COCOS (KEELING) ISLANDS 1963 - 2022 A Simplified Listing Revised: 9 January 2026 Search Years 1960's 1970's 1980's 1990's 2000's 2010's 2020's Notes & Abbreviations STAMP HISTORY The Cocos (Keeling) Islands have been an Australian Territory since 1963 1933 ..... Stamps of the Straits Settlements were used until 1937. 1938 ..... During the War and up to to 1954, an RAAF Post Office operated and Australian Stamps were used until 1952. 1952 ..... The Malayan Postal Administration opened a Post Office, using Singapore Stamps until 1955. 1955 ..... Administration of the Islands transferred to Australia, with Australian Stamps being used again. 1963 ..... First Stamps inscribed "Cocos (Keeling) Islands" issued. 1994 ..... Australia Post takes over the Island's Postal Service adding "Australia" to the Stamps.  These stamps are valid for postage in Australia. 1963  STAMP ISSUES Cocos (Keeling) Islands Pictorials: Definitives 11 June 1963 - Stamps 1,3,4,5 Issued in Sheets of 60.  Stamps 2,6 Issued in sheets of 80. 1 3d.  Copra Industry 2 5d.  Super Constellation Airplane 3 8d.  Map of Islands 4 1s.  Cocos Palms 5 2s.  Native Dukong 6 2s.3d.  White Tern 1965  STAMP ISSUES Cocos (Keeling) Islands 50th Anniversary of Gallipoli Landing 14 April 1965 - Issued in Sheets of 48. 1 5d.  Simpson and his Donkey 1969  STAMP ISSUES Cocos (Keeling) Islands Bird & Marine Life: Definitives 9 July 1969 -  Issued in Sheets of 100. 1 1c.  Turbo Shell 2 2c.  Crocus Clam 3 3c.  Southern Giant Clam 4 4c.  Floral Blenny Fish 5 5c.  Porites Coral 6 6c.  Glider Flying Fish 7 10c.  Buff-banded Rail 8 15c.  Java Sparrow   9 20c.  Red-tailed Tropic Bird 10 30c.  Sooty Tern 12 $1.00.  Great Frigatebird 1976  STAMP ISSUES Cocos (Keeling) Islands Ships Associated with the Cocos (Keeling) Island: Definitives 29 March 1976 - Issued in Sheets of 100. 1 1c.  Dragon   2 2c.  HMS Juno 3 5c.  HMS Beagle 4 10c.  HMAS Sydney 5 15c.  SMS Emden 6 20c.  Ayesha 7 25c.  TSS Islander 8 30c.  MV Cheshire 9 35c.  Jukung Sailboat 10 40c.  CS Scotia 11 50c.  RMS Orintes 12 $1.00.  Royal Yacht Gothic 1979  STAMP ISSUES Cocos (Keeling) Islands Inauguration of Postal Service 3 September 1979 - Issued in Sheets of 50. 1 20c . Australian Flag, Map, & View Cocos (Keeling) Islands Establishment of First Statutory Council 3 September 1979 - Issued in Sheets of 50. 2 50c.  Council Seal & Sailboat Cocos (Keeling) Islands Fish found in the Waters of Cocos (Keeling) Islands: 1 3 September 1979 - Issued in Sheets of 50. 3 1c.  Forceps Fish 4 5c.  Barbier 5 35c.  Cocos-Keeling Angelfish 6 $1.00.  Palette Surgeonfish Cocos (Keeling) Islands Christmas 22 October 1979 - Issued in Sheets of 50.   7 25c. "Peace on Earth" 8 55c. "Goodwill Toward Men"   Cocos (Keeling) Islands Fish found in the Waters of Cocos (Keeling) Islands: 2 19 November 1979 - Issued in Sheets of 50.   9 2c.  Ornate Butterflyfish 10 15c.  Pink Wrasse 11 20c.  Clark's Anemonefish 12 30c.  Madagascar Butterflyfish 13 40c.  Coral Hogfish 14 50c.  Clown Wrasse 1980  STAMP ISSUES Cocos (Keeling) Islands Fish found in the Waters of Cocos (Keeling) Islands: 3 18 February 1980 - Issued in Sheets of 50. 1 10c.  Meyer's Butterflyfish 2 25c.  Red-breasted Wrasse 3 55c.  Yellow-tailed Tamarin 4 $2.00.  Melon Butterflyfish Cocos (Keeling) Islands Fish found in the Waters of Cocos (Keeling) Islands: 4 1 July 1980 - Issued in Sheets of 50. 5 22c.  Undulate Triggerfish 6 28c.  Guineafowl Wrasse 7 60c.  Greasy Grouper Cocos (Keeling) Islands Christmas 22 October 1980 - Issued in Sheets of 50.   8 15c.  Star & Map   9 28c.  Map & Wise Men 10 60c.  Map & Nativity Scene Cocos (Keeling) Islands 25th Anniversary as an Australian Territory 24 November 1980 - Issued in Composite Sheets of 50, in Se-tenant Strips of 5. View 11 22c.  Britain 12 22c.  Ceylon 13 22c.  Straits Settlement 14 22c.  Singapore 15 22c.  