Thursday, June 12, 2014

CHRISTMAS ISLAND POSTCARD : CHRISTMAS ISLAND VIEW

THE PICTURE : The Territory of Christmas Island is a territory of Australia in the Indian Ocean. It has a population of 2,072 residents who live in a number of "Settlement areas" on the northern tip of the island: Flying Fish Cove (also known as Kampong), Silver City, Poon Saan, and Drumsite. The majority of the population is Chinese Australian. It is called Christmas Island because it was discovered on Christmas Day.
THE STAMP : It is Marry Christmas Island stamp and Coral Rabbitfish stamp (issued on 2010).

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