FALKLAND ISLANDS COVERS AND POSTAL HISTORY FOR SALE

The following items are for direct sale at the fixed prices stated, on a first-come-first-served basis.

Click on the ITEM NUMBER for a full description and illustration of each item.

Shipping and insurance costs are included so there will be no additional costs. All items will be shipped by privately insured registered mail without indication of value.

Payments can be made by personal cheques or bank drafts in Pounds Sterling or US Dollars. Bank transfers in Pounds, Dollars or Euros can also be made; please contact me for details. Payments by credit cards can also be made but I have to charge these in Swedish currency (SEK) and there is an additional charge of 4.2% of the entire amount.

Payments for larger purchases can be split over a shorter or longer period without any interest being charged. Please let me know what you have in mind.

Orders can be made by e-mail to stefan@novastamps.com or by phone (+46-8108362), fax (+46-8108361), or ordinary mail (Stefan Heijtz, Box 19541, S-10432 Stockholm, Sweden).

ITEM NO.

PRE-STAMP AND FRANK COVERS

PRICE

F3

1827 Ship letter from Port Louis to France - the second earliest known cover from the Falkland Islands!

£20,000

F5

1842 HMS Erebus & Terror Sailor's concessionary entire letter from Port Louis. Unique!

£20,000

F6

1843 OHMS part letter wrapper from London to Governor Moody, Port Louis - the earliest known cover to the Falkland Islands!

£9,000

F10

1862 Unpaid packet letter from Stanley to London via Valparaiso, Chile

£6,000

F13

1874 Inland letter from Johnson's Harbour to Stanley - the earliest known inland letter!

£5,000

F11

1872 Black Frank cover to Montevideo, Uruguay - superb!

£15,000

F12A

1873 Registered Black Frank cover to England

£12,000

F12B

1875 Registered Black Frank cover to Tobago, West Indies - unique!

£15,000

F20B

1887 Local Black Frank cover - unique!

£7,000

F15

1878 Registered Red Frank cover to England - one of three known!

£13,000

F16

1877 Red Frank cover to USA - unique!

£20,000

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ITEM NO.

19TH CENTURY STAMPLESS AND CONCESSIONARY MAIL

PRICE

F21A

1881 Officer's concessionary rate cover from Stanley to England with a GB 6d. stamp - one of two known!

SOLD

F20A

1883 local cover and letter from Stanley to Shallow Bay

£3,000

F33A

1892 unstamped OHMS cover to London

£2,500

F21B

1893 Soldier's concessionary rate cover from Stanley to England with a GB 1d. stamp - unique!

SOLD

F33B

1897 taxed unstamped registered OHMS cover to Germany - unique!

£2,500

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ITEM NO.

QUEEN VICTORIA POSTAL HISTORY 1878-1890

PRICE

F17B

1878 Registered cover to Belgium with two QV 6d. Stamps - the earliest known cover with Falkland stamps and the only known example of the first cork on cover - Unique!

£20,000

F18B

1878 the only known used block of four of the first Falkland stamp, QV 1d.

SOLD

F18C

1879 cover with four examples of the first Falkland stamp, QV 1d., to England - the only known example of this stamp on cover - the Crown Jewel of Falkland Islands philately!

£50,000

F19A

1882 cover with the first QV 4d. stamp, to England

£10,000

F73

1886 QV 1 1/2d. reply postcard to Germany with cork Ob.1/86

SOLD

F24

1888 Canadian reply postcard used from Stanley to Quebec - the earliest known use of a foreign reply postcard!

£3,000

F22B

1889 Registered cover to England with QV 1d.(x2) + 4d. - unique combination and rate!

£6,000

F23

1890 Registered cover to Germany with QV 1d.(x2) + 4d. + 6d. - unique combination and rate!

£6,000

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ITEM NO.

