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Auction: 19045 - The Philatelic Collectors' Series Sale
Lot: 598

(†) Gilbert and Ellice Islands
Christmas Island
1957 (23 Apr.) and 1958 (22 Apr.) envelopes from the same correspondence to England, bearing GB 2½d. and 3d. respectively and tied by "b.f.p.o./christmas island" c.d.s., fine

Note: British Forces were conducting atomic testing - Operation Grapple X - at Christmas Island. The bomb was dropped on 7 November 1957.

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Estimate
£60 to £80

Starting price
£40