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Bird stamps from Christmas Island

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1963.01  28.08.1963   Definitives      
Christmas Island Frigatebird Fregata andrewsi White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
50c     19 002 000     Christmas Island Frigatebird    Fregata andrewsi     
1$     14 003 000     White-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon lepturus     

1977.01  20.10.1977   Christmas   12v sheet, no wmk   
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Rock Partridge  Alectoris graeca European Turtle-Dove  Streptopelia turtur Black-browed Albatross  Thalassarche melanophris Cape Barren Goose  Cereopsis novaehollandiae Black Swan  Cygnus atratus
10c     38 009 000     Rock Partridge    Alectoris graeca     
10c     72 053 000     European Turtle-Dove    Streptopelia turtur     
10c     10 008 000     Black-browed Albatross    Thalassarche melanophris     
10c     27 034 000     Cape Barren Goose    Cereopsis novaehollandiae     
10c     27 012 000     Black Swan    Cygnus atratus     

1978.01  27.01.1978   Christmas   12v sheet, with wmk   1977.01
10c     38 009 000     Rock Partridge    Alectoris graeca     
10c     72 053 000     European Turtle-Dove    Streptopelia turtur     
10c     10 008 000     Black-browed Albatross    Thalassarche melanophris     
10c     27 034 000     Cape Barren Goose    Cereopsis novaehollandiae     
10c     27 012 000     Black Swan    Cygnus atratus     

1978.02  31.05.1978   Famous visitors, Charles William Andrews and Richard Hanitsch      
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45c     19 002 000     Christmas Island Frigatebird    Fregata andrewsi     
50c     72 287 000     Christmas Island Imperial-Pigeon    Ducula whartoni     

1982.01  08.03.1982   Birds definitives      
Pacific Reef-Heron Egretta sacra Brown Noddy Anous stolidus Red-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon rubricauda Abbott's Booby Sula abbotti
1c     20 026 000     Pacific Reef-Heron    Egretta sacra     
2c     67 001 000     Brown Noddy    Anous stolidus     
25c     14 002 000     Red-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon rubricauda     
4$     16 004 000     Abbott's Booby    Sula abbotti     

1982.02  14.06.1982   Birds definitives      
Glossy Swiftlet Collocalia esculenta Christmas Island Imperial-Pigeon Ducula whartoni Island Thrush Turdus poliocephalus Brown Goshawk Accipiter fasciatus
3c     84 015 000     Glossy Swiftlet    Collocalia esculenta     
4c     72 287 000     Christmas Island Imperial-Pigeon    Ducula whartoni     
10c     136 114 000     Island Thrush    Turdus poliocephalus     
2$     30 109 000     Brown Goshawk    Accipiter fasciatus     

1982.03  23.08.1982   Birds definitives      
Brown Booby Sula leucogaster Red-footed Booby Sula sula Christmas Island Frigatebird Fregata andrewsi White-tailed Tropicbird Phaethon lepturus
40c     16 010 000     Brown Booby    Sula leucogaster     
50c     16 009 000     Red-footed Booby    Sula sula     
65c     19 002 000     Christmas Island Frigatebird    Fregata andrewsi     
75c     14 003 000     White-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon lepturus     

1983.01  21.02.1983   Birds definitives      
Christmas Island White-eye Zosterops natalis Emerald Dove Chalcophaps indica Australian Kestrel Falco cenchroides Christmas Island Hawk-Owl Ninox natalis
5c     169 032 000     Christmas Island White-eye    Zosterops natalis     
30c     72 090 000     Emerald Dove    Chalcophaps indica     
80c     32 033 000     Australian Kestrel    Falco cenchroides     
1$     78 183 000     Christmas Island Hawk-Owl    Ninox natalis     

1983.02  01.10.1983   Australian territory   3v set   
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24c     14 003 000     White-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon lepturus     

1987.01  24.06.1987   Definitives      
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36c     78 183 000     Christmas Island Hawk-Owl    Ninox natalis     

1988.01  26.01.1988   Arrival of first fleet   5v strip   
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37c     73 017 000     Sulphur-crested Cockatoo    Cacatua galerita     
37c     20 013 000     Great Egret    Ardea alba     

1988.02  01.03.1988   Imprint 1988 on 1987.01   16v sheet   
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Christmas Island Hawk-Owl  Ninox natalis
36c     78 183 000     Christmas Island Hawk-Owl    Ninox natalis     

1990.01  06.06.1990   WWF      
Abbott's Booby Sula abbotti Abbott's Booby Sula abbotti Abbott's Booby Sula abbotti Abbott's Booby Sula abbotti
10c     16 004 000     Abbott's Booby    Sula abbotti     
20c     16 004 000     Abbott's Booby    Sula abbotti     
29c     16 004 000     Abbott's Booby    Sula abbotti     
41c     16 004 000     Abbott's Booby    Sula abbotti     

1990.02  06.06.1990   Abbott's Booby   Sheet   
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41c     16 004 000     Abbott's Booby    Sula abbotti     
41c     16 004 000     Abbott's Booby    Sula abbotti     
41c     16 004 000     Abbott's Booby    Sula abbotti     

1990.03  24.08.1990   NEW ZEALAND '90   Sheet   1990.02
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41c     16 004 000     Abbott's Booby    Sula abbotti     
41c     16 004 000     Abbott's Booby    Sula abbotti     
41c     16 004 000     Abbott's Booby    Sula abbotti     