Australia Cocos (Keeling) Islands 400th Anniversary of Sir Francis Drake's Circumnavigation of the World 18 December 1980 - Issued in Sheets of 50. 16 22c.  Eye of the Wind & Map 17 28c.  Voyage Routes 18 35c.  Drake & Golden Hind 19 60c.  Charles & Eye of the Wind 1981  STAMP ISSUES Cocos (Keeling) Islands Opening of Animal Quarantine Station 12 May 1981 - Issued in Sheets of 50. 1 22c.  Aerial View 2 45c.  Unloading Livestock 3 60c.  Livestock in Pen Cocos (Keeling) Islands Aircraft 23 June 1981 - Issued in Composite Sheets of 50, in Se-tenant Strips of 5. View 4 22c.  Catalina 5 22c.  Liberator & Lancastrian 6 22c.  DC4 Skymaster & Constellation 7 22c.  Electra 8 22c.  Boeing 727 Cocos (Keeling) Islands Royal Wedding 29 July 1981 - Issued in Sheets of 50.     9 24c.  Royal Wedding   10 60c.  Royal Wedding   Cocos (Keeling) Islands Christmas: Famous Carols 22 October 1981 - Issued in Sheets of 50. 11 18c.  Angels 12 30c.  Shepherds 13 60c.  Manger Cocos (Keeling) Islands 150th Anniversary of Charles Darwin's Voyage 28 December 1981 - Stamps 14-15 issued in Miniature Sheets of 2.  View.   Stamps 16-18 issued in Sheets of 50. 14 24c.  Cross-section of West Island 15 24c.  Cross-section of East Island 16 24c.  Serpent Coral & Mushroom Coral 17 45c.  Charles Darwin & Cactus Coral 18 60c.  HMS Beagle & Brain Coral 1982  STAMP ISSUES Cocos (Keeling) Islands 125th Anniversary of Annexation of Cocos (Keeling) Islands to the British Empire 31 March 1982 - Issued in Sheets of 50. 1 24c.  Queen Victoria 2 45c.  Union Flag 3 60c.  Capt. S. Fremantle Cocos (Keeling) Islands 75th Anniversary of Boy Scout Movement 21 July 1982 - Issued in Sheets of 50. 4 27c.  Lord Baden-Powell 5 75c.  Map of Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Butterflies and Moths: 1 6 September 1982 - Issued in Sheets of 50. 6 1c.  Meadow Argus Butterfly 7 5c.  Hawkmoth Sp. 8 35c.  Pale Striated Hawkmoth 9 $1.00.  Castor Semi-looper Moth Cocos (Keeling) Islands Christmas 25 October 1982 - Issued in Sheets of 50. 10 21c.  Emmanuel 11 35c.  Good Tidings 12 75c.  Flight 1983  STAMP ISSUES Cocos (Keeling) Islands Butterflies and Moths: 2 6 January 1983 - Issued in Sheets of 50. 1 2c.  Hawkmoth Sp. 2 10c.  Owlet Moth Sp. 3 55c.  Danaid Eggfly Butterfly 4 $3.00.  Heliotrope Moth Cocos (Keeling) Islands Butterflies and Moths: 3 6 April 1983 - Issued in Sheets of 50. 5 20c.  Owlet Moth Sp. 6 30c.  Grass Moth Sp. 7 40c.  Common Crow Butterfly 8 45c.  Grass Moth Sp. Cocos (Keeling) Islands Butterflies and Moths: 4 1 July 1983 - Issued in Sheets of 50. 9 25c.  Eublemma Moth Sp. 10 50c.  African Monarch Butterfly 11 60c.  Oriental Leaf-worm Moth 12 $2.00.  Sphingid Moth Cocos (Keeling) Islands Christmas 31 October 1983 - Issued in Composite Sheets of 50, in Se-tenant Strips of 5. View 13 24c.  Journey 14 24c.  Birth 15 24c.  Good News 16 24c.  Three Kings 17 24c.  Adoration 1984  STAMP ISSUES Cocos (Keeling) Islands Cocos-Malay Culture: 1 27 January 1984 - Issued in Sheets of 50. 1 45c.  Hari Raya 2 75c.  Melenggok Dance 3 85c.  Cocos-Malay Wedding Cocos (Keeling) Islands 75th Anniversary of Cocos Barrel Mail 20 April 1984 - Stamps 4-6 issued in Sheets of 50.  Stamp 7 issued in Miniature Sheets of 1 View. 4 35c.  Unpacking Barrel 5 55c.  Jukongs awaiting Mail Ship 6 70c.  Mail Ship SS Morea 7 $1.00.  Retrieving the Barrel Cocos (Keeling) Islands 375th Anniversary of the Discovery of Cocos (Keeling) Islands 10 July 1984 - Issued in Sheets of 50.   8 30c.  Capt. William Keeling   9 65c.  Keeling's Ship Hector 10 95c.  Mariner's Astrolabe 11 $1.10.  Map circa 1666 Cocos (Keeling) Islands AUSIPEX International Stamp Exhibition, Melbourne 21 September 1984 - Stamps 12-13 issued in Sheets of 50.  Stamp 14 issued in Miniature Sheets of 1 View. 12 45c.  Malay Settlement, Home island 13 55c.  Airstrip, West Island 14 $2.00.  