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Pitcairn Island:. Post Office and Community How the Pitcairn Island Post Office has Delivered for Pitcairn!. Post Office Origins - Informal w/Dubious Delivery. Petch - 1904. 1855 Pitcairn to Brighton via Chile & Panama. 1922 Pitcairn to Bliss. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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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!
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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
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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
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Post Office Origins - Formal, but Not FreePost Office Origins - Formal, but Not Free
NZ Agency - 1927-1940
1939 Pitcairn to Chicago
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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”
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Post Office Established - 1940 DefinitivesPost Office Established - 1940 Definitives
Maude & Fuller - 1940
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Post Office Established - 1940 DefinitivesPost Office Established - 1940 Definitives
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Post Office Established - 1940 DefinitivesPost Office Established - 1940 Definitives
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Post Office Established - 1940 DefinitivesPost Office Established - 1940 Definitives
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Post Office Established - 1940 DefinitivesPost Office Established - 1940 Definitives
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Post Office Established - 1940 DefinitivesPost Office Established - 1940 Definitives
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Post Office Established - 1940 DefinitivesPost Office Established - 1940 Definitives
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Post Office Established - 1940 DefinitivesPost Office Established - 1940 Definitives
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Post Office Established - 1940 DefinitivesPost Office Established - 1940 Definitives
Selling It!!!
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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
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Post Office as Profit Center - 1949 RSW IssuePost Office as Profit Center - 1949 RSW Issue
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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.
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PO as Communications Facilitator - Diaspora PO as Communications Facilitator - Diaspora
1953 - Floyd to Ben Christian on Norfolk
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PO as Communications Facilitator - Advertising PO as Communications Facilitator - Advertising
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PO as Communications Facilitator - Newsletters PO as Communications Facilitator - Newsletters
Miscellany
1977 - Miscellany shipment to Wilf (Airmail & Registered!)
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PO as Communications Facilitator - Relay Point PO as Communications Facilitator - Relay Point
1947 - Merchant sailor to 94th Street in Manhattan
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PO as Communications Facilitator - Relay Point PO as Communications Facilitator - Relay Point
1961 - Ship passenger to England
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PO as Communications Facilitator - Telegram PO as Communications Facilitator - Telegram
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PO as Commerce Facilitator - Money Transfer PO as Commerce Facilitator - Money Transfer
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PO as Commerce Facilitator - Parcel Post PO as Commerce Facilitator - Parcel Post
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PO as Commerce Facilitator - Parcel Post PO as Commerce Facilitator - Parcel Post
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PO as Commerce Facilitator - Parcel Post PO as Commerce Facilitator - Parcel Post
1990 - Parcel Bill to Auckland PO
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PO as Commerce Facilitator - Parcel Post PO as Commerce Facilitator - Parcel Post
2006 - Banana shipment to Marcia ($45.50 postage)
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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)
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Post Office and Crown - Royal Portrait / Cipher Post Office and Crown - Royal Portrait / Cipher
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Post Office and Intl Organizations - UPU Post Office and Intl Organizations - UPU
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Post Office as Family Glue - Jail MailPost Office as Family Glue - Jail Mail
2007 Randy to Nadine
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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)