1990.04  06.12.1990   BIRDPEX '90   Sheet   1990.02
41c     16 004 000     Abbott's Booby    Sula abbotti     
41c     16 004 000     Abbott's Booby    Sula abbotti     
41c     16 004 000     Abbott's Booby    Sula abbotti     

1992.01  07.10.1992   Christmas   5v strip   
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40c     16 010 000     Brown Booby    Sula leucogaster     
40c     16 010 000     Brown Booby    Sula leucogaster     
and     14 002 000     Red-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon rubricauda     
45c     16 010 000     Brown Booby    Sula leucogaster     
1.05$     16 010 000     Brown Booby    Sula leucogaster     
and     14 002 000     Red-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon rubricauda     

1993.01  04.03.1993   Seabirds   Strip   
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45c     16 004 000     Abbott's Booby    Sula abbotti     
45c     19 002 000     Christmas Island Frigatebird    Fregata andrewsi     
45c     67 001 000     Brown Noddy    Anous stolidus     
45c     14 003 000     White-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon lepturus     
45c     16 010 000     Brown Booby    Sula leucogaster     

1993.02  04.03.1993   Seabirds   Sheet   1993.01
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45c     16 004 000     Abbott's Booby    Sula abbotti     
45c     19 002 000     Christmas Island Frigatebird    Fregata andrewsi     
45c     67 001 000     Brown Noddy    Anous stolidus     
45c     14 003 000     White-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon lepturus     
45c     16 010 000     Brown Booby    Sula leucogaster     

1993.03  29.05.1993   INDOPEX '93   Sheet   1993.02
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45c     16 004 000     Abbott's Booby    Sula abbotti     
45c     19 002 000     Christmas Island Frigatebird    Fregata andrewsi     
45c     67 001 000     Brown Noddy    Anous stolidus     
45c     14 003 000     White-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon lepturus     
45c     16 010 000     Brown Booby    Sula leucogaster     

1993.04  14.08.1993   TAIPEI '93   Sheet   1993.02
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45c     16 004 000     Abbott's Booby    Sula abbotti     
45c     19 002 000     Christmas Island Frigatebird    Fregata andrewsi     
45c     67 001 000     Brown Noddy    Anous stolidus     
45c     14 003 000     White-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon lepturus     
45c     16 010 000     Brown Booby    Sula leucogaster     

1993.05  02.09.1993   Christmas   3v set   
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1$     19 002 000     Christmas Island Frigatebird    Fregata andrewsi     

1996.01  11.07.1996   Land birds      
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45c     169 032 000     Christmas Island White-eye    Zosterops natalis     
85c     78 183 000     Christmas Island Hawk-Owl    Ninox natalis     

1997.01  11.09.1997   Christmas   3v set   
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45c     78 183 000     Christmas Island Hawk-Owl    Ninox natalis     
and     191 140 000     Java Sparrow    Padda oryzivora     
and     16 009 000     Red-footed Booby    Sula sula     
80c     191 140 000     Java Sparrow    Padda oryzivora     

1998.01  12.03.1998   Marine life   20v sheet   
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5c     19 002 000     Christmas Island Frigatebird    Fregata andrewsi     
10c     20 026 000     Pacific Reef-Heron    Egretta sacra     
25c     67 007 000     Sooty Tern    Onychoprion fuscatus     
45c     16 010 000     Brown Booby    Sula leucogaster     

1999.01  09.09.1999   Christmas   3v set   
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45c     16 004 000     Abbott's Booby    Sula abbotti     
and     19 002 000     Christmas Island Frigatebird    Fregata andrewsi     
and     14 003 000     White-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon lepturus     
95c     16 004 000     Abbott's Booby    Sula abbotti     

2000.01  05.09.2000   Christmas      
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40c     16 010 000     Brown Booby    Sula leucogaster     
and     19 002 000     Christmas Island Frigatebird    Fregata andrewsi     
and     14 002 000     Red-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon rubricauda     
40c     16 010 000     Brown Booby    Sula leucogaster     
and     19 002 000     Christmas Island Frigatebird    Fregata andrewsi     
and     14 002 000     Red-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon rubricauda     
45c     16 010 000     Brown Booby    Sula leucogaster     
and     19 002 000     Christmas Island Frigatebird    Fregata andrewsi     
and     14 002 000     Red-tailed Tropicbird    Phaethon rubricauda     

2002.01  01.05.2002   WWF      
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45c     72 287 000     Christmas Island Imperial-Pigeon    Ducula whartoni     
45c     78 183 000     Christmas Island Hawk-Owl    Ninox natalis     
1$     30 109 000     Brown Goshawk    Accipiter fasciatus     
1.50$     136 114 000     Island Thrush    Turdus poliocephalus     

2008.01  10.06.2008   50 years as an Australian Territory   3v set   
50c     16 004 000     Abbott's Booby    Sula abbotti     

Christmas Island map

Location: Southeastern Asia, island in the Indian Ocean
Population: 1,600
Climate: tropical; heat and humidity moderated by trade winds
Terrain: steep cliffs along coast rise abruptly to central plateau

Birds: 100 species, 2 endemic

Links:
Australia Post postal administration website
Charles William Andrews Wikipedia
Richard Hanitsch web search

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08.05.2008