Jukongs Racing Cocos (Keeling) Islands Christmas: Symbolic Rainbows 31 October 1984 - Issued in Sheets of 50. 15 24c.  Fish 16 35c.  Butterfly 17 55c.  Bird Cocos (Keeling) Islands Integration of Cocos (Keeling) Islands with Australia 30 November 1984 - Issued in Miniature Sheets of 2 View.   18 30c.  Cocos Islanders   19 30c.  Australian Flag on Island   1985  STAMP ISSUES Cocos (Keeling) Islands Cocos-Malay Culture: 2 30 January 1985 - Issued in Sheets of 50. 1 30c.  Jukong Building 2 45c.  Blacksmithing 3 55c.  Woodcarving Cocos (Keeling) Islands Cable Laying Ships 24 April 1985 - Issued in Sheets of 50. 4 33c.  CS Scotia 5 65c.  CS Anglia 6 80c.  CS Patrol Cocos (Keeling) Islands Birds of the Islands 17 July 1985 - Issued in Composite Sheets of 72, in Se-tenant Blocks of 3 View. 7 33c.  Red-footed Booby 8 60c.  Nankeen Night Heron 9 $1.00.  Buff-banded Rail Cocos (Keeling) Islands Shells & Molluscs: 1 18 September 1985 - Issued in Sheets of 50. 10 1c.  Mantled Top 11 5c.  Purple Pacific Drupe 12 33c.  Reticulated Mitre 13 $1.00.  Varicose Nudibranch Cocos (Keeling) Islands Christmas: Night Sky & Palm Trees 30 October 1985 - Issued in Miniature Sheets of 4 View. 14 27c.  Stamp Top Left 15 27c.  Stamp Top Right 16 27c.  Stamp Bottom Left 17 27c.  Stamp Bottom Right 1986  STAMP ISSUES Cocos (Keeling) Islands Shells & Molluscs: 2 29 January 1986 - Issued in Sheets of 50. 1 2c.  Rang's Nerite 2 3c.  Jewel Box 3 10c.  Soldier Cone 4 $3.00.  Cymbal Bubble Snail Cocos (Keeling) Islands Charles Darwin's Visit 1 April 1986  - Issued in Sheets of 50. 5 33c.  Charles Darwin 6 60c.  Map of Darwin's Route 7 $1.00.  HMS Beagle Cocos (Keeling) Islands Shells & Molluscs: 3 30 April 1986 - Issued in Sheets of 50.   8 15c.  Marlin-spike Auger   9 20c.  Pacific Strawberry Cockle 10 30c.  Lajonkaire's Turban 11 40c.  Common Spider Conch Cocos (Keeling) Islands Shells & Molluscs: 4 30 July 1986 - Issued in Sheets of 50. 12 4c.  Money Cowrie 13 50c.  Fluted Giant Clam 14 60c.  Minstrel Cowrie 15 $2.00.  Tessellated Nudibranch Cocos (Keeling) Islands Christmas 29 October 1986 - Issued in Sheets of 50. 16 30c.  Coconut Palm & Holly Sprigs 17 90c.  Nautilus Shell & Baubles 18 $1.00.  Tropical Fish & Bell 1987  STAMP ISSUES Cocos (Keeling) Islands Sailing Craft 28 January 1987 - Issued in Sheetlets of 20 View, in Se-tenant Strips of 4 View. 1 36c.  Jukong 2 36c.  Ocean Racing 3 36c.  Sarimanok 4 36c.  Schooner Ayesha Cocos (Keeling) Islands Island Scenes 8 April 1987 - Issued in Sheets of 50. 5 70c.  Beach, Direction Island 6 90c.  Palm Forest, West Island 7 $1.00.  Golf Course Cocos (Keeling) Islands Communication Links 29 July 1987 - Issued in Sheets of 50.   8 70c.  Radio   9 75c.  Air Services 10 90c.  Satellite 11 $1.00.  Airmail Cocos (Keeling) Islands Cocos Malay Industry 16 September 1987 - Issued in Sheets of 50. 12 45c.  Batik Painting 13 65c.  Boat Building 14 75c.  Copra Production Cocos (Keeling) Islands Christmas 28 October 1987 - Issued in Sheets of 50. 15 30c.  Peace 16 90c.  Unity 17 $1.00.  Goodwill 1988  STAMP ISSUES Cocos (Keeling) Islands Bicentennial of Australian Settlement: Arrival of the First Fleet 26 January 1988 - Issued in Composite Sheets of 50, in Se-tenant Strips of 5. View 1 37c.  Arrival of the Fleet 2 37c.  Anchored Ships 3 37c.  Sydney Cove 4 37c.  Ship's Boat 5 37c.  Raising the Flag Cocos (Keeling) Islands Life Cycle of the Coconut 13 April 1988 - Issued in Sheets of 50, and in Miniature Sheets of 4 View. 6 37c.  Coconut Flower 7 65c.  Small Nut Stage 8 90c.  Full Grown Nuts 9 $1.00.  Seedling Nuts Cocos (Keeling) Islands 25th Anniversary of the First Cocos (Keeling) Islands' Stamps 15 June 1988 - Issued in Sheets of 24. 10 37c.  Copra 11 55c.  Palms 12 65c.  Aircraft 13 70c.  Map 14 90c.  Jukong 15 $1.00.  Tern Cocos (Keeling) Islands Flora of the Islands: 1 29 July 1988 - Issued in Sheets of 50.  Stamp 19 also issued in Miniature Sheets of 1 View. 16 1c.  