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).
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PRE-STAMP AND FRANK COVERS |
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1827 Ship letter from Port Louis to France - the second earliest known cover from the Falkland Islands! |
£20,000 | |
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1842 HMS Erebus & Terror Sailor's concessionary entire letter from Port Louis. Unique! |
£20,000 | |
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1843 OHMS part letter wrapper from London to Governor Moody, Port Louis - the earliest known cover to the Falkland Islands! |
£9,000 | |
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1862 Unpaid packet letter from Stanley to London via Valparaiso, Chile |
£6,000 | |
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1874 Inland letter from Johnson's Harbour to Stanley - the earliest known inland letter! |
£5,000 | |
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1872 Black Frank cover to Montevideo, Uruguay - superb! |
£15,000 | |
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1873 Registered Black Frank cover to England |
£12,000 | |
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1875 Registered Black Frank cover to Tobago, West Indies - unique! |
£15,000 | |
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1887 Local Black Frank cover - unique! |
£7,000 | |
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1878 Registered Red Frank cover to England - one of three known! |
£13,000 | |
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1877 Red Frank cover to USA - unique! |
£20,000 | |
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19TH CENTURY STAMPLESS AND CONCESSIONARY MAIL |
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1881 Officer's concessionary rate cover from Stanley to England with a GB 6d. stamp - one of two known! |
SOLD | |
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1883 local cover and letter from Stanley to Shallow Bay |
£3,000 | |
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1892 unstamped OHMS cover to London |
£2,500 | |
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1893 Soldier's concessionary rate cover from Stanley to England with a GB 1d. stamp - unique! |
SOLD | |
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1897 taxed unstamped registered OHMS cover to Germany - unique! |
£2,500 | |
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ITEM NO. |
QUEEN VICTORIA POSTAL HISTORY 1878-1890 |
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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 | |
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1878 the only known used block of four of the first Falkland stamp, QV 1d. |
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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 | |
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1882 cover with the first QV 4d. stamp, to England |
£10,000 | |
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1886 QV 1 1/2d. reply postcard to Germany with cork Ob.1/86 |
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1888 Canadian reply postcard used from Stanley to Quebec - the earliest known use of a foreign reply postcard! |
£3,000 | |
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1889 Registered cover to England with QV 1d.(x2) + 4d. - unique combination and rate! |
£6,000 | |
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1890 Registered cover to Germany with QV 1d.(x2) + 4d. + 6d. - unique combination and rate! |
£6,000 | |
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QUEEN VICTORIA BISECT COVERS 1891-93 |
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1891 Bisect cover to England with QV 1d.(x2) + a bisect, redirected in England with an added GB 1d. stamp - unique! |
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1891 Bisect cover to England with QV 1d.(x2) se-tenant with a surcharged bisect - unique! |
£6,000 | |
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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
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1891 Bisect cover to USA with QV 1d.(x3) + two bisects - unique! |
£5,000 | |
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1891 Bisect cover to Germany with QV 1d.(x2) + four bisects - unique! |
£4,000 | |
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1891 printed paper wrapper to London with two bisects - unique! |
£5,000 | |
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1892 Bisect cover to London with five surcharged bisects |
SOLD | |
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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 |
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1893 QV 1d. postcard to England, redirected to France with a GB 1d. stamp added - unique! |
SOLD | |
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1893 registered QV 1d. reply postcard with QV 1/2d.(x2) + 1d. and cork Ob.3/93 - unique! |
£2,000 | |
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1894 Reply half of QV 1d. reply postcard correctly used from Germany to Stanley |
SOLD |
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1897 underpaid taxed cover to Scotland with QV 2 1/2d. Prussian blue |
£1,500 | |
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1897 Government House Recd cds on letter from Buckingham Palace to Governor Grey-Wilson - unique! |
£1,000 | |
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1898 local QV 1d. postcard used commercially within Stanley |
£400 | |
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1899 First Day of use of QV 1d. envelope to England - unique! |
£1,000 | |
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1901 Government House Recd cds tying QV 1d. to cover to USA - one of three known! |
£5,000 | |
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1902 QV Postal Stationery cut-outs used on commercial cover to England - one of two known examples! |
£2,500 | |
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1902 parcel wrapping to England with QV 2 1/2d. + 6d.(x2) + 9d. + 1/- - the earliest known example of parcel post! |
£1,200 | |
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1903 Official Paid marking on cover to Argentina - the earliest known use! |
£2,000 | |
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1903 Scotia postcard sent by Hugo A Acuna - Argentine Postmaster of the South Orkneys |
SOLD
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1904 cover sent by Robert F Scott with Discovery Antarctic Expedition logo
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ITEM NO. |
KEVII POSTAL HISTORY |
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The PAQUEBOT -marking on postcard from the Falklands to Finland 1907, one of 2 known! |
£3,000 |
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KGV POSTAL HISTORY |
