Christmas Island - Central Pacific Cocoanut Plantations Ltd. Locals:
Cacheted covers with the small palm cachet.
23 February 2023 : 32 covers.
Nearly all covers are addressed to the "Sierra Stamp & Cover Service", 629 Gough Street, San Francisco, California.
This company advertised for instance in the boyscout paper: "Boy's Life" 1935: Mailed from Christmas Island: South Pacific, via Papeete, a beautifull
two color CACHET COVER with a Christmas Island and a Tahitian stamp cancelled on Christmas day. Send 35c NOW to ......
And they had ads in Linn's and printed promo-cards.
23 March 1935
(new 16 Sept. 2022)
Advertisement in Linn's Weekly Stamp News on 23 March 1935.
9 December 1935 ?
(new 16 Sept. 2022)
Advertisement card from 1935 possibly.
9 December 1935 ?
(new 16 Sept. 2022)
Advertisement card from 1935 possibly. Address side of the card.
Franked Océanie 25c and 5c (1922):
25 December 1934
VOIR TAHITI....28-1-35 17:00
Small palm cachet cover. Addressed to Ed. von Rosen, Elkin, West Va. but I'm sure that this label had been affixed later.
25 December 1934
VOIR TAHITI....28-1-35 17:00
25 December 1934
VOIR TAHITI....28-1-35 17:00
25 December 1934
VOIR TAHITI....28-1-35 17:00
Small palm cachet cover
25 Dec. 1934 (new Aug 2018)
VOIR TAHITI....28-1-35 21:00
(new 17 Jan 2020)
Small palm cachet cover to Sierra Stamp & Cover Service.
25 December 1934
VOIR TAHITI....28-1-35 21:00
Small palm cachet cover, additional Chicago address.
Source: Internet auction site.
25 Dec. 1934 (new Feb 2018)
VISITEZ....28-1-35 ???:00
Small palm cachet cover - source: Internet auction
25 Dec. 1934 (new Sept. 2022)
VISITEZ....28-1-35 21:00
Small palm cachet cover
25 Dec. 1934 (new Aug 2018)
VOIR TAHITI....28-1-35 21:00
(new 16 November 2022)
Small palm cachet cover to Sierra Stamp & Cover Service.
Franked Océanie 2 x 15c:
25 December 1934
VOIR TAHITI....28-1-35 17:00
25 December 1934
VISITEZ....28-1-35 21:00 (?)
Small palm cachet cover - (David Gillis coll.)
25 Dec. 1934 (new June 2020)
VISITEZ....28-1-35 21:00
Small palm cachet cover
25 Dec. 1934 (new Jan 2020)
VISITEZ....28-1-35 21:00
Small palm cachet cover
25 Dec. 1934 (new Feb 2023)
VISITEZ....28-1-35 21:00
Small palm cachet cover
Franked Océanie 25c and 5c (1934):
25 December 1934
VOIR TAHITI....28-1-35 17:00
Small palm cachet cover.
25 December 1934
VISITEZ TAHITI....28-1-35 17:00
Small palm cachet cover.
25 December 1934
VOIR TAHITI....28-1-35 17:00
Small palm cachet cover
25 December 1934
VOIR TAHITI....28-1-35 17:00
Small palm cachet cover
25 December 1934
VISITEZ TAHITI....28-1-35 17:00
Franked Océanie 30c:
25 December 1934
VISITEZ....28-1-35 21:00
Small palm cachet cover
25 December 1934
VISITEZ....28-1-35 21:00
Small palm cachet: cover to Sierra Co., San Francisco.
25 December 1934
no Papeete cancel
Small palm cachet cover
25 December 1934
VISITEZ....28-1-35 21:00
Small palm cachet cover
Image thanks to a New Zealand collector.
25 December 1934
VISITEZ....28-1-35 21:00
Small palm cachet cover
25 December 1934
VISITEZ....28-1-35 21:00
Small palm cachet cover
25 Dec. 1934 (new Dec. 2017)
VISITEZ....28-1-35 21:00
25 Dec. 1934 (new Mar 2018)
VISITEZ....28-1-35 21:00
25 Dec. 1934 (new Aug 2018)
VISITEZ....28-1-35 21:00
25 Dec. 1934 (new April 2020)
VISITEZ....28-1-35 21:00
Small palm cachet cover
25 Dec. 1934 (new Sept. 2022)
VISITEZ....28-1-35 21:00
Small palm cachet cover
25 Dec. 1934 (new Dec.2021)
VISITEZ....28-1-35 21:00
Small palm cachet cover
25 Dec. 1934 (new June 2022)
VISITEZ....28-1-35 21:00
Small palm cachet cover