Bougainvillea 17 5c.  Morinda Coffee Tree 18 37c.  Alexandrian Laurel 19 $3.00.  Sea Hibiscus Cocos (Keeling) Islands Christmas: Beach at Sunset 12 October 1988 - Issued in Sheets of 50. 20 32c.  Orange Sunset 21 90c.  Red Sunset 22 $1.00.  Violet Sunset 1989  STAMP ISSUES Cocos (Keeling) Islands Flora of the Islands: 2 18 January 1989 - Issued in Sheets of 50.  Stamps 2 & 4 included in a 1990 Miniature Sheet of 3  View. 1 2c.  Coconut Palm 2 10c.  Borage Tree 3 30c.  Tree Heliotrope 4 $2.00.  Beach Cabbage Cocos (Keeling) Islands Flora of the Islands: 3 19 April 1989 - Issued in Sheets of 50.  Stamp 7 included in a 1990 Miniature Sheet of 3 View. 5 40c.  Fish Poison Tree 6 50c.  Gray Nicker 7 90c.  Tropical Almond 8 $1.00.  Sea Mangrove Cocos (Keeling) Islands First Indian Ocean Aerial Survey 19 July 1989 - Issued in Sheets of 50.    9 40c.  Capt. P. Taylor 10 70c.  Guba II Crew 11 $1.00.  Guba II over Direction Island 12 $1.10.  Unissued Stamp Cocos (Keeling) Islands Christmas 18 October 1989 - Issued in Sheets of 50.  13 35c.  Orange Striped Sail 13 80c.  Yellow Striped Sail 15 $1.10.  Red Striped Sail Cocos (Keeling) Islands Destruction of German Cruiser SMS Emden 9 November 1989 - Issued in Composite Sheets of 40 View,  in Se-tenant Strip of 4 with a Label  View,  and in Miniature Sheets of 4  View. 16 40c.  Australia Cruiser HMAS Sydney 17 70c.  German SMS Emden 18 $1.00.  Emden's Steam Launch 19 $1.10.  HMAS Sydney & Crest 1990  STAMP ISSUES Cocos (Keeling) Islands Cocos (Keeling) Islands' Crabs 31 May 1990 - Issued in Sheets of 30.  1 45c.  Xanthid Crab 2 75c.  Ghost Crab 3 $1.00.  Red-backed Mud Crab 4 $1.30.  Coconut Crab Cocos (Keeling) Islands Navigators of the Pacific 24 August 1990 - Issued in Sheets of 10, and in Imperforate Miniature Sheets of 4. View 5 45c.  Capt. Keeling  6 75c.  Capt. Fitzroy 7 $1.00.  Capt. Belcher  8 $1.30.  Capt. Freemantle Cocos (Keeling) Islands Airmail Provisional Surcharge 11 December 1990 - Issued in Sheets of 24. 9 $5. Surcharge on 65c. 25th Anniversary Stamp Cocos (Keeling) Islands Christmas 12 December 1990 - Issued in Sheets of 50.  Stamp 10 also issued in Booklets of 6 View, and in Booklets of 10 View. 10 40c.  Coco Atoll from West 11 70c.  Coco Atoll from South 12 $1.30.  Coco Atoll from East Cocos (Keeling) Islands Shell Provisional Surcharges: 12 December 1990 - Issued in Sheets of 50. 13 (43c.)  "Mainland Postage Paid" on 10c. Shell 1991  STAMP ISSUES Cocos (Keeling) Islands Shell Provisional Surcharges: 2 21 January 1991 - Issued in Sheets of 50. 1 (1c.)  "Postage Paid Local" on 30c.  Shell Cocos (Keeling) Islands Starfish & Sea Urchins 28 February 1991 - Issued in Sheets of 50. 2 45c.  Beaded Sea Star 3 75c.  Feather Star 4 $1.00.  Slate Pencil Urchin 5 $1.30.  Globose Sea Urchin Cocos (Keeling) Islands Shell Provisional Surcharges: 3 7 March 1991 - Issued in Sheets of 50. 6 (43c.)  "Mainland Postage Paid" on 10c. Shell 7 70c.  "Zone 1 Postage Paid" on 60c. Shell 8 80c.  "Zone 2 Postage Paid" on 50c. Shell 9 $1.20.  "Zone 5 Postage Paid" on 15c. Shell Cocos (Keeling) Islands Malay Hari Raya Festival 16 April 1991 - Issued in Sheets of 50. 10 45c.  Cocos Islands 11 75c.  Island House 12 $1.30.  Islands Scene Cocos (Keeling) Islands Christmas 6 November 1991 - Stamps 13-16 issued in Sheets of 30.  Stamps 17-20 issued in Miniature Sheets of 4 View. 13 38c.  Child Praying 14 43c.  Child Dreaming 15 $1.00.  Dark Haired Child Singing 16 $1.20.  Blond Haired Child Singing 17 38c.  Children's Choir 1 18 43c.  Children's Choir 2 19 $1.00.  Children's Choir 3 20 $1.20.  Children's Choir 4 1992  STAMP ISSUES Cocos (Keeling) Islands Crabs: 1 28 February 1992 - Issued in Sheets of 50. 1 5c.  Boxer Crab 2 20c.  Halloween Hermit Crab 3 40c.  Swimming Crab 4 45c.  Blue Hermit Crab 5 60c.  Guard Crab 6 $3.00.  