New Stamp Issues Info

Pitcairn Islands Post have released their 10th Definitive issue detailing HMAV Bounty, made famous by the mutiny. The mutineers eventually settled on Pitcairn, so the Bounty story is a very important part of their history and culture.

The 12 stamps detail various parts of the bounty, combining photographs and illustrations.

The replica Bounty on which this stamp issue is largely based is that which was commissioned by the film studio MGM in 1962 and later donated to charity by Ted Turner. From 2002-2007 she has been undergoing a $3M restoration but still managed to feature in the Pirates of the Caribbean series. She has just completed the voyage to the UK where the ship is scheduled to commence a repeat of the famous voyage of the original Bounty to Pitcairn and Tahiti.

Technical Details:
Designer:Denise Durkin, Wellington, New Zealand
Printer: Southern Colour Print, Dunedin, New Zealand
Photography: Leon Vanella, Joe Orchulli II (USA), Jim Thomson (Can.)
and National Maritime Museum
Process: Offset Litho
Stamp Size: 37.5mm x 42.41mm
Format: 12 vertical stamps
Perforation Gauge: 14.40 x 14.60

Sheet Configuration: 50 stamps per sheet, 2 x panes of 25

Denominations: Stamps 10c, 20c, 40c, 50c, 80c, $1.00, $1.50,
$2.00, $3.50, $4.00, $5.00, $10.00

Paper: 104g, Tullis Russell phosphor, gum stamp paper