"Philatelic Tragedy"

IN November we published an article, based on information received from New Zealand, entitled “Philatelic Tragedy—Pitcairn Island Stamps”. It was stated that, while arrangements had been made to issue the first of the new Pitcairn Is. stamps at Pitcairn on Nov ember 25, simultaneously with an issue of the stamps at Suva (now administra tive headquarters for Pitcairn), there had been a misunderstanding in Suva, and that, to the world-wide dismay of philatelists, the stamps were issued in Suva on October 25.

Late in November, it was announced by the Secretary to the Western Pacific High Commission (Mr. Vaskess) that the original issue-date for the new stamps was October 25, and that that date had never been altered. It was made clear that, if the date of issue at Pitcairn was altered, Suva did not authorise it, and knows nothing, officially, about it.