This small junkongs are used by the islanders of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands to sail to neighbouring islands and as pleasure craft. Junking is the common name for a boat; so all kinds of boats are falling under that name.
The boat is constructed of teak, and have red blue or striped sails, strangely the sails on the stamp are yellow.
The junkong depict on this stamps is being leisurely sailed in a lagoon.
The junkong on the 35c is as given by the Australian P.O. Philately, a locally-built type of sailboat which is used by the islanders for transportion to neighbour islands, for fishing and pleasure, It is built of teak or ironwood, and after WW1, the metal used on the boats was from the German cruiser EMDEN, wrecked on the North Keeling Island.
After WWII, the metal was salvaged from vehicles left from that war. This same type of boat is shown on 2sh as a dukong. The spelling of the word has been changed to accord with current usage
The junkong seen on the 60c as given by the Cocos Post: These Malay sailing boats are an end result of generations of Scottish and Malay adaptations. The bottom is broad and bears a keel of 150mm. Larger junkongs are sailed at least once a year during the Hari Raya festivals.
Cocos (Keeling) Islands 1976 35c sg28, 1979 50c sg33, 25c sg48, 1984 55c sg 112, 1$ sgMS114. 1984 2$ sgMS121. 1985 30c sg126. 1987 36c sg158, 65c sg170. 1988 90c sg189. 1989 35c/$1.10 sg211/13. 1994 45c sg311. 1999 45c sg360/63, 5c sg364/15.
2011 60c sg?, scott?