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1966 (8 Oct.) envelope to Sussex with typewritten "first aero lineas flight from stanley. falkland islands", bearing 1964 Battle 2/- and 1966 Churchill 1/- with Port Stanley c.d.s.; fine £100-120
Note: In Sept. 1966 eighteen armed members of the Argentine CONDOR Group hijacked an Aerolineas Argentinas DC4 and landed it on Stanley Racecourse with hostages. After successful intervention the aircraft was released and flown back to Argentina
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1972-85 group of five covers, including 1972 aerogramme to England bearing 4p. with "from temporary aerodrome" cancellation, locally printed "air mail" labels, baggage tag from VP-FAY (later destroyed at Stanley Airfield), etc.; good to fine £100-120
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1976 (14 Oct.) Beaver float plane (VP-FAK) capsized on landing at Mare Harbour, envelope from Buenos Aires to Fox Bay bearing 5c., 1p. and 5p. with cancellations of 27 Sept., backstamped Fox Bay (13.10) and returned to Buenos Aires (25.10); slightly water damaged though extremely rare bearing Argentine adhesives. See Heijtz page 192. Photo £100-150
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Selection of sixteen items, including 6 April to Weston Super Mare with type I 9409 cancellation, 21 May envelope to England bearing Dependencies 11p. with blue "High Sea's mail/Posted on board/RMS Queen Elizabeth 2" cancellation, 15 June envelope from Norway to "Post Office/Republica Argentina/9409 Islas Malvinas" with Argentine Returned to Sender cachet, 30 June envelope to Weston Super Mare bearing Falklands 5p. (2) and 13p. with London Maritime Mail arrival cancellation, undated mail bag label for letters to BFPO 666, adapted from labels used on the Berlin Military train, etc., chiefly fine £100-150
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6 April telegram from Port Stephens, Port Stanley to Major Spafford in Weston Super-Mare five days after the start of the occupation; fine and scarce. Also another dated 28 June £100-150
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23 April - 9 June covers (2) and aerogrammes (3) to Argentina with type II (flag at top) datestamps, good to fine £150-200
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6 June stampless envelope to Buenos Aires with framed "correspondencia del soldado/sin cargo" cachet and with "9409" datestamp, also undated stampless Post Office Telegram envelope with the framed "correspondencia del soldado/sin cargo" cachet only; fine £80-100
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21 June stampless envelope to Mr. T. Miller c/o SS Uganda, with enclosure from Wing Commander P.T. Squire expressing regrets to Mr. Miller for injuries sustained during a Harrier attack on Dunnose Head airstrip, the envelope endorsed "NOB" (not on board) and "Civvy Ashore", also stampless 28 June O.H.M.S. envelope to Mr. Miller, endorsed "Ex Casualties" and with "not on board "uganda"" cachet; fine, a fascinating and unique group of historical interest. Photo £300-400
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"posted on board/r.m.s. "columbus"/23 oct. 1913", a large part strike in red tying Edward VII 1d. to piece. Rare. Heijtz SC1, £1,700. Photo £600-800
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"posted on board/oct 7 1918", a fine complete strike in violet tying George V 1/2d., 1d. and 2 1/2d. on piece and with additional strike of "r.m.s. falkland"; vertical crease between the 1/2d. and 1d., otherwise fine. Heijtz SC2+3. Photo £300-350
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"posted on board" in undated oval in violet, a fine complete strike tying George V 1d. on envelope to Howard Clement at Roy Cove; horizontal filing fold at foot and a little roughly opened, otherwise fine and rare. Heijtz SC6. Photo £500-600
Note: This cover is illustrated on page 50 of "The Postal Cancellations of the Falkland Islands" by Robert Barnes
Provenance:
Cecil Neild, March 1984
"Stanley", March 1998
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"h.m.c.s. "afterglow"/posted on board/2 oct. 1925", a fine complete strike on George V 1d. block of four; fine. Heijtz SC5. Photo £100-120
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"h.m.c.s. "afterglow"/posted on board/24 mar 1926", a largely complete strike on War Tax 1/- horizontal strip of three; a few split perfs., otherwise fine. Heijtz SC.5. Photo £100-120
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"h.m.c.s. afterglow/posted on board/ 6 jul 192 6" (spaced date), a fine and complete strike tying George V 1d. on envelope to Miss Carey at Port Stanley; a little roughly opened at top, otherwise fine and scarce. Heijtz SC.5v1. Photo £300-400
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1960-82 50p., £1, £5 and £10, uncirculated; fine. Heijtz 15-18. Photo £200-250
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1984-86 £1 (2), £5, £10 and £20 (2), uncirculated, fine. Heijtz 19-22. Photo £80-100
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British Postal Orders overprinted "falkland islands", 10p., 25p. and £3; fine £50-60
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An interesting and unusual balance, including material relating the Churches, 1911 picture post card (Port Stanly, Falklands Inseln.) (sic) bearing 1d, 1928 envelope from Tasmania to Port Stanley, South Shetlands 1929 envelope to the United States bearing 1/2d. and 2d., prints and photographs with many relating to the Argentine Occupation, postcards, and U.S. "Savage Republic" labels, etc. £100-150
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Four boxed Frank Godden De Luxe albums in maroon with a quantity of leaves, also a boxed blue F.G. Oversize album with some leaves, good to fine £150-200
| S.S. Great Britain | The S.S. Great Britain, designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunell, made her maiden voyage in July 1845 and until 1854 was the largest passenger ship in the world.
