PITCAIRN ISLANDS / PITKERN AILEN.
Landscapes: Big George.
Second stamp in a set of 5, issued on 22.01.1981.
Face value: 9 cents of New Zealand dollar.
Printing: Offset lithography.
Size: 49 x 32 mm.
Catalogs
- Michel No. 202.
- Scott No. 199.
- Seven Seas Stamps No. 198.
- StampWorld No. 202.
- Stanley Gibbons No. 212.
- Yvert et Tellier No. 195.
Big George is the westernmost point on the coast of Pitcairn Island, at the tip of the volcanic peninsula of Pulawana. The coastal stretch is characterized by a series of small reefs, visible on the stamp.
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