The following items are for direct sale at the fixed prices stated, on a first-come-first-serve 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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ITEM NO. |
PRE-STAMP AND FRANK COVERS |
PRICE |
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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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1836 Whaling letter from New Island to USA - the earliest known letter from New Island |
SOLD | |
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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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1849 Whaling letter from New Island to USA - a very early letter |
SOLD | |
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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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1876 Unpaid cover to England with Falkland Islands OC.2.1876 cds - the only known example |
£7,000 | |
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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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ITEM NO. |
19TH CENTURY STAMPLESS AND CONCESSIONARY MAIL |
PRICE |
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1881 Officer's concessionary rate cover from Stanley to England with a GB 6d. stamp - one of two known |
£2,000 | |
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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 |
£4,000 | |
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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 |
PRICE |
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1878 part letter wrapper to England with a GB 6d. Stamp tied by Falkland Islands JY.2.1878 cds (the first day of use of Falkland stamps) - unique |
SOLD | |
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1878 first day of use of the first QV 6d. stamp, with JY.2.1878 cds |
SOLD | |
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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 |
£20,000 | |
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1878 the earliest known use of the first Falkland stamp, QV 1d. with AU.15.1878 cds |
SOLD | |
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1878 the only known used block of four of the first Falkland stamp, QV 1d. |
£2,000 | |
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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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1885 cover to England with QV 4d. Stamp |
SOLD | |
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1886 QV 1 1/2d. reply postcard to Germany with cork Ob.1/86 |
£1,000 | |
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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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ITEM NO. |
QUEEN VICTORIA BISECT COVERS 1891-93 |
PRICE |
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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 |
£4,000 | |
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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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1891 underpaid taxed Bisect cover to England with QV 1d. and a bisect - unique |
SOLD | |
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1892 Bisect cover to London with five surcharged bisects |
£1,500 | |
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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 |
PRICE |
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1892 registered cover to England with the first QV 1/- stamp |
SOLD | |
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1893 QV 1d. postcard to England, redirected to France with a GB 1d. stamp added - unique |
£1,000 | |
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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 |
£1,500 |
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1895 printed paper wrapper to England with QV 1d. |
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 QV 1d. postcard to London with F.3 cds |
SOLD | |
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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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1899 picture postcard to Germany with QV 1/2d.(x2) - the earliest known use of a picture postcard |
SOLD | |
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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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1901 QV 1d. postcard to Chile |
SOLD | |
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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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SY Antarctic Swedish Expedition cachet on expedition cover sent by Otto Nordenskjöld from the Falklands to Sweden 1902 |
SOLD | |
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SY Antarctic Swedish Expedition cachet on postcard sent by Carl Skottsberg from the Falklands to Sweden 1902 |
SOLD | |
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1903 Official Paid marking on cover to Argentina - the earliest known use |
£2,000 | |
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ITEM NO. |
KEVII POSTAL HISTORY |
PRICE |
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1910 Formula Registered Envelope to England with KEVII 6d. |
SOLD | |
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1911 missent cover to USA with KEVII 2 1/2d. |
SOLD | |
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ITEM NO. |
KGV POSTAL HISTORY |
PRICE |
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RMS Falkland, three different combinations of markings |
£1,000 | |
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RMS Falkland commercial cover to Roy Cove c.1928 |
SOLD | |
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1918 Passed by Censor marking on postcard from Australia to Hill Cove |
SOLD | |
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1920 KGV 2d. Registered Envelope with KGV 1d. to London |
SOLD | |
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1921 KGV 2d. Registered Envelope with KGV 1d. sent from Stanley to Roy Cove |
SOLD | |
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1922 Formula Registered Envelope to British Guiana with KGV 1/2d.(x2) + 1d.(x3) |
SOLD | |
