an effort to overcome
communication and supply difficulties resulting from Pitcairn's
isolation.
The Bureau limits the number of special issues to no more than six a
year which means generally, that a collection of every mint stamp
produced during the year will cost the collector approximately
$NZ40.00, exclusive of the current definitive issue.
Cancelled to
Order stamps, corner blocks, gutter pairs, miniature sheets, and First
Day Covers are also available.
| Join
the Stamps Bureau |
As
a preferential Standing Order customer you will receive new stamp
issues and/or annual collections as soon as they are released. You will
also be sent bulletins giving issue information and details of the
following issue plus special offers from time-to-time that are only
available to Standing Order customers. |
Current
Issues
|
Stamp issues
currently available
from the Philatelic Bureau.
|
Annual Collections
|
These feature all
of the
Pitcairn
issues released in that year. They can be ordered with or without
Pitcairn's latest definitive issue.
|
| Past
Issues |
These
issues
are no longer available through the Philatelic Bureau, but
philatelic
traders throughout the
world may trade them. |