Christmas Island Christmas 2024

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 November 2024
Issue withdrawal date: 31 December 2024
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 November 2024