Falkland Islands: 1938-50 Covers, 1940 (Dec. 7) envelope to Dr. Nabarro in London, franked 1/2d. at scarce printed paper rate, the cover endorsed “Calendar” and noted received on Jan. 21 1941. The property of another vendor. Photo.
[Proposed price: £110-130]
Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History
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Grosvenor Auctions Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal History
A specialised auction of over 1,570 lots, the property of 112 vendors, featuring the first part of the superlative collection of British Levant postal stationery formed by Dr Alan K Huggins MBE, RDP, FRPSL, a further offering of Kuwait from the fine collection of Dr L Philips of Brighton, outstanding Switzerland formed by the late John E Ager of Bookham, and a full section of Falkland Islands & Antarctica including the remarkable study of the 1938–50 Issue created by AG Belfield FRPSL
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Lot #1358 - falkland islands and antarctica falkland islands: the 1938-50 issue
Lot #1359 - falkland islands and antarctica falkland islands: the 1938-50 issue
Falkland Islands: 1938-50 Covers, 1941 (July 14) locally registered, (Sept. 2) registered to Grimsby and (Sept. 27) to Kent, three first day covers bearing the 1941 printing 1d., 2d. and 3d. tied by individual Port Stanley, Fox Bay or South Georgia (SG3) datestamps. (3 covers)
[Proposed price: £100-120]
Lot #1360 - falkland islands and antarctica falkland islands: the 1938-50 issue
Falkland Islands: 1938-50 Covers, 1942 (Dec. 12) large piece from registered package to Buenos Aires, franked by 1941 1d., 2d. and 3d. vertical pairs, the last corner marginal with sheet number “0533” with customs label for a bridge case valued at 12s.6d., slight creasing but most unusual. Illustrated in Monograph, p. 55. Photo.
[Proposed price: £180-200]
Lot #1361 - falkland islands and antarctica falkland islands: the 1938-50 issue
Falkland Islands: 1938-50 Covers, 1944 (Feb. 24) envelope registered from South Georgia bearing 1/2d. (2) to 1s., twelve values, cancelled by SG3 datestamps on last day of use of unoverprinted issues. Photo.
[Proposed price: £100-120]
Lot #1362 - falkland islands and antarctica falkland islands: the 1938-50 issue
Falkland Islands: 1938-50 Covers, 1944 (Feb. 29) envelope to Leeds, self-addressed by signalman H. Fynes of the 11th Battalion, West Yorks. Regt. stationed at Stanley, bearing 1/2d. to 1s., eleven values, neatly cancelled, slight creasing. Photo.
[Proposed price: £80-100]
Lot #1363 - falkland islands and antarctica falkland islands: the 1938-50 issue
Falkland Islands: 1938-50 Covers, 1944 (Apr. 24) local envelope bearing 1/2d. to £1, fifteen values incl. 5s. indigo and pale yellow-brown, individually cancelled by PS.1A (understood to have been employed by necessity without its handle) on first day of re-use after the catastrophic Post Office fire on Apr. 16. Photo.
[Proposed price: £180-200]
Lot #1364 - falkland islands and antarctica falkland islands: the 1938-50 issue
Falkland Islands: 1938-50 Covers, 1944 (Aug. 18) K.G.VI 1d. stationery envelope (SH E4) registered to London, endorsed “First Day “AIR MAIL”, uprated by 9d., 1s. and 2s.6d. (2) slightly overpaying the very scarce 6s.5d. 10g. airmail rate plus registration fee, from the first mail with label type A “AIR MAIL” in red and, type 11 registration (“Fox Bay” deleted) label and, on the reverse, Estate Louis Williams violet three line handstamp and...
Lot #1365 - falkland islands and antarctica falkland islands: the 1938-50 issue
Falkland Islands: 1938-50 Covers, 1944 (Sept. 16) long censored airmail cover to the Managing Director of the Falkland Islands Company in Surrey, franked by 4d. pair, 1s. and £1 paying rare 21s.8d. airmail rate for 34g. (ms. “34” noted alongside 1s.), from the second mail with label type A “AIR MAIL” in blue and resealed at left by type b (75mm.) Stanley censor label, slight creasing. Commercial and demonstrating very rare usage of the £1,...
