Collection of Items from Pitcairn Island - Mutiny on the Bounty

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H.M.S. BOUNTY
.  A collection of items from Pitcairn Island, the wreckage site of the H.M.S. Bounty.  The Bounty was a Royal Navy vessel under the command of Captain William Bligh sent to Tahiti in 1787 to acquire breadfruit plants.  Fletcher Christian was the master’s mate who led a mutiny and seized command of the ship on April 28, 1789.  The mutineers settled on Pitcairn Island where they burned and sunk the ship at the bottom of Bounty Bay on January 23, 1790.
COLLECTION OF ITEMS FROM PITCAIRN ISLAND THE WRECKAGE SITE OF THE H.M.S. BOUNTY
The collection of items was acquired by Tony Probst.  Probst is the largest private collector of Bounty relics.  He has visited Pitcairn four times and has developed a very close friendship to the inhabitants of the island.  He acquired his Bounty collection primarily from the inhabitants of Pitcairn and Marden.
(1) Two Postcards showing Pitcairn Island and the wreckage site of the HMS Bounty.  The postcards are in fine condition and measure 7.0’’ by 4.5’’.
(2) Pitcairn Booklet explaining the history of the island and HMS Bounty.  Overall good condition, 6 pages, measures 8.0’’ by 5.5’’.
(3) The Pitcairn Miscallany a monthly newsletter written by the islanders about their local activities.  They are the ancestors of the HMS Bounty crew members.  4 pages of interesting content, measuring 13.0’’ by 8.5’’.