Blue Coral Crab Cocos (Keeling) Islands 500th Anniversary of Discovery of America by Columbus 22 May 1992 - Issued in Sheets of 50. 7 $1.05.  Santa Maria Cocos (Keeling) Islands Endangered Species: Buff-banded Rail 11 June 1992 - Stamps 8-11 issued in sheetlets of 16 View. Stamps 12-14 issued in Miniature Sheets of 3 View.    8 10c.  Searching for Food   9 15c.  Adult with Chicks 10 30c.  Drinking   11 45c.  Rail's Nest 12 45c.  Rails at Pool 13 85c.  Chicks Hatching 14 $1.20.  Rail Close-up Cocos (Keeling) Islands Crabs: 2 11 August 1992 - Issued in Sheets of 50. 15 10c.  Mud Crab 16 30c.  Pebble Crab 17 50c.  Hermit Crab 18 80c.  Hermit Crab 19 $1.00.  Rusty Guard Crab 20  $2.00.  Bird's Nest Coral Crab Cocos (Keeling) Islands 50th Anniversary of Second World War 13 October 1992 - Issued in Sheets of 50. 21 45c.  RAF Spitfires 22 85c.  Japanese Bombers 23 $1.00.  RAF Flying Boat Cocos (Keeling) Islands Christmas 11 November 1992 - Issued in Sheets of 50. 24 40c.  Waves Breaking on Reef 25 80c.  Direction Island 26 $1.00.  Fish & Coral 1993  STAMP ISSUES Cocos (Keeling) Islands Corals 28 January 1993 - Issued in Sheets of 50. 1 45c.  Lobo Coral 2 85c.  Cauliflower Coral 3 $1.05.  Mushroom Coral 4 $1.20.  Trough Coral Cocos (Keeling) Islands Early Cocos (Keeling) Islands' Currency 30 March 1993 - Issued in Sheets of 50. 5 45c.  Plastic 5r. Token 6 85c.  Plastic 1r Token 7 $1.05.  150r Gold Coin 8 $1.20.  Plastic Token Cocos (Keeling) Islands Education 1 June 1993 - Issued in Sheets of 50.    9 5c.  Primary School 10 45c.  Secondary School 11 85c.  Traditional Crafts 12 $1.05.  Office Skills 13 $1.20.  Marine Cocos (Keeling) Islands Air-Sea Rescue 17 August 1993 - Issued in Sheets of 50, and in Miniature Sheets of 3. View 14 45c.  Lifeboat 15 85c.  Aircraft 16 $1.05.  Ferry Cocos (Keeling) Islands Christmas: Peace Doves 26 October 1993 - Issued in Sheets of 50. 17 40c.  Doves 18 80c.  Doves 19 $1.00.  Doves 1994  STAMP ISSUES Cocos (Keeling) Islands Transfer of Postal Service to Australia Post 17 February 1994 - Issued in Sheetlets of 20 View.  Stamps 16-20 also issued in Sheets of 100, in Se-tenant Strips of 5. View.  1 5c.  Two Triggerfish & Coral  2 5c.  Three Triggerfish & Map  3 5c.  Two Triggerfish  4 5c.  Triggerfish & Red Coral  5 5c.  Triggerfish & Brain Coral 6 10c.  Green Turtles Hatchlings  7 10c.  Two Green Turtles  8 10c.  Group of Young Green Turtles 9 10c.  Green Turtle & Island 10 10c.  Green Turtle & Butterflyfish 11 20c.  Three Butterflyfish 12 20c.  Butterflyfish & Brown Coral 13 20c.  Two Butterflyfish & Coral 14 20c.  Three Butterflyfish & Coral 15 20c.  Coral, Island & Butterflyfish 16 45c.  Jukong & Airport 17 45c.  Jukongs with Red/Blue Sails 18 45c.  Jukong with Yellow Sail 19 45c.  Two Jukongs in Distance 20 45c.  Jukongs with Blue Jip Sail Cocos (Keeling) Islands Shadow Puppets 16 June 1994 - Issued in Sheets of 100.     21 45c.  Prabu Abjasa 22 90c.  Prabu Pandu 23 $1.00.  Judistra 24 $1.35.  Abimanju Cocos (Keeling) Islands Christmas: Festive Season 31 October 1994 - Issued in Sheets of 100. 25 40c.  Angel 26 45c.  King 27 80c.  Mosque 1995  STAMP ISSUES Cocos (Keeling) Islands Sea-Birds of North Keeling Island 16 March 1995 - Issued in Sheets of 50, and in Miniature Sheets of 2 View. 1 45c.  White-tailed Tropicbird & Masked Booby 2 85c.  Great Frigatebird & White Tern Cocos (Keeling) Islands Insects 13 July 1995 - Stamps 3-7 issued in Composite Sheets of 100, in Se-tenant Strips of 5 View.  Stamp 8 issued in Sheets of 100. 3 45c.  Yellow Crazy Ant 4 45c.  Aedes Mosquito 5 45c.  Hawk Moth 6 45c.  Scarab Beetle 7 45c.  Lauxaniid Fly 8 $1.20.  Common Eggfly Cocos (Keeling) Islands Marine Life: 1 1 November 1995 - Issued in Sheets of 50. 9 40c.  Saddle Butterflyfish 10 80c.  Blue Tang 11 $1.05.  Longnose Butterflyfish 1996  STAMP ISSUES Cocos (Keeling) Islands Hari Raya Puasa Festival 19 February 1996 - Issued in Sheets of 50. 