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1922 registered cover to USA with KGV 6d. |
SOLD | |
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1923 QV 1d. postcard with KGV 1/2d. correctly used to Sweden |
SOLD | |
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1924 Formula Registered Envelope to Belgium with KGV 1/2d. + 1d. + 6d. |
SOLD | |
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1925 KGV 1d. Letter Card with additional KGV 1/2d. to Hawaii |
SOLD | |
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HMCS Afterglow, two different markings |
SOLD | |
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HMCS Afterglow on commercial cover to Roy Cove 1926 |
SOLD | |
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1933 Formula Registered Envelope to Antigua with 1933 1/2d. + 1 1/2d. + 4d. |
SOLD | |
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1933 taxed postcard to Argentina with 1933 1/2d. + 1d. |
SOLD | |
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1935 Official Paid marking on registered cover to Canada |
SOLD | |
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1935 Deficient Postage Fine-marking on commercial cover to Stanley |
£2,000 | |
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1936 printed matter to Switzerland with W&P 1/2d. |
SOLD | |
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1937 double rate cover to USA with W&P 1/2d. + 1d. + 2 1/2d. |
SOLD | |
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1937 Fourth type of KGV 1d. envelope with additional W&P 1d. to England - one of two known |
SOLD | |
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ITEM NO. |
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 |
£1,000 | |
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1887 Postal Stationery card from the Cape Verde Islands to Shallow Bay, West Falkland |
SOLD | |
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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 |
£1,000 | |
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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 |
£1,500 | |
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1897 QV 1d. postcard to London with F.3 cds |
SOLD | |
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1898 local QV 1d. postcard used commercially within Stanley |
£400 | |
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1899 QV 1d. postcard sent from Fox Bay to England before the Fox Bay Post Office opened - unique |
SOLD |
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W FALKLAND W ISLANDS cds on 1899 QV 1d. postcard to England - one of four known examples |
SOLD | |
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1899 First Day of use of QV 1d. envelope to England - unique |
£1,000 | |
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1901 QV 1d. postcard to Chile |
SOLD | |
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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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1920 KGV 2d. Registered Envelope with KGV 1d. to London |
SOLD | |
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1921 KGV 2d. Registered Envelope with KGV 1d. sent from Stanley to Roy Cove |
SOLD | |
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1922 Formula Registered Envelope to British Guiana with KGV 1/2d.(x2) + 1d.(x3) |
SOLD | |
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1923 QV 1d. postcard with KGV 1/2d. correctly used to Sweden |
SOLD | |
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1924 Formula Registered Envelope to Belgium with KGV 1/2d. + 1d. + 6d. |
SOLD | |
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1925 KGV 1d. Letter Card with additional KGV 1/2d. to Hawaii |
SOLD | |
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1933 Formula Registered Envelope to Antigua with 1933 1/2d. + 1 1/2d. + 4d. |
SOLD | |
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1937 Fourth type of KGV 1d. envelope with additional W&P 1d. to England - one of two known |
SOLD | |
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ITEM NO. |
POSTAL MARKINGS (also listed under the other categories) |
PRICE |
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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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Official Paid marking on registered cover to Canada 1935 |
SOLD | |
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Deficient Postage Fine-marking on commercial cover to Stanley 1935 |
£2,000 | |
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RMS Falkland, three different combinations of markings |
£1,000 | |
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RMS Falkland commercial cover to Roy Cove c.1928 |
SOLD | |
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HMCS Afterglow, two different markings |
SOLD | |
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HMCS Afterglow on commercial cover to Roy Cove 1926 |
SOLD | |
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ITEM NO. |
WEST FALKLAND/FOX BAY POSTAL HISTORY |
PRICE |
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1887 Postal Stationery card from the Cape Verde Islands to Shallow Bay, West Falkland |
SOLD | |
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1899 QV 1d. postcard sent from Fox Bay to England before the Fox Bay Post Office opened - unique |
SOLD | |
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WFI-obliterator on QV 1d. |
SOLD | |
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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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W FALKLAND W ISLANDS cds on 1899 QV 1d. postcard to England - one of four known examples |
SOLD | |
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The Fox Bay CROWN REGISTERED marking on QV 1d.(strip of three) |
SOLD | |
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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 |
£6,000 | |
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NEW ISLAND POSTAL HISTORY |
PRICE |
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SOUTH GEORGIA POSTAL HISTORY |
PRICE |
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ALL SOLD |
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SOUTH SHETLANDS POSTAL HISTORY |
PRICE |
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ALL SOLD |
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