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2020	28 Feb	The Sinking of the Essex In August 1819 the 238 ton whaleship Essex sailed from Nantucket, Massachusetts beginning a planned two-and-a-half year voyage to the rich “whaling grounds” of the South Pacific . . .
2019	04 Dec	Angels over Pitcairn The theme for the 2019 Christmas stamp issue is “Angels over Pitcairn”. Derived from the Latin meaning “messenger”, they are often defined in art as having extraordinary beauty and are often identified with wings, halos and light . . .
	23 Oct	Echinoderms Echinoderms include starfish, brittle stars, sea cucumbers, sea urchins, sand dollars and crinoids. They are one of the most diverse groups of marine invertebrates and play important ecological roles from the shore environment to the deeper seas . . .
	04 Sep	Dark Sky Mata ki te Rangi With exceptionally stunning dark skies free from all light pollution, the Pitcairn Islands has been named the only island group in the world to be a designated International Dark Sky Sanctuary . . .
	19 Jul	50th Anniversary - Man Landing on the Moon “That's one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind" announced Commander Neil Armstrong as he stepped onto the lunar surface and became the first person to achieve this feat . . .
	14 Jun	Pitcairn Islands Reed Warbler The Pitcairn Islands’ Reed Warbler (Acrocephalus vaughani) is a different species to the Henderson island Reed Warbler . . .
	30 Apr	Fragrant Flowers The Pitcairn Miscellany described them as the “sweet smells of Summer”. They were describing the flowers of Pitcairn that give a beautiful fragrance, both day and night, all over the Island . . .
	27 Feb	Paintings of the Bounty The HMAV Bounty has such an amazing history that it has become a focus for storytellers, nautical devotees, historians and artists among others . . .
2018	12 Dec	Pitcairn from the Air The Pitcairn Islands form the southeasternmost extension of the geological archipelago of the Tuamotus of French Polynesia . . .
	11 Nov	100th Anniversary Commemorating the End of World War One The Armistice of 11 November 1918 was the armistice that ended fighting on land, sea and air in World War One between the Allies and Germany . . .
	19 Sep	Big Blue Octopus Like squids and cuttlefish, the octopus is a cephalopod which means it has a large head and many arms, or tentacles . . .
2015	15 Oct	2015 Definitives - Pitcairn Island First Postage Stamps 75th Anniversary 1940 - 2015 October 15 2015 is exactly 75 years since the Pitcairn Islands released its first issue of postage stamps . . .
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