In 1884 she was retired to the Falkland Islands and was used as a warehouse, quarantine ship and coal hulk before being scuttled in 1937.
In 1970 the Great Britain was returned to Bristol for restoration and today is a popular visitor attraction. Mail from Great Britain | |
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1845 (23 July) maiden voyage to New York stampless entire letter to Montreal, endorsed "Consignees" and "p. Great Britain", being a manifest for two cases and a trunk; fine. Photo £150-200
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1846 (7 July) fourth voyage to New York stampless entire from Zante to Boston, dated 10 June; 1854 (30 April) third voyage to Australia 1d. pink envelope to Melbourne, dated 28 April, endorsed "Per Great Britain"; 1857 (16 Feb.) fourth voyage to Australia part entire to Melbourne endorsed "Per the Great Britain Steamer", dated 15 Feb. and bearing 1847-54 embossed 6d. (cut-to-shape) with Liverpool spoon cancellation; mixed condition £150-200
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1855 (4 Sept.) Crimean Trooping envelope bearing 2d. to "H. H. de Bourbet, 4th Light Dragoons, on board the "Great Britain" Liverpool", on reverse Liverpool d.s. (5.9) and endorsed "Vessel Sailed from Liverpool the 4th. September 1855"; fine. Photo £200-250
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1853 (4 Dec.) second voyage from Australia mourning envelope from Sydney to Scotland, endorsed pr Gt. Britain and bearing Laureated 2d. (applied slightly overlapping the edge) 3d. and 6d. with barred oval cancellations, on reverse "ship letter sydney" (18.11) and framed red "liverpool/ship" (14.2) on the front, also part entire (address excised) from Sydney the same voyage, endorsed p "Great Britain" via Liverpool and bearing Laureated 3d. with barred oval cancellation; some faults, the first an attractive and rare three-colour franking. Photo £300-400
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1857 (20 May) fourth voyage from Australia envelope from Adelaide to Edinburgh, endorsed "p Str "Great Britain"" and bearing 1856-58 2d. blood red strips of three (2), red Adelaide (18.5) and London (23.8) datestamps on the front; a trifle soiled. Photo £200-250
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1852 (17 Nov.) first visit to Australia envelope to Rushcutters Bay, Sydney, endorsed "per "Great Britain" Steamer" and "To be left at the turnpike Gate", bearing 2d. buff with barred oval "1/V", Melbourne (17.11) and Sydney (20.11) datestamps on reverse; fine. Photo £200-250
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1853 (4 Jan.) first voyage from Australia stampless envelope to Shropshire, endorsed "By Great Britain or first opportunity", red Paid Melbourne d.s. (3.1), rated "8" in green and with Bridgenorth arrival (4.3) c.d.s. in the same colour, green octagonal "liverpool/ship" datestamp (2.3) on reverse; minor stains, otherwise fine. Also entire letter from this voyage to Scotland, rated "8" in green and with boxed "liverpool/ship" (2.3) on reverse, a little soiled £100-150
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1854 (13 Sept.) third visit to Australia stampless envelope to Sydney endorsed "p Great Britain", red Paid Melbourne (13.9) on the front and Ship Letter Sydney (18.9) on reverse; 1854 (22 Nov.) third voyage from Australia stampless entire letter endorsed "p "Great Britain"", red Paid Melbourne (27.10) and framed "liverpool/ship" (24.1) in the same colour. Also an envelope from the same voyage, endorsed "Per Great Britain S.S." and bearing 1854 1/- blue with barred oval "1/V", Melbourne d.s. (28.10) and red framed "liverpool/ship" (24.1.) on the front, fine £150-200
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1857 (20 May) fourth voyage from Australia entire letter from Belfast to London, endorsed per "Great Britain" and bearing 1854-55 6d. with barred oval "6", red London arrival d.s. on the front; vertical filing fold clear of the adhesive, fine. Photo £100-150
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1857 (20 May) fourth voyage from Australia, two mourning envelopes from Belfast ex the same correspondence to Ballyinan, Ireland endorsed "pr Steam Ship Great Britain", the first bearing Queen on Throne 2d. horizontal strip of three, the other with Queen on Throne 2d. vertical pair, "6" in barred oval cancellations, red Paid Liverpool tombstone arrival datestamps (22.8); fine and an attractive duo £200-250
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1857 (20 May) fourth voyage from Australia envelope registered from Melbourne to London, endorsed "Gt Britain" and bearing 1854-55 6d. (2) and "registered" 1/- with "1" barred oval cancellations, red "(Crown)/registered" alongside, black framed "liverpool/ship" (22.8) on reverse; fine and an attractive registered franking. Photo £250-300
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1845 (28 Oct.) second voyage from New York, entire ex the Huth correspondence, dated 27 Oct. and endorsed "Gt. Britain", rated "8" and with octagonal "liverpool/ship" datestamp (18.11) on reverse; 1846 (8 June) third voyage from New York, entire ex the Huth correspondence, dated 8 June, endorsed "Pr. Great Britain", rated "8" and with octagonal "liverpool/ship" d.s. (22.6) on reverse, another from this voyage, ex the Rothschild correspondence, endorsed "pr Great Britain" and with octagonal "liverpool/ship" (22.6) on reverse; good to fine £150-200
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An interesting and well written-up an illustrated collection on pages, including Falkland Islands 1929 picture postcard (The old "Great Britain", Falkland Islands) bearing 1/2d., 2 1/2d. and 6d., 1952 £1 black "Hulk of the Great Britain" imprint block of four, etc., chiefly fine £80-100
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