Christmas Island Cocoanut Plantation?

Hello All

Below is a 1934 4th printing (position: left pane, No. 3) Christmas Island Cocoanut Plantation stamp. Which country controlled this in 1934? I did not see it listed under Australia, England or Gilbert & Ellice Islands. I wish to find the Scott ID number and catalogue value for it. Or Is this considered a Cinderella?

Thanks for any reply's.

Maye this will help: http://www.stampboards.com/viewtopi...f=27&t=58389

Peter

Hi HTx,

This is a very nice design.

These were local stamps issued for Christmas Island in the Line Islands in the Pacific, now part of Kiribati.

Originally there was no post office on the island and the stamp paid for delivery to another island, often Papeete in Tahiti so combination covers exist.

5c stamps in this design were first produced in 1916 when various countries appear to have had half-hearted claims on the island.

The island was attached to the British colony of the Gilbert and Ellice Islands in 1919 and remained part of the colony until the colony became independent as Kiribati and Tuvalu.

Here's my only example:

@petert4522
Thanks for posting the link. It gave me some idea about value. Since I could not find a single on ebay, only on cover.
It gives me some idea of value. Although I don't intend to sell it, I still want to know.

@nigelc
Thanks for the reply. I guess I will place mine with the Gilbert & Ellice Islands stamps.
That's a nice example you have. Is it a first printing perf 12 1/2 or second printing perf 11 1/2 ?

Hi HTx,

It's perf 12 (or more accurately 11.9).

Do you have any dates for these different printings?

You mention two panes. What was the sheet layout?

I'm intrigued you can plate the stamp.

Could you do the same for mine please?

nice stamp/ love the design of it. may also ad some of the countries stamps to mine.

@nigelc

my information does not list a perf 12 ( 11.9 )
First Printing (1916) - 5c value perf 12½
Second Printing (1924) - 5c value perf 11½
Third Printing (1926) - 10c value perf 11½, corner figures and value in red
Fourth Printing (1934) - 10c value perf 11½, corner figures and value in greenish blue

the page layout constitutes a sheet of eight ( 2 x 4 ) such as this ( a left pane and a right pane)

1 2
3 4

Each of these four stamps show a primary flaw which will be found on all issues as follows:
No. 1....Red vertical dash cutting bottom right sun-ray.
No. 2....Blue dot behind mainsail opposite the "L" of "CENTRAL", bottom red frame line is thin at right.
No. 3...Blue dot on the white crest of surf, 1.75mm to left of and in line with, the head of the bird.
No. 4....Blue cross in sky behind mainsail opposite the "A" of "PACIFIC".

My guess is that your stamp is from the right pane and either a # 2 or a # 4 because of the large selvage. Your scan is not clear for me so I can not see the designated flaw as to exact number location. But your stamp may be totally different since it is a perf 12.

just for fun : The stamp shows a yacht, presumably the Ysabel May.

Hi HTx,

Thank you very much indeed for this information.

My example is position #2.

It has both the characteristics that you mentioned:

Hi HTx,

I guess my stamp is a second printing as, at least by eye, it seems to have the same perforation count (compared with the design dimensions) as your example.