Stamp, Postage

Photograph

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Museum of History Benicia

Pitcairn Islands stamp featuring Matthew Turner's schooner Piticairn.

Pitcairn Islands stamp featuring Matthew Turner's schooner Piticairn.

Name/Title

Stamp, Postage

Entry/Object ID

2023.6.4

Description

Four stamps from the Pitcairn islands featuring sailing vessels: - HMS Seringapalam (1830) 4c - The Pitcairn (1890) 10c - RMS Athenic (1904) 18c - SS Gothic (1948) 50c The missionary schooner Pitcairn was built by Matthew Turner in Benicia in 1890 for the Seventh-Day Adventists.