Christmas Island Christmas First Day Cover (Gummed)
This First Day Cover (Gummed) features the Christmas Island Christmas stamp and postmark on a decorative envelope.
Overview
Santa takes a selfie while soaking up the Yuletide sun with his reindeer on this remote tropical island in the Indian Ocean. Although it is 2,600 kilometres north-west of Perth, the tiny, reef-fringed island attracts its fair share of tourists eager to view sights such as the annual spectacular Red Crab migration, unique wildlife and experience the different cultures of the island’s Malay, Chinese and European inhabitants.
The island’s ubiquitous Red Crabs join in the fun, along with a variety of birds, including dancing Brown Boobies, Christmas Island Frigatebirds, White-tailed Tropicbirds and Red-Footed Boobies. Three endemic Christmas Island Blue-tailed Skinks watch from the trunk and fronds of a nearby coconut palm. Now extinct in the wild, these small reptiles have been making a comeback in captive-breeding programs on the island.
Technical specifications
| Issue date | 1-Nov-24 |
| Issue withdrawal date | 31-Dec-24 |
| Denomination | 1 x 65c, 1 x $3 |
| Illustration | Marsha Wajer |
| Typography | Simone Sakinofsky, Australia Post Design Studio |
| Paper: gummed | Tullis Russell 104gsm Red Phosphor/Blue PVA Stamp Pape |
| Paper: self-adhesive | Sheetlet of 10 – Raflatac Cast gloss SP34 KS90, Sheetlet of 5 – Tullis Russell Red Phos PSA (P55) 100gsm Release S/A, Special effects – Coloured overprint over foil for metallic effect |
| Printer: gummed | RA |
| Printer: self-adhesive | Rapid Labels |
| Printing process | Offset lithography |
| Stamp size (mm) | 26mm x 37.5mm |
| Perforations | 14.6 x 13.86 (Sec), 13.86 x 14.6 (Rel) |
| Sheet layout | Module of 50 (2 x 25), S/A Sheetlet of 10 |
| FDI postmark | Christmas Island WA 6798 |
| FDI withdrawal date | 30-Nov-24 |
Stamps in this issue
Santa takes a selfie
Reindeer with Red-footed Booby birds
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