Pitcairn Islands stamp year 1940 8d olive-green & magenta

Pitcairn Islands stamp year 1940 8d olive-green & magenta MH

The stamp you’re asking about is part of the first definitive issue for the Pitcairn Islands, which began in 1940.

Here are the key details for the 8d (pence) olive-green & magenta stamp:

• Issue: King George VI Definitive Issue, Pitcairn’s first stamp set.
• Initial Issue Date: October 15, 1940 (though the specific 8d color you mention is sometimes associated with a later printing/color change within the same definitive series, or a variation listed as Scott #8 or Stanley Gibbons #8/6a).
• Denomination: 8 pence (8d)
• Color: Olive-green and magenta (or sometimes described as reddish-purple on yellowish-green for the 1940 original in some catalogs).
• Subject: It is likely one of the stamps featuring a local scene, a map, or a ship from the Bounty story, typical of this first set.

The Pitcairn Islands stamps, especially this first definitive issue, are significant because stamp sales became a major source of revenue for the island community.