Falkland Islands STAMPS FOR SALE
FALKLAND ISLANDS – SOUTH GEORGIA 1963 – 1977 mint collection on album pages. Includes 1963-69 set (less 2s & £1 ultramarine), 1971-76 surcharges set, then mainly complete thereafter (less Churchill). Attractive collection. (57 stamps)
FALKLAND ISLANDS 1968 complete set, SG 232/245, NHM (14)
FALKLAND ISLANDS 1968 complete set, SG 232/245, nhm (14)
FALKLAND ISLANDS 1929-37 Whale and Penguin complete set to 5s, SG 116/124, very fine mint (9 stamps)
FALKLAND ISLANDS 1921-28 Wmk Mult Script complete set, SG 73/80, very fine mint (8 stamps)
FALKLAND ISLANDS 1912-20 Wmk Crown CA complete set to 5s deep rose-red SG 60/67, very fine mint (8 stamps)
FALKLAND ISLANDS 1933 Centenary set to 1s, SG 127/134, very fine mint. (8 stamps)
FALKLAND ISLANDS 1912-20 1s light bistre-brown, 1s pale bistre-brown & 1s brown on greyish paper, the three listed shades, SG 65/65b, very fine mint (3 stamps)
FALKLAND ISLANDS DEPENDENCIES. 1944-1949 USED COLLECTION presented on a double-sided stock book page that includes all four overprinted dependency 1944-45 sets, 1946-49 Thick & coarse Map set, thin map set, 1948 Silver Wedding set & 1949 UPU set. Fine & fresh condition (55 stamps)
FALKLAND ISLANDS DEPENDENCIES. 1954-62 Ship pictorial definitive set, SG G26/G40, very fine cds used (15 stamps)
FALKLAND ISLANDS 1938 £1 black and violet, SG 163, on neat philatelic cover 1949 to HMS Glasgow.
FALKLAND ISLANDS 1936 (September) neat envelope to London, bearing ½d Whale & Penguin together with 1933 1d Centenary, each tied by full upright Port Stanley cds.
FALKLAND ISLANDS 1930 (January) neat local envelope bearing 6d yellow-orange tied Port Stanley cds.
FALKLAND ISLANDS 1921 a neat commercial envelope to England, bearing single 1904-12 1d tied by Port Stanley cds.
FALKLAND ISLANDS 1891-1902 6d orange-yellow, watermark reversed SG 33x, fine used.
FALKLAND ISLANDS – SOUTH GEORGIA 1963-1969 Pictorial definitive complete set, SG 1/16, never hinged mint (16 stamps)
FALKLAND ISLANDS – SOUTH GEORGIA 1971-76 Decimal currency surcharged set, SG 18/31, NHM(14 stamps)
FALKLAND ISLANDS DEPENDENCIES. 1946-49 4d black and claret Thick Map, variety “South Poke”, SG G5c, very fine used with light upper left corner cds in light violet.
FALKLAND ISLANDS 1979 11p Airport WMK TO LEFT variety, SG 361w, NHM.
FALKLAND ISLANDS 1929-37 1s black on brt emerald line perf, SG122a, very fine mint
FALKLAND ISLANDS 1929-37 6d reddish purple line perf, SG 121a, very fine mint
FALKLAND ISLANDS 1966 ½d black & green Bird wmk sideways WEAK ENTRY, SG 227a, NHM
FALKLAND ISLANDS 1938-50 5s blue & chestnut, “Southern Sea Lion”, SG 161, never hinged mint
FALKLAND ISLANDS 1898 Queen Victoria High Values set, SG 41/42, fine used (2 stamps)
FALKLAND ISLANDS 1938 1s light dull blue, SG 158, vf mint, cat £75
FALKLAND ISLANDS 1938 10s black and orange-brown, SG 162, very fine lightly hinged mint. Cat £200.
FALKLAND ISLANDS 1938-50 5s indigo and pale yellow-brown, SG 161b, very fine lightly hinged mint. RPSL certificate.
FALKLAND ISLANDS 1904-12 3s green, SG 49, very fine mint.
