| 2011 | 07 Dec | Christmas on Pitcairn is celebrated by the whole community and is a wonderful occasion where families come together with friends to celebrate the birth of Christ . . . | |
26 Oct | Born Charles Richard Parkin Christian, this famed Pitcairner was born on Pitcairn Island in 1883 . . . | ||
31 Aug |
Pitcairn’s remoteness means it is dependent on small supply ships to provide a lifeline to the community . . . |
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20 Jul |
This stamp issue focuses on the rare endemic birds, namely the Henderson crake Porzana atra ; the Henderson fruit dove Ptilinopus insularis ; the Henderson reed warbler Acrocephalus taiti ; the Henderson lorikeet Vini stephani and gives special attention to the Henderson petrel Pterodroma atreta . . . |
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25 May |
The wedding of HRH Prince William and Catherine Middleton took place on Friday, 29 April 2011 at Westminster Abbey in London . . . |
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21 Apr |
Wasps of the genus Polistes are the most common type of paper wasp with over 300 recognized species and subspecies found worldwide . . . |
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21 Apr |
The Peony is native to Asia, southern Europe and western North America with the number of species ranging from 25 to 40 . . . |
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12 Feb |
Abutilon pitcairnense was first discovered on Pitcairn in 1934 by two American botanists, H. St. John and F. R. Fosberg on an expedition from Honolulu... (Includes Indipex 2011 miniature sheet) |
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| 2010 | 09 Dec |
In the second part of this series we commemorate additional Royal Navy vessels that visited Pitcairn and contributed to improving the life of resident Pitcairners... |
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20 Oct |
While land snails on Oeno and Ducie are few in number, like many other atolls in the Pacific, sixteen species from seven families are known on Henderson, with over half of these being endemic... |
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18 Aug |
Approximately 90km WSW of the Pitcairn Islands a number of submarine volcanoes have been discovered on the over-30-million-year-old Pacific Ocean crust... |
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23 Jun |
The Pitcairn Islands Philatelic Bureau is pleased to receive the endorsement of WWF to release this issue featuring two angelfish and two butterflyfish... |
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May |
From May 8-15th May 2010, the Pitcairn Islands Philatelic Bureau attended the Exhibition in London... |
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23 Apr |
Anzac Day marks the anniversary of the first major military action fought by Australian and New Zealand forces during the First World War... | ||
24 Feb |
The children of Pitcairn are the heroes of this stamp issue. The paintings pictorially show their favourite place on Pitcairn and in the beautiful Pitkern language, they describe why... | ||
| 2007 | 17
Oct |
Tenth Definitive Issue - Bounty Detail: The original HMAV
Bounty featured many items of ‘detail” that make
the ship intriguing to many followers throughout the world . . .
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| Set Formats | There are several different set formats that are available to our customers. E.g. Single Mint,Two Mint, Block of Four etc. |
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