rod222
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Post by rod222 on Nov 10, 2014 22:18:07 GMT
 Pitcairn Island. 1990 Pitcairn Island stamp, roller cancelled on Pitcairn Fibre. (The Leaf) Most probably tourist gimmick. Used covers exist of Covers made using Pitcairn Fibre, made by the Postmaster.  |
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Jen B
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Post by Jen B on Nov 11, 2014 2:58:28 GMT
Interesting item!
Is the Pitcairn Fibre the leaf the stamp is stuck on or the paper the stamp is printed on?
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What I collect: Worldwide USED up to the 1960's, later years from countries that came into existence after then, like Anguilla, Tuvalu and Transnistria.
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Post by BC on Nov 11, 2014 3:34:33 GMT
I am thinking it is the leaf Jen. What a great item! Is that yours Rod?
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rod222
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Post by rod222 on Nov 11, 2014 3:38:11 GMT
Interesting item! Is the Pitcairn Fibre the leaf the stamp is stuck on or the paper the stamp is printed on? Hi Brian, yes the item is mine, purchased at auction 10 years or so, ago for $1 Hi Jen, It is the leaf the stamp is adhered to. Of what plant, remains unknown to me, Pandanus was the most widely used fibres in the Pacific, for the sails on the canoes, mats and baskets etc, but obviously this leaf is not Pandanus. Going by Pitcairn stamps, a wild guess may be "Cordyline terminalis" Page from catalogue "Pitcairn Island Stamps" by Bill Hornadge (Australia)  |
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BC
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Post by BC on Nov 11, 2014 3:52:29 GMT
I don't care if that is a tourist gimmick, considering Pitcairn gets 1 or 2 tourists a year - it is a great item! $1? Wow! I'd give plenty more for that!
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rod222
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Post by rod222 on Sept 8, 2015 1:09:47 GMT
Australian Illustrator : Mr. Monty Wedd. Pitcairn Stamp Error Pitcairn School Stamp News December 1987 Vol 35 No12   |
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rod222
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Post by rod222 on Feb 3, 2016 23:45:40 GMT
1940 Steiner Page 1 short set  Page 2  1957 Steiner page 3  |
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Post by rod222 on Feb 5, 2016 11:13:20 GMT
July 1978 Pitcairn Mail tags  |
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rod222
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Post by rod222 on Feb 5, 2016 11:47:06 GMT
Rare 4/  Booklet Auction 1980 $1,500  |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 8, 2016 14:34:22 GMT
Issues not previously posted   SG 5b & 6a   SG 7 & 8 1949 (1 Aug). Royal Silver Wedding.  SG 12 1949 (10 Oct). 75th Anniv of U.P.U. SG 13 - 16     |
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Post by anglobob on Dec 17, 2021 16:58:37 GMT
SG 18-28 Issued in 1957,a definitive set with scenes depicting aspects of life on the islands.One stamp,4d SG23 depicted the school-teacher,s house,initially mislabelled as the school itself. SG23A was issued in 1958,inscribed school-teacher,s house..  |
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hdm1950
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What I collect: I collect world wide up to 1965 with several specialty albums added due to volume of material I have acquired. At this point I am focused on Canada and British America. I am always on the lookout for stamps and covers with postmarks from communities in Queens County, Nova Scotia. I do list various goods including stamps occasionally on eBay as hdm50
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Post by hdm1950 on Oct 27, 2022 17:34:56 GMT
Earlier today angore posted the first set from Pitcairn Island on the World Number One thread. This set includes a stamp featuring Captain William Bligh and his infamous HMS Bounty.  When I was in London in June I learned that Captain Bligh was buried in the grounds of the St. Mary-at-Lambeth in the inner courtyard of the Garden Museum. I visited the museum on my last day and saw his tomb.      Most of us will remember the movie Mutiny on the Bounty. The replica used in the movie was built in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia. As a kid I was at the launching in 1960. |
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Post by nbstamper on Nov 14, 2022 12:36:41 GMT
 Finding non-FDCs from Pitcairn is not easy. This one pre-dates the issue of stamps by the Island. Would be interesting to know if it was really sent by someone on Pitcairn. |
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hdm1950
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What I collect: I collect world wide up to 1965 with several specialty albums added due to volume of material I have acquired. At this point I am focused on Canada and British America. I am always on the lookout for stamps and covers with postmarks from communities in Queens County, Nova Scotia. I do list various goods including stamps occasionally on eBay as hdm50
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Post by hdm1950 on May 27, 2023 0:38:56 GMT
This is the 1964-65 set as issued but missing the Sc 45a 8d pale grey missing from the beak variety. My set is mint never hinged.  |
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