Lot #1366 - falkland islands and antarctica falkland islands: the 1938-50 issue
Falkland Islands: 1938-50 Covers, 1944 (Dec. 13) censored airmail cover to the Managing Director of the Falkland Islands Company in Surrey, franked by 4d. pair, 6d., 2s.6d., 5s. (previously overlapping upper edge) and 10s. paying rare 18s.8d. for 30g. airmail rate (ms. “301/2/grammes” noted), from the fourth mail with label type A “AIR MAIL” in blue and, on the reverse, type b (75mm.) Stanley censor label, some creasing but commercial and...
Lot #1367 - falkland islands and antarctica falkland islands: the 1938-50 issue
Falkland Islands: 1938-50 Covers, 1945 (Feb. 13) ‘J.E. Lea’ envelope registered to London bearing 2s.6d., 5s. indigo and yellow-brown, 10s. and £1 tied by light individual strikes of PS.3B c.d.s. and with type 6B registration label, slight cover creasing. The property of another vendor. Photo.
[Proposed price: £100-120]
Lot #1368 - falkland islands and antarctica falkland islands: the 1938-50 issue
Falkland Islands: 1938-50 Covers, 1945 (Feb. 21) K.G.VI 1d. stationery envelope (SH E4) registered to London, endorsed “Per AIR MAIL”, uprated by 1d., 6d., 1s. and 5s. paying very scarce 6s.5d. 10g. airmail rate plus registration fee, with label type A “AIR MAIL” in blue and, “(crown)/REGISTERED” with ms. “1” provisional (after Post Office fire) marking Estate Louis Williams violet three line handstamp (upper line deleted), and resealed at...
Lot #1369 - falkland islands and antarctica falkland islands: the 1938-50 issue
Falkland Islands: 1938-50 Covers, 1945 (Feb. 21), 1938 Second Printing, 2s.6d., 5s., 10s. and £1 each cancelled by PS.3B c.d.s. on four matching covers locally addressed. The property of another vendor. Photo.
[Proposed price: £120-150]
Lot #1370 - falkland islands and antarctica falkland islands: the 1938-50 issue
Falkland Islands: 1938-50 Covers, 1945 (May 8) 1/2d. to £1, fifteen values attractively arranged on large envelope to Stanley, tied by individual Fox Bay datestamps, some toned perfs. Photo.
[Proposed price: £250-300]
Lot #1371 - falkland islands and antarctica falkland islands: the 1938-50 issue
Falkland Islands: 1938-50 Covers, 1945 (Nov. 16) four matching ‘Rutherford’ covers registered to London with “AIR MAIL” labels type A in blue, and bearing corner marginal examples, each with sheet number of 1938 4d. to £1, 1941 1d., 3d., 1942 1/2d. and 2d., twelve values individually cancelled, vertical folds otherwise mainly fine and rare. (4 covers) Photo.
[Proposed price: £350-400]
Lot #1372 - falkland islands and antarctica falkland islands: the 1938-50 issue
Falkland Islands: 1938-50 Covers, 1946 (Jan. 28), 1938 Second Printing, 2s.6d., 5s., 10s. and £1, tied by light South Shetlands type B4 c.d.s’s. in violet to 1946 (Jan. 28) ‘J.E. Lea’ cover to Manchester, with Port Stanley Feb. 21 transit backstamp. S.G. Z159-Z162. The property of another vendor. Photo.
[Proposed price: £140-160]
Lot #1373 - falkland islands and antarctica falkland islands: the 1938-50 issue
Falkland Islands: 1938-50 Covers, 1946, two ‘Marshall’ covers registered to Cornwall, one (Mar. 10) from Port Stanley bearing 1944 printing 1/2d. to 1s., the other (May 31) from South Georgia bearing Overprinted set of eight. (2 covers)
[Proposed price: £200-250]
Lot #1374 - falkland islands and antarctica falkland islands: the 1938-50 issue
Falkland Islands: 1938-50 Covers, 1946 (Mar. 11) front from ‘Marshall’ cover registered to Cornwall, bearing 1944 printing 2s.6d.yellowish slate and 5s. dull deep blue and dark yellow-brown, fine individual cancellations with registration label and type B “AIR MAIL” in blue label below, rare. Photo.
