ISSUE 152 - August 4, 2023 - Stamp News Online Magazine
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Pitcairn Islands, The Four Philatelic Eras of Pitcairn Island
Part I & II: The Stampless Period to 1926
By Steve Pendleton
Ever since I was a kid, I've been fascinated by faraway islands. Where's one of the most isolated inhabited places on Earth? It's that two square mile rock in the Pacific Ocean, the refuge of the mutineers of the HMAV Bounty, the (hardly) romantic Pitcairn Island.
As an adult I began collecting the postal history of Pitcairn. This led to the development of a correspondence with islanders Reynold and Nola Warren. Later, I got to meet them in person, as well as other islanders. I got to . . .
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