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Pitcairn Islands

Stamps issued: 1940-PRESENT

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6p HM Armed Vessel Bounty single

A group of small islands in the South Pacific Ocean. Originally settled in 1790 by mutineers from HMS Bounty, Pitcairn, the only inhabited island in the group, has been a British colony since the 19th century.

Narrative by Linn's Stamp News

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