Description: Christmas Island First Day Cover19th Century ExplorersIssued 27th August 2019Stamps in the Issue $1 - Captain John F L P Maclear, 1887In January 1887, Captain John Fiot Lee Pearse Maclear, of the Royal Navy, discovered an anchorage in a bay at Christmas Island that he named "Flying Fish Cove", after his ship. His party made a small collection of the island’s flora and fauna, though it was water-damaged on the voyage home. The species of now-extinct Christmas Island rat, Rattus macleari was named after him.$2 - Captain Pelham Aldrich, 1887At the end of September 1887, Captain Pelham Aldrich, also of the Royal Navy, visited Christmas Island, accompanied by naturalist Joseph Jackson Lister. Their party spent 10 days on the island, managing to penetrate further into the thick jungle than Maclear’s and successfully scaling the island’s tallest peak, later known as Murray Hill. Aldrich also named Egeria Point after his ship. Rock specimens collected and sent to Murray were found to contain almost pure phosphate of lime, just as Murray had predicted. At Murray’s urging, the British annexed Christmas Island in 1888. Please check out my other Ebay items Postage Discount Available If purchasing more than one item please request an invoice or wait for one to be issued combining postage Orders over $40 will require registered mail Payment requested within 5 days unless otherwise arranged
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