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2d. photographic essay with the head of King Edward VIII and the vignette of the 1933 3d. (Map of the Falkland Islands), affixed to card endorsed "Subject to be War Memorial as photograph sent.", signed by the artist G. Roberts and with Dominican Republic 1/2c. as a colour standard; fine. Photo £200-250
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6d. composite handpainted essay of an unissued Air Mail value with the vignette of Turkey Vultures and with an additional full face portrait of King George VI, additionally endorsed "1/6" (crossed through) and "1/3d."; fine. Photo £400-600
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Mint and used selection (39), including 1/2d., 1d. black and carmine, 1d. black and violet, 2d. black and deep violet, 2 1/2d. black and bright blue, 6d. slate-black and deep brown, 1/-, 1/3d., 2/6d., 5/- and 10/- perforated "specimen", 1/2d. and 2d. uncancelled on prints of the designs used for the vignettes, signed by the artist G. Roberts, and a selection of values to 5/- (3 mint, 3 used), 10/- mint and used, etc., chiefly fine; also 1/-, 2/6d., 5/- and 10/- photo prints of essays with the head of Edward VIII, £600-700
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1/2d., 1d. Battle Memorial, 2d. Black-necked Swan, 2 1/2d. Magellan Goose, 3d., 4d., 6d. black and sepia (with sheet number "0349"), 9d. and 1/-, all in complete sheets of sixty, 6d. black blocks of twenty-four and thirty-six, also 1937 Coronation set in blocks of thirty (with sheet numbers) and 1952 3d. sheet of sixty (with sheet number); fine mint. S.G. 143-146, 148, 150, 152,-158, 176, £6,258 £800-1,000
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1/2d., 1d. black and carmine, 2d. black and deep violet, 2 1/2d. black and bright blue, tied by "port stanley/falkland islands" Andrews type 13b cancellation of 29 June 1938 on envelope registered to Hertfordshire; 3d. and 1/- (2) tied by "port stanley/falkland islands" Andrews type 14 cancellations of 11 June 1947 on airmail envelope to Reading with black on white "air mail" vignette; 6d. black and 1/3d. pair with "port stanley/falkland islands" Andrews type 14a cancellations of 7 Oct. 1949 on airmail envelope to Hampshire; chiefly fine £200-220
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2d. black and carmine-red, 4d. and 1/- (3), tied on envelope, dated 7 Oct. 1944, to Wantage, "port stanley/falklands islands" Andrews type 13c cancellations, blue on white "air mail" label, on reverse "james lovegrove waldron/port howard" company cachet; a little roughly opened and slightly crumpled. S.G. 150, 154, 158. Photo £100-120
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6d. black tied on Air Letter Army Form W3077 by "fox bay/falkland islands" Andrews type 18b, cancellation of 3 March 1952, to Sutton Coldfield, fine £50-70
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1/2d., 1d. black and carmine and 4d., tied by "port stanley/falkland islands" Andrews type 13c cancellations of 1940 (date incomplete) on registered and censored envelope to Norway, violet "postal service suspended/return to sender" cachet; fine and scarce. See Heijtz page 187. Photo £300-400
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6d. slate black and deep brown, 9d. and 2/6d., tied by "port stanley/falkland islands" Andrews type 23a cancellations of 22 Feb. 1946 on envelope registered to London, "(Crown)/registered" handstamp and local red on white "air mail" vignette; fine. Photo £150-200
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1d., 3d. and the corresponding set for the Dependencies, each perforated "specimen", large part original gum, the Dependencies 3d. a trifle toned; fine. S.G. 164s-165s, G17s-18s, £775. Photo £200-250
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Mint and used collection housed in six stockbooks and loose, contained in a carton, including 1960-66 Birds £1 block of four, later with values to £5, miniature sheets, gutter pairs with 1974 U.P.U. set, Dependencies, South Georgia, British Antarctic Territory, etc., chiefly fine £300-350
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1952 £1 Hulk of Great Britain, fifteen examples tied on Conveyance form, dated 11 Feb. 1952, by violet-black "registrar general/falkland islands" cancellations and with receipt for £200 pinned to the form; folded, otherwise fine. S.G. 185 £150-200
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1960-66 Birds 2/- pencil sketch by Stanley D Scott on tracing paper (142x117mm.) of the Kelp Goose and Gander, with notes and signed by the artist. Also unused and used examples of the issued stamp. S.G. 204. Photo £100-150
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1962 Radio Communications 2/- deep violet and ultramarine marginal pair (hinged in margin only) and a single, variety watermark inverted, fine unmounted mint. S.G. 210w, £420 £120-150
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1968-92 selection of mint sheets with values to £3, housed in three large blue albums, chiefly fine unmounted mint. Cat. £5,500+. (thousands) £400-600
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5p. error on 1 1/2d., examples surcharged at left and right, also 1p. on 1 1/2d. surcharge albino, original gum; fine. S.G. 264a, 264b, 264c, £2,730. Photo £300-400
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1p. on 1 1/2d. variety surcharge albino block of six (3x2) from the lower right corner of the sheet with plate numbers, unmounted mint; fine. S.G. 264c, £780+. Photo £500-600
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1974 Battle of the River Plate set, all watermark Crown to right of CA, unmounted mint from the right of the sheet; fine. S.G. 307a-310a, £292 £80-100
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1978 Centenary of the First Falkland Stamps, a small collection, including five rough sketches by the artist John Cooter, bromides of the set with unissued face values, etc., chiefly fine £100-120
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1981 Mail Ships 4p. Fitzroy and 9p. Memphis, both used on large first day cover with a hand-painted image of the ship executed by the designer John Smith, 4p. Fitzroy and 10p. Black Hawk on a similar large cover with handpainted Britten Norman Islander, also signed by John Smith; all framed; some toning or staining though an unusual pair £50-60
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Collection in two green Utile albums and loose, contained in a carton, including Operation Tabarin covers (4) and a card, 1954-62 £1 single and corner block of four, South Georgia 1971 surcharge set, British Antarctic Territory 1963-69 1/2d., 3d. and £1 Map on cover from Halley Bay, incoming card from East Germany to Halley Bay, 1971 surcharge set, survey covers and cancellations, etc., chiefly fine £500-600
