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Occussi-Ambeno: 1989, 200th Anniversary of Mutiny on the "Bounty".

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13th June, 1989.
200th Anniversary of Mutiny on the "Bounty".

154 30¢ Turquoise View stamp
155 90¢ Red View stamp

This set commemorates the 200th anniversary of the Mutiny on the HMS "Bounty", when the tyrannical captain, William Bligh, was deposed from his sadistic career, and cast adrift in the small cutter from the ship, along with some cronies. Bligh and gang eventually arrived at Timor, where they visited Occussi-Ambeno, possibly the earliest Europeans to do so. The stamps were designed by Keith Kissell, and printed by the Imperial Occussi-Ambeno Government Printing Office (KDPN) on invisibly-gummed paper. All the stamps are perf 12. To view the special First Day Cover, click here. Several other countries also issued stamps to celebrate this historic event in our history: click here to view the ICIS set, and click here to view the Tarantar Province set. To view the Kemp Land issue, click here. Click here to view the Elsenarre stamp, and click here to view the set from Pitcairn Island, the place where the mutineers and friends finally settled. And to view the Mevu set, click here. To view a First Day Cover from Feripæga, click here.

     

Visit the Occussi-Ambeno official website.   His Majesty, the Sultan.   About Occussi-Ambeno.   Mushroom industry in Occussi-Ambeno.   Visit our airline, Swiftair.