1 45c.  Greetings 2 75c.  Music 3 85c.  Feasting Cocos (Keeling) Islands Cocos Quarantine Station 13 June 1996 - Issued in Sheets of 50. 4 45c.  Black Rhinoceros 5 50c.  Alpacas 6 $1.05.  Boran Cattle 7 $1.20.  Ostrich Cocos (Keeling) Islands Marine Life: 2 15 August 1996 - Issued in Sheets of 50. 8 30c.  Gilded Triggerfish 9 45c.  Ringeye Hawkfish 10 85c.  Humphead Wrasse 11 $2.00.  Powder-blue Surgeonfish 1997  STAMP ISSUES Cocos (Keeling) Islands Hari Raya Puasa Festival 6 January 1997 - Issued in Sheets of 50. 1 45c.  Dancing & Tambourine 2 75c.  Girl Clapping & Dinghies 3 85c.  Dancers & Food Cocos (Keeling) Islands Marine Life: 3 14 August 1997 - Issued in Sheets of 50. 4 5c.  Redspot Wrasse 5 75c.  Orangespine Unicornfish 6 90c.  Threadfin Butterflyfish 7 $1.00.  Bluestripe Snapper 8 $1.20.  Freckled Hawkfish 1998  STAMP ISSUES Cocos (Keeling) Islands Hari Raya Puasa Festival 22 January 1998 - Issued in Composite Sheets of 50, in Se-tenant Strips of 5. View. 1 45c.  Wrapped Present 2 45c.  Mosque 3 45c.  Cocos Malay Woman 4 45c.  Yacht 5 45c.  People Dancing Cocos (Keeling) Islands Marine Life: 4 13 August 1998 - Issued in Sheets of 50. 6 70c.  Crowned Squirrelfish 7 95c.  Sixstripe Wrasse 8 $5.00.  Goldback Anthias 1999  STAMP ISSUES Cocos (Keeling) Islands Hari Raya Festival: Jukong Boats 11 February 1999 - Issued in Composite Sheets of 50, in Se-tenant Strips of 5. View 1 45c.  Preparing Food 2 45c.  Woman with Child 3 45c.  Jukongs & Palm Fronds 4 45c.  Men watching Jukongs 5 45c.  Jukong & White Flowers Cocos (Keeling) Islands Island Wildlife: Living Mosaic 17 June 1999 - Issued in Sheetlets of 20 View. 6 45c.  White Tern 7 25c.  Masked Booby  8 10c.  Direction Island Lagoon 9 5c.  Jukong 10 45c.  Tropic Bird & Frigate Bird 11 25c.  Lesser Wanderer 12 10c.  Black-backed Butterflyfish 13 5c.  Bennett's & Ornate Butterflyfish 14 45c.  Chinese Rose 15 25c.  Lesser & Greater Frigate Birds 16 10c.  Moorish Idols 17 5c.  Green & Hawksbill Turtles 18 45c.  Meadow Angus 19 25c.  Hawk Moth 20 10c.  Cooper's Reef Fish 21 5c.  Yellow-tailed Anemonefish 22 45c.  Sea Hibiscus 23 25c.  Common Eggfly 24 10c.  Red-tailed Tropic Birds 25 5c.  Humphead Wrasse 2000  STAMP ISSUES Cocos (Keeling) Islands New Millennium: Face of Cocos (Keeling) Island 13 April 2000 - Issued in Composite Sheets of 50, in Se-tenant Strips of 5 View. 1 45c.  Adult Man 2 45c.  Schoolgirl 3 45c.  Elderly Man 4 45c.  Toddler 5 45c.  Schoolboy Cocos (Keeling) Islands Endangered Species: Crabs of Cocos (Keeling) Islands 20 June 2000 - Stamps 6-7 & 8-9 issued in Composite Sheets of 50, in Se-tenant Pairs View. 6 5c.  Little Nipper Crab 7 5c.  Purple Crab 8 45c.  Smooth-handed Ghost Crab 9 45c.  Horn-eyed Ghost Crab 2001  STAMP ISSUES Cocos (Keeling) Islands Marine Life: 5 8 February 2001 - Issued in Composite Sheets of 50, in Se-tenant Bocks of 4 View 1 45c.  Wideband Fusilier 2 45c.  Striped Surgeonfish 3 45c.  Orange-band Surgeonfish 4 45c.  Indo-Pacific Sergeant 2002  STAMP ISSUES Cocos (Keeling) Islands Sea Turtles 1 October 2002 - Issued in Composite Sheets of 50, in Se-tenant Block of 4 View. 1 45c.  Loggerhead Turtle 2 45c.  Hawksbill Turtle 3 45c.  Leatherback Turtle 4 45c.  Green Turtle 2003  STAMP ISSUES Cocos (Keeling) Islands Shoreline Birds 17 June 2003 - Issued in Composite Sheets of 50, in Se-tenant Strips of 4 View. 1 50c.  Eastern Reef Egret 2 50c.  Sooty Tern 3 50c.  Ruddy Turnstone 4 50c.  Whimbrel 2004  STAMP ISSUES Cocos (Keeling) Islands 50th Anniversary of Royal Visit of Queen Elizabeth II 16 March 2004 - Stamps 1-2 issued in Composite Sheets of 50, in Se-tenant Blocks of 4 View.   Stamps 3-4 issued in Sheets of 50.  Stamps 1-4 also issued in Miniature Sheets of 4 View. 1 50c.  Cocos Malay Musicians 2 50c.  Royal Yacht Gothic 3 $1.00.  Clunies Ross House 4 $1.45.  