Letters bearing novel stamps have reeritly been received by Mr P. B. Shine, of Arcadia road, Epsom. Au'c-k land. The letters coine from ’Christmas Island, which is situated justnorth of the equator. The island is leased by Central Pacific Coconut Plantations Ltd., and mail is delivered there only about twice a year. Tlio company runs a special mail boat service a t irregular intervals, nml for this it issues its own stamps and uses its own cancellation maik. The stamps are used in denominations of five cents and 10 cents- Both have the same design, showing a schooner off a palm-fringed beach, but there is a slight difference in the colors. The extent to which the island is “off the beaten track” i.v shown in that Mr Shine dispatched his request for letters hearing the company’s stamp on February 2.
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Gisborne Times, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 12750, 4 January 1936, Page 5
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