Australia:Christmas Island: Christmas 2021

On 1 November 2021, Australia Post issued Christmas Island's annual Christmas stamp issue celebrating the Christmas holiday.

Australia Post has produced stamps for Christmas Island since 1993, and this light-hearted Christmas Island Christmas stamp series features Santa Claus interacting with various personified island fauna.

Located some 2600 km north-west of Perth, in the Indian Ocean, Christmas Island was named by Captain William Mynors, who sailed past it on Christmas Day, 1643. The natural history of the island is of great importance. Christmas Island National Park, which comprises 85 km3 of the total landmass of 135 km3, was declared in 1980. Unique vegetation and wildlife includes land crab populations of world significance.

Issue Description
Christmas Island is renowned for excellent snorkelling, and this festive season, equipped with fins and mask, Santa is enjoying the island's warm tropical waters. The island's distinctive, unique wildlife gather to greet their merry visitor. They include Red Crabs, Green Turtles, Red-tailed Tropicbirds, frigatebirds, a Whaleshark and assorted fish.

Stamps
Snorkelling Santa (AU$ 0.65)

This festive season, equipped with fins and mask, Santa is enjoying Christmas Island’s warm tropical waters, joined by one of the Green Turtles that famously nests on the island and frequents the waters around it. Greeting Wildlife (AU$ 2.40)

The island’s distinctive, unique wildlife gather to greet their merry visitor. They include Red Crabs, Green Turtles, Red-tailed Tropicbirds, frigatebirds, a Whaleshark and assorted fish.

Minisheet
The Christmas Island Christmas 2021 Minisheet consists of the two stamps from the issue incorporated into a miniature stamp sheet.

Sheetlet
This Self-Adhesive Sheetlet of 10 x AU$ 0.65 Snorkelling Santa stamps from the Christmas Island Christmas 2021 stamp issue contains selective embellished elements.

Includes 10 x Card Only stickers.

First Day Covers
The first First Day Cover is a pictorial envelope with the two gummed stamps from the Christmas Island Christmas 2021 stamp issue affixed and postmarked - First day of issue | 1 November 2021 | Christmas Island WA 6798

Envelope size: 190mm x 110mm.

The second First Day Cover is a pictorial envelope with the Minisheet from the Christmas Island Christmas 2021 stamp issue affixed and postmarked - First day of issue | 1 November 2021 | Christmas Island WA 6798

Envelope size: 190mm x 110mm.

Embellished Sheetlet Pack
The Christmas Island Christmas 2021 Sheetlet Pack contains two Sheetlets of 10 x AU$ 0.65 Snorkelling Santa stamps from the stamp issue presented in high quality folder.

This self-adhesive sheetlets contains selective embellished elements.

Includes 20 x Card Only stickers.

Gutter Strips
The first Gutter Strip consists of 10 x AU$ 0.65 Snorkelling Santa stamps from the Christmas Island Christmas 2021 stamp issue, five on either side of the blank strip separating the two panes of a stamp sheet.

The second Gutter Strip consists of 10 x AU$ 2.40 Greeting Wildlife stamps from the Christmas Island Christmas 2021 stamp issue, five on either side of the blank strip separating the two panes of a stamp sheet.

Booklet of Five
This Sheetlet contains 5 x AU$2.40 Self-Adhesive stamps from the Christmas Island Christmas 2021 stamp issue in a convenient wallet sized booklet.

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