[Proposed price: £200-250]
Lot #1375 - falkland islands and antarctica falkland islands: the 1938-50 issue
Falkland Islands: 1938-50 Covers, 1949 (June 10) and (July 19), two envelopes bearing 1944 printings, registered to the same addressee in Buenos Aires, the first with 9d., the second with 1s. and additionally bearing uncancelled Argentine 70c., both with arrival backstamps, scarce on cover. (2 covers)
[Proposed price: £150-200]
Lot #1376 - falkland islands and antarctica falkland islands: the 1938-50 issue
Falkland Islands: 1938-50 Covers, 1949 (July 18) insured registered cover to Essex bearing corner marginal 1941 1d. with sheet number “4760”, 4d. and 1s.3d. possibly slightly overpaying (by 1/2d.) the rate for a 3oz. package, bearing three examples of the “INSURED/(VALEUR DECLARÉE)” label (one on reverse), registration label, ms. “Insured for £11/(Eleven Pounds)” and lightly struck red Customs & Excise marking, and with red wax seals on...
Lot #1377 - falkland islands and antarctica falkland islands: the 1938-50 issue
Falkland Islands: 1938-50 Covers, 1949 (Nov. 27), 1944 Printing, 5s. dull deep blue and dark yellow-brown, used on registered cover to London with type C “AIR MAIL” label in black. SH 91c, S.G. 161c. The property of another vendor. Photo.
[Proposed price: £140-160]
Lot #1378 - falkland islands and antarctica falkland islands: the 1938-50 issue
Falkland Islands: 1938-50 Covers, 1950 (Mar. 28) envelope registered to Pennsylvania bearing 1957 9d. corner marginal with sheet number “0521” and 1s. vertical pair, backstamped New York Air Mail Field Apr. 6 transit and Glenside same day arrival, sealing tape stain on reverse. Photo.
[Proposed price: £150-200]
Lot #1379 - falkland islands and antarctica falkland islands: the 1938-50 issue
Falkland Islands: 1938-50 Covers, 1951 (May 10), 1949 Printing, 2s.6d. slate-black, upper marginal example tied by “10 MY/51” c.d.s. to local registered cover self-addressed by Antarctic meteorologist J.H. Chaplin and with registration label type 9. S.G. 160, SH 90d. The property of another vendor. Photo.
[Proposed price: £80-100]
Lot #1380 - falkland islands and antarctica falkland islands: the 1938-50 issue
Falkland Islands: 1938-50 Covers, 1951 (May 10), 1949 Printing, 5s. bright blue and bistre-brown, left marginal example tied by “10 MY/51” c.d.s. to local registered cover self-addressed by Antarctic meteorologist J.H. Chaplin and with registration label type 9. S.G. 161d, SH 91d. The property of another vendor. Photo.
[Proposed price: £150-180]
Lot #1381 - falkland islands and antarctica falkland islands: the 1938-50 issue
Falkland Islands: 1938-50 Covers, 1951 (May 10), 1949 Printing, 10s. black and deep reddish orange tied by “10 MY/51” c.d.s. to local registered cover self-addressed by Antarctic meteorologist J.H. Chaplin and with registration label type 9. S.G. 162c, SH 92d. The property of another vendor. Photo.
[Proposed price: £250-300]
Lot #1382 - falkland islands and antarctica falkland islands: the 1938-50 issue
Falkland Islands: 1938-50 Covers, 1951 (May 10), 1949 Printing, £1 black and bright violet tied by “10 MY/51” c.d.s. to local registered cover self-addressed by Antarctic meteorologist J.H. Chaplin and with registration label type 9. S.G. 163, SH 93d. The property of another vendor. Photo.
[Proposed price: £220-250]
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