QUEEN VICTORIA BISECT COVERS 1891-93

PRICE

F25

1891 Bisect cover to England with QV 1d.(x2) + a bisect, redirected in England with an added GB 1d. stamp - unique!

SOLD

F26A

1891 Bisect cover to England with QV 1d.(x2) se-tenant with a surcharged bisect - unique!

£6,000

F26B

1891 Bisect cover (double rate) to England with four unsevered surcharged pairs and two surcharged bisects. Unique and undoubtably the most important bisect cover! Ex BSH Grant and illustrated in his book (page 42)

£12,000

 

F27A

1891 Bisect cover to USA with QV 1d.(x3) + two bisects - unique!

£5,000

F27B

1891 Bisect cover to Germany with QV 1d.(x2) + four bisects - unique!

£4,000

F34A

1891 printed paper wrapper to London with two bisects - unique!

£5,000

F51

1892 Bisect cover to London with five surcharged bisects

SOLD

F52

1893 registered Bisect cover to Jersey with QV 1d. and seven surcharged bisects

£1,500

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ITEM NO.

QUEEN VICTORIA POSTAL HISTORY 1891-1903

PRICE

F74B

1893 QV 1d. postcard to England, redirected to France with a GB 1d. stamp added - unique!

SOLD

F75A

1893 registered QV 1d. reply postcard with QV 1/2d.(x2) + 1d. and cork Ob.3/93 - unique!

£2,000

F75B

1894 Reply half of QV 1d. reply postcard correctly used from Germany to Stanley

SOLD

F62B

1897 underpaid taxed cover to Scotland with QV 2 1/2d. Prussian blue

£1,500

F60A

1897 Government House Recd cds on letter from Buckingham Palace to Governor Grey-Wilson - unique!

£1,000

F37

1898 local QV 1d. postcard used commercially within Stanley

£400

F76

1899 First Day of use of QV 1d. envelope to England - unique!

£1,000

F60B

1901 Government House Recd cds tying QV 1d. to cover to USA - one of three known!

£5,000

F77

1902 QV Postal Stationery cut-outs used on commercial cover to England - one of two known examples!

£2,500

F38

1902 parcel wrapping to England with QV 2 1/2d. + 6d.(x2) + 9d. + 1/- - the earliest known example of parcel post!

£1,200

F61A

1903 Official Paid marking on cover to Argentina - the earliest known use!

£2,000

F71B

1903 Scotia postcard sent by Hugo A Acuna - Argentine Postmaster of the South Orkneys

SOLD

 

F69

1904 cover sent by Robert F Scott with Discovery Antarctic Expedition logo

 

SOLD

 

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ITEM NO.

KEVII POSTAL HISTORY

PRICE

F65

 

The PAQUEBOT -marking on postcard from the Falklands to Finland 1907, one of 2 known!

£3,000

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ITEM NO.

KGV POSTAL HISTORY

PRICE

F66A

RMS Falkland, two different combinations of markings

SOLD

F63

1935 Deficient Postage Fine-marking on commercial cover to Stanley

£2,000

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ITEM NO.

POSTAL STATIONERY (also listed under the other categories)

PRICE

F73

1886 QV 1 1/2d. reply postcard to Germany with cork Ob.1/86

SOLD

F24

1888 Canadian reply postcard used from Stanley to Quebec - the earliest known use of a foreign reply postcard!

£3,000

F74B

1893 QV 1d. postcard to England, redirected to France with a GB 1d. stamp added - unique!

SOLD

F75A

1893 registered QV 1d. reply postcard with QV 1/2d.(x2) + 1d. and cork Ob.3/93 - unique!

£2,000

F75B

1894 Reply half of QV 1d. reply postcard correctly used from Germany to Stanley

SOLD

F37

1898 local QV 1d. postcard used commercially within Stanley

£400

F76

1899 First Day of use of QV 1d. envelope to England - unique!

£1,000

F77

1902 QV Postal Stationery cut-outs used on commercial cover to England - one of two known examples!

£2,500

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ITEM NO.

POSTAL MARKINGS (also listed under the other categories)

PRICE

F60A

Government House Recd cds on letter from Buckingham Palace to Governor Grey-Wilson 1897 - unique!

£1,000

F60B

Government House Recd cds tying QV 1d. to cover to USA 1901 - one of three known!