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A duplicated selection, including 1884-91 1 1/2d. and 1893-1902 1d. post cards, and 1899 1d. envelope, each overprinted "specimen", later with aerogrammes, registered letters, formula registered letters, British Forces, etc., chiefly fine £100-120
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Proof impression of the card with light artists drawing of the Queen's head and inscription "falkland islands" and "penny halfpenny", dated "5 oct. 83"; fine and unique. Photo £800-1,000
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Die proof without country name and uncleared value tablet, in black on glazed card (92x60mm.) marked "before hardening", dated "13.sep.83" and endorsed "Colonial Key Die" in pencil; fine. Photo £400-500
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Die proof without country name and uncleared value tablet, in black on glazed card (92x60mm.) marked "after hardening"; fine. Photo £400-500
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Master die proof without country name and uncleared value tablet, stamp-size in black and affixed on De La Rue day book piece endorsed "Sept 13.83/20 Leads"; fine. Photo £150-200
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Overprinted "specimen"; manuscript note on the front, small fault on reverse; fresh. Heijtz P1sp1 £100-120
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Handstamped "Specimen" locally; tiny traces of stains on reverse, otherwise fine. Heijtz P1sp2 £100-120
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Card and reply paid cards, unused and each with the appropriate wrappers (split) for 6 or 12 cards; fine and unusual £50-60
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Card, dated 22 Aug. 1890, to Hamburg, Barnes 1/90 cork cancellation and with Falkland Islands, Andrews type 7a, datestamp at lower left, transit and arrival markings; a fine commercial usage. Photo £100-150
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Reply paid card, dated 28 April 1901, to Hamburg, "falkland islands" Andrews 9A cancellation and with arrival (28.5) at lower left, the reply portion unused; fine. Also another to Birmingham, both portions with "falkland islands" Andrews 9 cancellations £150-200
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Reply paid card, to Punta Arenas with "F.I" barred oval, Andrews 1 cancellation, reply portion unused, also unused reply paid card; fine £50-60
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Essay with the value tablet handpainted in red and Chinese white, endorsed "Approved/E.E.B./5 Aug. 1892"; fine and unique. Photo £600-800
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Card and reply paid card unused, and also overprinted "specimen", card dated 12 July 1897 to Sir Roger Goldsworthy (Governor of the Falkland Islands, 1891-97) with Andrews type 7b cancellation and another to England dated 20 Sept. 1901 with Andrews type 9a cancellation; fine £80-100
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Card, dated 30 July 1897, to Argentina with Andrews type 7a cancellation and with Montevideo transit datestamp alongside; slightly stained and small tear at foot; scarce £60-80
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Reply portion used from Wimbledon to Stanley, dated 27 Oct. 1903 and with Andrews type 9a arrival of 26 Nov. on the front; trivial stain spots, otherwise fine and extremely rare correctly used. Heijtz P4v1. Photo £500-600
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Essay with "falkland islands" and "one penny" handpainted in Chinese white, affixed to De La Rue Appendix sheet dated 2 Oct. 1902; crease affecting the impression, otherwise fine and unique. Photo £1,000-1,200
Note: Illustrated in the Heijtz handbook on page 228
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Master die proof without country name and value tablets, stamp-size in black and affixed to De La Rue day book piece, endorsed "Oct. 30 100 Leads" and "Colonial Die charged Oct. 26th. 1901"; fine. Photo £200-250
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Proof for the reply paid card, in brown-red on brown card, endorsed "13890"; fine and unique. Photo £450-500
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Card and reply paid card, both overprinted "specimen"; fine £100-120
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Card and reply paid card unused, and card, additionally bearing Coronation 1d., to Stanley and with "port stanley" Andrews type 14a cancellation; fine £150-200
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Card unused (with bundle wrapper for 10 cards) and two used with additional stamps, cancellations of "port stanley" and "south georgia", reply paid card unused and two used with additional stamps (one the outward portion only); fine £60-80
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De La Rue proof endorsed "A.A. quality", another overprinted "specimen" and a further example to Port Stanley with "falkland islands" Andrews type 9a cancellation; fine £100-150
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Proof in red endorsed "G/Falkland Is/3057" in red and "Please Keep Clean/Return to Stamp Dept."; creased and some small stains. Photo £200-250
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Type I, unused and two addressed to England with Andrews type 9c cancellations; fine £120-150
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Type I additionally bearing 1/2d., 2d. and 2 1/2d., dated 15 Sept. 1915 and registered from Fox Bay to Wilson in Birmingham, Andrews type 18a cancellations, transit and arrival markings (10.11) on reverse; fine. Photo £100-120
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Type II unused and another, additionally bearing 1d. strip of three, dated 9 July 1928, registered from Port Stanley to Wilson in Birmingham, Andrews type 13a cancellations; a few small stains, otherwise fine £120-150
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Type III unused and used (3, two to Roy Cove, the other to Manchester) with Andrews type 13a cancellations; fine £80-100
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Type IV to London dated 4 Jan. 1939, "port stanley" Andrews type 13b cancellation; glue marks on reverse, otherwise fine and scarce. Photo £200-250
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Type IV to London dated 1 Nov. 1935, "port stanley" Andrews type 13a cancellation; pin-holes and company arrival cachet on front. Scarce. Photo £200-250
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