Malay Jukong Model 2005  STAMP ISSUES Cocos (Keeling) Islands Reef Sharks 21 June 2005 - Stamps 1-2 issued in Composite Sheets of 50, in Se-tenant Pairs View.  Stamps 3-4 issued in Sheets of 50. 1 50c.  Blacktip Reef Shark 2 50c.  Grey Reef Sharks 3 $1.00.  Blacktip Reef Sharks 4 $1.45.  Grey Reef Shark 2006  STAMP ISSUES Cocos (Keeling) Islands Coral Reefs 13 June 2006 - Issued in Sheetlets of 20 View. 1 10c.  Frigatebird 2 10c.  Booby 3 10c.  Sooty Terns 4 10c.  White Terns 5 10c.  Nankeen Night Heron 6 25c.  Threadfin Butterflyfish   7 25c.  Saddle Butterflyfish   8 25c.  Orange Band Surgeonfish   9 25c.  Manta Ray 10 25c.  Scrawled Butterflyfish 11 25c.  Blue Tang 12 25c.  Picasso Triggerfish & Wrasse 13 25c.  Green Turtle 14 25c.  Moorish Idol 15 25c.  Longnose Butterflyfish 16 50c.  Seychelles Butterflyfish 17 50c.  Powder Blue Surgeonfish 18 50c.  Triggerfish & Starfish 19 50c.  Unknown Striped Fish 20 50c.  Yellow & Blue Damselfish 2007  STAMP ISSUES Cocos (Keeling) Islands Living Shells 20 March 2007 - Stamps 1-2 issued in Composite Sheets of 50, in Se-tenant Pairs View.  Stamps 3-4 issued in Sheets of 50. 1 50c.  Oriental Moonsnail 2 50c.  Pearly Nautilus 3 $1.00.  Partridge Tun 4 $1.45.  Giant Clam 2008  STAMP ISSUES Cocos (Keeling) Islands Visiting Birds 26 February 2008 - Stamps 1-2 issued in Composite Sheets of 50, in Se-tenant Block of 4 View.  Stamps 3-4 issued in Sheets of 50. 1 50c.  Black-winged Stilt 2 50c.  Chinese Pond Heron 3 $1.00.  White-breasted Waterhen 4 $1.45.  Saunders' Tern 2009  STAMP ISSUES Cocos (Keeling) Islands Cocos (Keeling) Islands: 400 Years 21 April 2009 - Stamps 1-2 issued in Composite Sheets of 50, in Se-tenant Blocks of 4 View.   Stamps 3-4 issued in Sheets of 50. 1 55c.  Sighting of the Islands 2 55c.  Sketch by Darwin 3 $1.10.  Coconut Labourer 4 $1.65.  Dugong & Map Cocos (Keeling) Islands Species at Risk: Australian Joint Territories Issue 4 August 2009 - Part of Composite Sheets of 50, in Se-tenant Strips of 5 View , with Decorative Gutters View.  Also part of Miniature Sheets of 5 View, and self-adhesive Booklets of 20 View. 5 55c.  Green Turtle 2010  STAMP ISSUES Cocos (Keeling) Islands Flowers of Cocos (Keeling) Islands 15 September 2010 - Stamps 1-2 & 3-4 issued in Composite Sheets of 50, in Se-tenant Pairs View. 1 60c.  Sea Hibiscus 2 60c.  Beach Morning Glory 3 $1.20.  Beach Mulberry 4 $1.20.  Bay Cedar 2011  STAMP ISSUES Cocos (Keeling) Islands Boats 18 January 2011 - Issued in Sheets of 50. 1 60c.  Jukongs 2 $1.20.  Small Boat 3 $1.80.  Glass-bottom Boat 4 $3.00.  Yacht Cocos (Keeling) Islands World Wide Fund for Nature: Fifty Years Joint Issue 30 August 2011 - Part of Composite Sheets of 50, in Se-tenant Blocks of 4 View.  Also part of Joint Issue Miniature Sheets of 4 View. 5 60c.  Dugong Cocos (Keeling) Islands Colours of Cocos (Keeling) Islands 6 September 2011 - Issued in Sheetlets of 20. View.   6 60c.  Sea Cumber   7 60c.  Fan Coral   8 60c.  Pink Sea Cumber   9 60c.  Pink Anemonefish 10 60c.  Christmas Tree Worm 11 60c.  Mushroom Coral 12 60c.  Giant Clam 13 60c.  Spotfin Lionfish 14 60c.  Scribbled Filefish 15 60c.  Neon Fusilier 16 60c.  Fan Coral 17 60c.  Nudibranch 18 60c.  Pink Anemonefish 19 60c.  Christmas Tree Worms 20 60c.  Forster's Hawkfish 21 60c.  Foliaceous Coral 22 60c.  Durban Dancing Shrimp 23 60c.  Magnificent Sea Anemone 24 60c.  Brain Coral 25 60c.  Crown-of-thorns Starfish 2012  STAMP ISSUES Cocos (Keeling) Islands Skies of Cocos (Keeling) Islands 22 May 2012 - Issued in Sheets of 50. 1 60c.  Old West Island Jetty 2 $1.20.  Trannies Beach 3 $1.80.  Sunset over Beach 4 $3.00.  View between Palms Cocos (Keeling) Islands Butterflies 2 August 2012 - Stamps 5-6 & 7-8 issued in Composite Sheets of 50, in Se-tenant Pairs View . 5 60c.  Meadow Angus 6 60c.  Common Crow 7 $1.20.  Australian Painted Lady 8 $1.20.  