Christmas Island -

" SHIPS ~ PLANES ~ 50th ANNIVERSARY END OF WORLD WAR II."

First Day Cover !

Reverse of Cover gives details, a few words:

" The Japanese occupied Christmas Island in 1942, took the remaining Europeans as prisoners of war (most had been evacuated earlier) and made some attempt to mine the phosphate. They withdrew at the end of 1943, transferring POWs to Surabaya and leaving a small number of troops in charge.. "

FDI: 12 OCTOBER 1995 Christmas Island Australia 6798.

(AWM13)