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Pitcairn Island:Pitcairn Island:Post Office and Community
How the Pitcairn Island Post Office has Delivered for Pitcairn!
Post Office and Community
How the Pitcairn Island Post Office has Delivered for Pitcairn!
Post Office Origins - Informal w/Dubious DeliveryPost Office Origins - Informal w/Dubious Delivery
Petch - 1904
1855 Pitcairn to Brighton via Chile & Panama
1922 Pitcairn to Bliss
Post Office Origins - Informal, but More RegularPost Office Origins - Informal, but More Regular
Gerald Bliss - early 1920s(Free, but you get what you pay for)
About 1923 Pitcairn to Boston
1925 Pitcairn to London
Post Office Origins - Formal, but Not FreePost Office Origins - Formal, but Not Free
NZ Agency - 1927-1940
1939 Pitcairn to Chicago
Post Office Origins - Birth of the Pitcairn POPost Office Origins - Birth of the Pitcairn PO
Neill - 1937(and end of NZ Agency)
1930s No Stamps Available “Resurrection”
Post Office Established - 1940 DefinitivesPost Office Established - 1940 Definitives
Maude & Fuller - 1940
Post Office Established - 1940 DefinitivesPost Office Established - 1940 Definitives
Post Office Established - 1940 DefinitivesPost Office Established - 1940 Definitives
Post Office Established - 1940 DefinitivesPost Office Established - 1940 Definitives
Post Office Established - 1940 DefinitivesPost Office Established - 1940 Definitives
Post Office Established - 1940 DefinitivesPost Office Established - 1940 Definitives
Post Office Established - 1940 DefinitivesPost Office Established - 1940 Definitives
Post Office Established - 1940 DefinitivesPost Office Established - 1940 Definitives
Post Office Established - 1940 DefinitivesPost Office Established - 1940 Definitives
Selling It!!!
Post Office Established - 1940 First DayPost Office Established - 1940 First Day
Islander usage of Pitcairn stamps
October 15, 1940 Stella Young to son in NZ
Post Office as Profit Center - 1949 RSW IssuePost Office as Profit Center - 1949 RSW Issue
Post Office as Profit Center - Govt FinancesPost Office as Profit Center - Govt Finances
Neill - 1951
Treasury - £45,000 (<£100 before PO)Annual Budget - £5,500
But, 93% of government revenue comes from stamp sales.
PO as Communications Facilitator - Diaspora PO as Communications Facilitator - Diaspora
1953 - Floyd to Ben Christian on Norfolk
PO as Communications Facilitator - Advertising PO as Communications Facilitator - Advertising
PO as Communications Facilitator - Newsletters PO as Communications Facilitator - Newsletters
Miscellany
1977 - Miscellany shipment to Wilf (Airmail & Registered!)
PO as Communications Facilitator - Relay Point PO as Communications Facilitator - Relay Point
1947 - Merchant sailor to 94th Street in Manhattan
PO as Communications Facilitator - Relay Point PO as Communications Facilitator - Relay Point
1961 - Ship passenger to England
PO as Communications Facilitator - Telegram PO as Communications Facilitator - Telegram
PO as Commerce Facilitator - Money Transfer PO as Commerce Facilitator - Money Transfer
PO as Commerce Facilitator - Parcel Post PO as Commerce Facilitator - Parcel Post
PO as Commerce Facilitator - Parcel Post PO as Commerce Facilitator - Parcel Post
PO as Commerce Facilitator - Parcel Post PO as Commerce Facilitator - Parcel Post
1990 - Parcel Bill to Auckland PO
PO as Commerce Facilitator - Parcel Post PO as Commerce Facilitator - Parcel Post
2006 - Banana shipment to Marcia ($45.50 postage)
PO as Commerce Facilitator - Parcel Post PO as Commerce Facilitator - Parcel Post
Pitcairn Parcel Rates to Other Countries Since Decimalization (1967 - 2003)
2 lbs./1 kg. 7 lbs./3 kg. 11 lbs./5 kg. 22 lbs/10 kg.7/11/71 20c 40c 65c $1.20 (to all countries)
11/23/75 20c 40c 65c $1.20 (to all countries)6/2/81 35c 70c $1.20 $2.00 (to all countries)5/2/91 90c $1.80 $3.00 $5.00 (to all countries)4/2/07 $4.00 $6.20 $8.40 $13.90 (to New Zealand via Shuttle Express (NZ))4/2/07 $10.20 $20.20 $29.20 $48.20 (to New Zealand via NZ Post Intl)4/2/07 $10.20 $20.20 $29.20 $48.20 (to North America via USPS)4/2/07 $14.00 $24.90 $35.40 $59.90 (to Australia via NZ Post Intl)4/2/07 $20.30 $35.40 $50.10 $85.10 (to UK and Europe via USPS or NZ Post Intl)
Post Office and Crown - Royal Portrait / Cipher Post Office and Crown - Royal Portrait / Cipher
Post Office and Intl Organizations - UPU Post Office and Intl Organizations - UPU
Post Office as Family Glue - Jail MailPost Office as Family Glue - Jail Mail
2007 Randy to Nadine
Post Office and Community - ConclusionsPost Office and Community - Conclusions
Over the past 70+ years of the Pitcairn Post Office has helped Pitcairn to:
•Fund its modernization / infrastructure •Market / publicize the island•Bind the diaspora to the home island•Facilitate a craft and food export business•Continue on-island family relationships•Bind the country to the British Crown and the UK / EC•Establish Pitcairn as a country (though not an independent country)
How can the Pitcairn Post Office help in the future:
•Continued funding source (although at a lower level)•Continued facilitator of exports (at lower level, unless...)•Market and serve tourism •Support sea-bed mining (on-island services to miners)