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RMS Falkland, two different combinations of markings |
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1935 Deficient Postage Fine-marking on commercial cover to Stanley |
£2,000 | |
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POSTAL STATIONERY (also listed under the other categories) |
PRICE |
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1886 QV 1 1/2d. reply postcard to Germany with cork Ob.1/86 |
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1888 Canadian reply postcard used from Stanley to Quebec - the earliest known use of a foreign reply postcard! |
£3,000 | |
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1893 QV 1d. postcard to England, redirected to France with a GB 1d. stamp added - unique! |
SOLD | |
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1893 registered QV 1d. reply postcard with QV 1/2d.(x2) + 1d. and cork Ob.3/93 - unique! |
£2,000 | |
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1894 Reply half of QV 1d. reply postcard correctly used from Germany to Stanley |
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1898 local QV 1d. postcard used commercially within Stanley |
£400 |
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1899 First Day of use of QV 1d. envelope to England - unique! |
£1,000 | |
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1902 QV Postal Stationery cut-outs used on commercial cover to England - one of two known examples! |
£2,500 | |
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POSTAL MARKINGS (also listed under the other categories) |
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Government House Recd cds on letter from Buckingham Palace to Governor Grey-Wilson 1897 - unique! |
£1,000 | |
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Government House Recd cds tying QV 1d. to cover to USA 1901 - one of three known! |
£5,000 | |
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Official Paid marking on cover to Argentina 1903 - the earliest known use! |
£2,000 | |
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The PAQUEBOT -marking on postcard from the Falklands to Finland 1907, one of 2 known! |
£3,000 | |
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Deficient Postage Fine-marking on commercial cover to Stanley 1935 |
£2,000 | |
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RMS Falkland, two different combinations of markings |
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WEST FALKLAND/FOX BAY POSTAL HISTORY |
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W FALKLAND W ISLANDS cds on piece with QV 1/2d.(x4) + 1d. and two single QV 1d. stamps |
£700 | |
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The Fox Bay CROWN REGISTERED marking on 1908 registered cover with QV 2d. + KEVII 1d. to England - one of three known! |
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NEW ISLAND POSTAL HISTORY |
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SOUTH GEORGIA POSTAL HISTORY |
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1906 whaling postcard from Sweden to SOUTH GEORGIA - one of the earliest items known in connection with South Georgia! |
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1907 whaling cover from Norway to SOUTH GEORGIA - one of the earliest items known in connection with South Georgia! |
£1,500 | |
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1907 postcard from South Georgia to England with cachet FROM THE SOUTH GEORGIA EXPEDITION BY E SWINHOE - Unique! |
£5,000 | |
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1910 "South Georgia." imprint on cover to Stanley |
SOLD | |
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1911 "South Georgia." imprint on registered cover to Argentina sent by the Captain of the German Antarctic Expedition |
£4,000 | |
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1911 German South Polar Expedition cover to Otto Nordenskjöld, Sweden |
£2,500 | |
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1911 "Paid At SOUTH GEORGIA" EBB 2 1/2d. on whaling cover to Norway |
SOLD | |
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1912 "Paid At SOUTH GEORGIA" JIW 1d. on printed matter to Argentina - Unique! |
SOLD | |
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1912 "Paid At SOUTH GEORGIA" JIW 2 1/2d. on cover to Sweden |
SOLD | |
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1912 whaling postcard from New Fortuna Bay to Norway, posted at the Cape Verde Islands - Unique! |
£1,000 | |
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1912 returned whaling cover from Norway to South Georgia |
SOLD | |
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1916 censor cover from Norway to British Guiana, MISSENT TO SOUTH GEORGIA - Unique! |
SOLD | |
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1918 censor whaling cover from New Fortuna Bay to Norway, postmarked in Buenos Aires |
SOLD | |
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1923 bisected 6d. used as 3d. on whaling cover to USA - one of two recorded and superb! |
SOLD | |
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1928 pair of 2 1/2D on 2d. provisional on local cover |
SOLD | |
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1930 bisected 2d. used as 1d. on postcard to England - one of two recorded! |
SOLD | |
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1930 bisected 2d. used as 1d. on postcard to England, re-directed to Malta - one of two recorded! |
SOLD | |
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1932 registered cover to Scotland with filed "32" |
SOLD | |
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1936 Discovery Expedition OHMS cover from South Georgia to South Africa |
£400 | |
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1937 whaling cover from Leith Harbour directly to Norway, postmarked in Tonsberg |
£1,000 | |
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SOUTH SHETLANDS POSTAL HISTORY |
PRICE |
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1907 whaling postcard from Norway to the SOUTH SHETLANDS - one of the earliest known items in connection with the South Shetlands! |
SOLD | |
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1911 whaling postcard from the South Shetlands to Norway - sent before the establishment of a Post Office - Unique! |
SOLD | |
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1913 "PORT FOSTER." imprint on KEVII 1/2d. and 1d.(x2) on pieces from commercial whaling cover to Norway - Unique! |
SOLD | |
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1925 whaling cover from Norway to the South Shetlands |
SOLD | |
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1927 whaling postcard from Norway to the South Shetlands |
SOLD | |
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1929 Wilkins Antarctic Expedition cover to USA with Wilkins' autograph |
SOLD |