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Christmas Island
15th October 1958
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| 1-10 | xxx |
perf 14½, no wmk, engaved
overprint typographed in black
| Description | Scott | SG | Mi | Y&T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australian stamps overprinted | ||||||
| 2 cents yellow-orange | 1 | 1 | ||||
| 4c brown | 2 | 2 | ||||
| 5c lilac | 3 | 3 | ||||
| 6c dull blue | 4 | 4 | ||||
| 8c grey-brown | 5 | 5 | ||||
| 10c violet | 6 | 6 | ||||
| 12c carmine-rose | 7 | 7 | ||||
| 20c ultra | 8 | 8 | ||||
| 50c yellow-green | 9 | 9 | ||||
| $1 greenish-blue | 10 | 10 | ||||
Christmas Island is in the Indian Ocean, around 600 miles south of Singapore. Previously part of Straits Settlements and then of the Crown Colony of Singapore, it was occupied by Japanese troops during WW2, reverted to Singapore and became an Australian territory in October 1958.