FALKLAND ISLANDS 1938-50 5s blue & chestnut Sea Lion, SG 161, vf cds used, fresh
FALKLAND ISLANDS 1979 11p Airport WMK CROWN TO LEFT variety, SG 361w, NHM
FALKLAND ISLANDS 1938-50 £1 black and violet, SG 163, VFU.
FALKLAND ISLANDS 1968 Flowers complete definitive set, SGB232/245, NHM (14)
FALKLAND ISLANDS 1979 11p Airport WMK TO LEFT variety, SG 361w, NHM
FALKLAND ISLANDS 1938-50 5s indigo and pale yellow-brown, SG 161a, fine cds used.
FALKLAND ISLANDS 1938-50 5s blue and chestnut, SG 161, fine cds used.
FALKLAND ISLANDS DEPENDENCIES. 1946-49 Thin & Clear Map set, SG G9/16, VFM (9 stamps)
FALKLAND ISLANDS DEPENDENCIES. 1946-49 THICK MAP VARIETY 4d black & claret “Map Thick & course” corner plate block (1A) of 6 stamps, lower left stamp bearing variety “SOUTH POKE” flaw, upper middle stamp bearing variety “GAP in 80th PARALLEL”, SG G5x4, G5a & G5c, very fine mint or never hinged mint (6 stamps)
FALKLAND ISLANDS 1938 9d definitive, SG 157, marginal inscription pair, stamps NHM
FALKLAND ISLANDS 1929 2s6d & 5s “Whale and Penguin” SG 123/4, fine mint (2)
FALKLAND ISLANDS 1938-50 KGVI 5s blue & chestnut “Southern Sea-lion” Pictorial definitive, (SG 161), never hinged mint.
FALKLAND ISLANDS 1938-50 KGVI definitives complete set, SG 146/63, fine to very fine cds used (18 stamps)
FALKLAND ISLANDS DEPENDENCIES. 1948 THIN MAPS Dot in “T” variety complete set, SG 9b/G11a & G12a/G16a, each variety within a matching BLOCK OF FOUR, very fine mint (some blocks and most stamps never hinged). Lovely! (8 blocks = 32 stamps)
FALKLAND ISLANDS 1912-20 set complete with both 5s colours, SG 60/69 (incl 67b), very fine used, the £1 still on original piece. Superb (11 stamps)
We sell Falkland Islands stamps, collections, complete sets, errors and varieties
First Falkland Islands stamps
Falkland Islands Stamps – The first Falkland Islands stamps were issued on 19 June 1878 and were printed by Bradbury Wilkinson & Co. in sheets of 60. They were imperforate around the edges rather than the normal unprinted selvage, so it’s normal to find stamps from this issue with a straight unperforated edge. As one of the British Empire’s favourite philatelic colonies, the Falkland Islands includes what is commonly accepted as one of the great classics of stamp design, the 1933 Centenary of British Administration issues which show beautifully engraved bi-colour images of icebergs, penguins, whales and other local landmarks, crowned by a magnificent £1 portrait of King George V.
The earliest mail from the Falkland Islands usually does not show any postal markings and can only be identified by the enclosed letter or other manuscript notations, the earliest known Falkland Islands cover is from 1800 and only 9 covers are known dated between 1800 and 1840. The first official indication that payment for postage had been made is a small framed hand-stamp reading “Falkland / Paid / Islands.” and is known applied to covers in black ink from January 1869. It was superseded in 1876 by a larger circular handstamp applied in red ink. Both of these are the first items listed by Stanley Gibbons as numbers FR1/2 and are referred to by specialists as “The Black Frank” and “The Red Frank”.
The most famous rarity is the 1964 6d “HMS Glasgow” ship stamp error, of which around 25 copies are known from the original sheet of 60. The Falkland Islands have long been the subject of specialization and there are many varieties, printings, essays, proofs, errors, postmarks and interesting postal history for stamp collectors to enjoy. We would recommend the excellent “Specialised Stamp Catalogue of The Falkland Islands” by Stefen Heijtz and of course the mainstay Stanley Gibbons listings.
