Description: 2023 Christmas Island ChristmasMint Unhinged Mini Sheet OverviewLand ahoy! This stamp issue takes us back in time to 1643, the year Captain William Mynors, of the East India vessel the Royal Mary, sailed past a small green island in the remote Indian Ocean. Because it was Christmas Day, Mynors named the lush, uninhabited volcanic isle Christmas Island.Here we see Santa recreating this first sighting of the island by Europeans. The island and surrounding waters are home to a rich variety of birds, reptiles, crustaceans, and mammals, many of which greet Santa to join in the Christmas festivities. These include booby birds, frigatebirds, the Emerald Dove and Golden Bosun, crabs, Green Turtles and a friendly Dugong.Today, the Christmas Island National Park offers some protection to the island’s extraordinary and unique biodiversity, which has been threatened by historical phosphate mining and invasive introduced species. Stamps in this issueIt’s all aboard Santa’s Christmas boat for the delivery of gifts to the island. A Red Crab and Brown Booby, complete with festive adornment, are on hand to help.$3.00 Brown Booby, Robber Crab and Green TurtleA festive-looking Brown Booby, Robber Crab and Green Turtle get set to join those onboard the boat to get the Christmas gifts safely ashore. Please check out my other Ebay items Postage Discount Available If purchasing more than one item please request an invoice or wait for one to be issued combining postage Orders over $40 will require registered mail Payment requested within 5 days unless otherwise arranged
Price: 6.5 AUD
Location: Stockton, NSW
End Time: 2024-02-03T23:59:19.000Z
Shipping Cost: 2.62 AUD
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Returns Accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Topic: Seasonal, Christmas