£5,000

F61A

Official Paid marking on cover to Argentina 1903 - the earliest known use!

£2,000

F65

The PAQUEBOT -marking on postcard from the Falklands to Finland 1907, one of 2 known!

£3,000

F63

Deficient Postage Fine-marking on commercial cover to Stanley 1935

£2,000

F66A

RMS Falkland, two different combinations of markings

SOLD

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ITEM NO.

WEST FALKLAND/FOX BAY POSTAL HISTORY

PRICE

F83B

W FALKLAND W ISLANDS cds on piece with QV 1/2d.(x4) + 1d. and two single QV 1d. stamps

£700

F84B

The Fox Bay CROWN REGISTERED marking on 1908 registered cover with QV 2d. + KEVII 1d. to England - one of three known!

SOLD

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ITEM NO.

NEW ISLAND POSTAL HISTORY

PRICE

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ALL SOLD

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ITEM NO.

SOUTH GEORGIA POSTAL HISTORY

PRICE

SG98A

1906 whaling postcard from Sweden to SOUTH GEORGIA - one of the earliest items known in connection with South Georgia!

SOLD

SG98B

1907 whaling cover from Norway to SOUTH GEORGIA - one of the earliest items known in connection with South Georgia!

£1,500

SG99

1907 postcard from South Georgia to England with cachet FROM THE SOUTH GEORGIA EXPEDITION BY E SWINHOE - Unique!

£5,000

SG102A

1910 "South Georgia." imprint on cover to Stanley

SOLD

SG102B

1911 "South Georgia." imprint on registered cover to Argentina sent by the Captain of the German Antarctic Expedition

£4,000

SG106

1911 German South Polar Expedition cover to Otto Nordenskjöld, Sweden

£2,500

SG104

1911 "Paid At SOUTH GEORGIA" EBB 2 1/2d. on whaling cover to Norway

SOLD

SG105A

1912 "Paid At SOUTH GEORGIA" JIW 1d. on printed matter to Argentina - Unique!

SOLD

SG105B

1912 "Paid At SOUTH GEORGIA" JIW 2 1/2d. on cover to Sweden

SOLD

SG113A

1912 whaling postcard from New Fortuna Bay to Norway, posted at the Cape Verde Islands - Unique!

£1,000

SG114

1912 returned whaling cover from Norway to South Georgia

SOLD

SG108B

1916 censor cover from Norway to British Guiana, MISSENT TO SOUTH GEORGIA - Unique!

SOLD

SG108A

1918 censor whaling cover from New Fortuna Bay to Norway, postmarked in Buenos Aires

SOLD

SG118

1923 bisected 6d. used as 3d. on whaling cover to USA - one of two recorded and superb!

SOLD

SG119

1928 pair of 2 1/2D on 2d. provisional on local cover

SOLD

SG120A

1930 bisected 2d. used as 1d. on postcard to England - one of two recorded!

SOLD

SG120B

1930 bisected 2d. used as 1d. on postcard to England, re-directed to Malta - one of two recorded!

SOLD

SG112

1932 registered cover to Scotland with filed "32"

SOLD

SG115

1936 Discovery Expedition OHMS cover from South Georgia to South Africa

£400

SG113B

1937 whaling cover from Leith Harbour directly to Norway, postmarked in Tonsberg

£1,000

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ITEM NO.

SOUTH SHETLANDS POSTAL HISTORY

PRICE

SS121

1907 whaling postcard from Norway to the SOUTH SHETLANDS - one of the earliest known items in connection with the South Shetlands!

SOLD

SS122A

1911 whaling postcard from the South Shetlands to Norway - sent before the establishment of a Post Office - Unique!

SOLD

SS122B

1913 "PORT FOSTER." imprint on KEVII 1/2d. and 1d.(x2) on pieces from commercial whaling cover to Norway - Unique!

SOLD

SS128A

1925 whaling cover from Norway to the South Shetlands

SOLD

SS128B

1927 whaling postcard from Norway to the South Shetlands

SOLD

SS127

1929 Wilkins Antarctic Expedition cover to USA with Wilkins' autograph

SOLD