Bouvet Island

Bouvet Island, or Bouvetøya, is a truly remote island in the South Atlantic, its closest land mass is Antarctica, a mere 1700km (1100mi) away. It was annexed to Norway in 1928. Need we say that it is uninhabited and is kept as a nature reserve?

In 1934, the Milford Expedition visited the island, creating overprints reading BOUVET / OYA on five different Norwegian stamps. A fair number of covers were made. 400 to 1000 of each stamp was overprinted. A fair number of covers were made. All are scarce. And yes, forgeries of stamps and covers do exist.  File:Bouvetoya.jpg|the 10 øre value. 

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