Varied Eggfly 2013  STAMP ISSUES Cocos (Keeling) Islands 50 Years of Stamps 4 June 2013 - Issued in Sheets of 50. Also issued in Miniature Sheets of 5 View. 1 5c.  Turtle & Diver 2 60c.  Canoe 3 $1.00.  Windsurfer 4 $1.20.  Coconut 5 $2.00.  Heron Cocos (Keeling) Islands Barrel Mail 6 August 2013 - Issued in Sheets of 50.   6  60c.  Landing Barrel Mail 7 $3.00.  Mailmen signalling Ship   2014  STAMP ISSUES Cocos (Keeling) Islands Maps of Cocos (Keeling) Islands 24 June 2014 - Stamps 1-2 issued in Composite Sheets of 50, in Se-tenant Pairs View.  Stamps 3-4 issued in Sheets of 50. 1 70c.  17th Century Italian Map 2 70c.  18th Century French Map 3 $1.40.  19th Century Dutch Map 4 $2.10.  20th Century English Map Cocos (Keeling) Islands Centenary of the Sydney / Emden Engagement 14 October 2014 - Issued in Sheets of 50.   5 70c.  HMAS Sydney 6 $3.50.  SMS Emden   2015  STAMP ISSUES Cocos (Keeling) Islands Visiting Birds 24 March 2015 - Issued in Sheets of 50. 1 70c.  Herald Petrel 2 70c.  Oriental Pratincole 3 70c.  Little Curlew 4 70c.  Indian Yellow-nosed Albatross Cocos (Keeling) Islands Islands of Cocas (Keeling) 25 August 2015 - Stamps 5-6 & 7-8 issued in Composite Sheets of 50, in Se-tenant Pairs View. 5 70c.  North Goat Island 6 70c.  Pulu Maraya   7 $1.40.  Burial Island 8 $1.40.  Prison Island 2016  STAMP ISSUES Cocos (Keeling) Islands Dolphins 17 May 2016 - Issued in Sheets of 50. 1 $1.00.  Common Dolphin 2 $1.00.  Spinner Dolphin 3 $1.00.  Indo-Pacific Bottlenose Dolphin Cocos (Keeling) Islands Art of Cocos (Keeling) Islands 18 October 2016 - Stamps 4-5 & 6-7 issued in Composite Sheets of 50, in Se-tenant Pairs View.  Stamps 4-7 issued in Miniature Sheets of 4 View. 4 $1.00.  Rope Float 5 $1.00.  Disk Float 6 $2.00.  Cloth Boat 7 $2.00.  Rope Boat 2017  STAMP ISSUES Cocos (Keeling) Islands Garden Fruits of Cocos 30 May 2017 - Stamps 1-2 & 3-4 issued in Composite Sheets of 50, in Se-tenant Pairs View.  Stamps 1-4 also issued in Miniature Sheets of 4 View. 1 $1.00.  West Indian Lime 2 $1.00.  Rose Apple 3 $2.00.  Sapodilla 4 $2.00.  Breadfruit Cocos (Keeling) Islands Cocas Civil Aviation History 31 October 2017 - Issued in Sheets of 50.  Also issued in Miniature Sheets of 4 View. 5 $1.00.  Consolidated 28-3 6 $1.00.  Avro Lancastrian 7 $1.00.  Lockheed Electra 8 $1.00.  Boeing 727 2018  STAMP ISSUES Cocos (Keeling) Islands Basket Weaving 26 June 2018 - Issued in Sheets of 50, and in Miniature Sheets of 3 View. 1 $1.00.  Woven Rice Parcels 2 $1.00.  Carry Basket 3 $2.00.  Table Bowl Cocos (Keeling) Islands Shadow Puppets 16 October 2018 - Issued in Sheets of 50, and in Miniature Sheets of 4 View. 4 $1.00.  Puppet 1 5 $1.00.  Puppet 2 6 $1.00.  Puppet 3 7 $1.00.  Puppet 4 2019  STAMP ISSUES Cocos (Keeling) Islands Water Sports 28 May 2019 - Issued in Sheets of 50, and in Miniature Sheets of 4 View. 1 $1.00.  Windsurfing 2 $1.00.  Surfing 3 $2.00.  Snorkelling 4 $2.00.  Kite-surfing 2020   STAMP ISSUES Cocos (Keeling) Islands Booby Birds 12 May 2020 - Issued in Sheets of 50, and in Miniature Sheets of 3 View. 1 $1.10.  Brown Booby 2 $1.10.  Red-footed Booby 3 $2.20.  Masked Booby Cocos (Keeling) Islands Currency of the Clunies-Ross Era 20 October 2020 - Issued in Sheets of 50, and in Miniature Sheets of 4 View. 4 $1.10.  Paper Tokens, 1902 5 $1.10.  Ivorine Tokens, 1910 6 $2.20.  Plastic Tokens, 1968 7 $2.20.  Metal Coins, 1977 2021  STAMP ISSUES Cocos (Keeling) Islands Reef Manta Ray 18 May 2021 - Issued in 4x Sheets of 50, & 1x Miniature Sheet of 4. View 1 $1.10.  Group of Three 2 $1.10.  Ventral View 3 $2.20.  Dark Dorsal View 4 $2.20.  Black-and-White Dorsal View 2022  STAMP ISSUES Cocos (Keeling) Islands Historical Jukongs 17 May 2022 - Issued in Sheets of 50, and in Miniature Sheets of 2 View.   1 $1.10.  Racing 2 $2.20.  Working   This completes the Cocos (Keeling) Islands Stamps of the Queen Elizabeth II Era, 1952 to 2022 BACK TO TOP