Number of results: 35
2075
| Sale number: 31 Falkland Islands: Airmails: 1944 to 1979, a collection of 31 covers and air letters, variously rated and addressed incl. 1951 to London with diamond annual census mark, 1952 Survey Flight, incoming printed cover and air letter (2), outward covers (2, one registered), some photographs, etc. Ex Moir. Price Realised £280 |
2076
| Sale number: 31 Falkland Islands: Airmails: 1944 (Aug.) three ''first airmail'' covers to Bermuda, Bournemouth and Cape Town respectively, each with ''AIR MAIL'' etiquette type A in red and resealed by censor label type b (75mm.), the last registered at 2s.8d. rate and with label type 11 (''Fox Bay'' deleted), the others at 2s.3d. and 3s.6d. rates. Ex Moir. Price Realised £260 |
2077
| Sale number: 31 Falkland Islands: Airmails: 1944 (Aug. 18) four ''T.W. Binnie'' registered ''first airmail'' covers to Buenos Aires (bearing 1/2d., 1d. (both), 2d. (both), 21/2d.), Bermuda (4d., 6d. black and brown, 9d., 1s.), Cape Town (3d., 4d., 6d. black and brown, 9d., 1s.) and Devon (6d. black and brown, 9d., 2s.6d.), all with ''AIR MAIL'' type A etiquette in red and ''Fox Bay'' deleted type 11 registration label, the last with type a (75mm.) censor label. Ex Moir. Price Realised £300 |
2078
| Sale number: 31 Falkland Islands: Airmails: 1944 First Airmail from the Falklands, (Aug. 18) registered cover from Estate Louis Williams (cachet on reverse) to London bearing 1/2d., 1d. (both), 2d. (both), 21/2d., 1s. and 5s. (indigo and pale yellow-brown), a 6s.9d. rating incorrectly believed (due to local misconception that 1d. rate applied for initial sea journey to Montevideo) to be paying the 10g. registered airmail charge, and showing (lowest recorded number ''0019'') and local ''AIR MAIL'' etiquette (type A in red). Photo. Price Realised £210 |
2079
| Sale number: 31 Falkland Islands: Airmails: 1948 registered envelope to England bearing 1938-50 2s.6d. slate and 5s. blue and chestnut, with locally printed Air Mail etiquette type B in black, few imperfections. S.G. 160, 161. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
2080
| Sale number: 31 Falkland Islands: Airmails: 1949 (Nov. 15) Stanley to Fox Bay first flight cover with charming small hand illustration, franked 4d. cancelled PS.4 machine canellation, backstamped Fox Bay Nov. 17, also a photo of the Beaver aircraft. Ex Moir. Photo. Price Realised £160 |
2081
| Sale number: 31 Falkland Islands: Airmails: 1952 Survey Flight, rare acceptance from Graham Land (R. Thyer, leader, Base F) addressed to G.A. Young in Gloucestershire, bearing F.I.D. 1/2d., 21/2d., 4d. and 9d. cancelled by one fair and one fine strike of SH F2 Base F (Faraday) Post Office with ''4 AP'' inverted date plugs, ms. receiving note May 10. Ex Moir. Photo. Price Realised £190 |
2082
| Sale number: 31 Falkland Islands: Airmails: 1952 Survey Flight, rare acceptance from South Orkneys addressed to Sussex, franked 1s.3d. cancelled type H1 ''26 AP/52'' c.d.s., with UK Air Mail etiquette at left. Ex Moir. Photo. Price Realised £180 |
2083
| Sale number: 31 Falkland Islands: Airmails: 1952 First overseas airmail, three covers variously franked at 1s. rate with special cancellations types PS.AIR.1A, 1B and 1D respectively, 1953 and 1959 commercial covers, the latter with mixed reign franking and G.B. annual census mark. (5) Price Realised £80 |
2003
| Sale number: 99 Falkland Islands: Airmails: Zeppelin Mail, 1933 'Cuttress' cover addressed c/o Madge Biggs in Port Stanley endorsed ''By Graf Zeppelin 3/6/33 via Montevideo'' and carried on the Second South America Flight with red and green flight cachets, airmail etiquette, sent unsealed at printed matter rate bearing G.B. 4d. strip of three (left stamp toned perfs. one side) with London machine cancellation of June 3, showing Montevideo June 7 machine datestamp, Brazilian Post cachet in black, and F.6 ''30 JU'' arrival c.d.s. ('filed' ''3'', without year date) on reverse. Very rare, just three such covers believed to exist. Ex Koefman. Photo. Price Realised £820 |
2004
| Sale number: 99 Falkland Islands: Airmails: Zeppelin Mail, 1933 'Cuttress' cover addressed c/o Madge Biggs in Port Stanley endorsed ''PER GRAF ZEPPELIN/TO/RIO DE JANEIRO'' and carried on the Chicago Century of Progress Exhibition triangular flight via South America Flight with triangular cachet in red, airmail etiquette and German circular air handstamp, sent unsealed at printed matter rate bearing G.B. 3d. corner marginal block of four with London Oct. 13 c.d.s's, next day Berlin and Oct. 16 Districto Federal arrival, showing large hexagonal flight cachet in red, Montevideo Nov. 2 machine cancellation and Port Stanley Nov. 29 arrival c.d.s. on reverse. Very rare, only 10 to the Islands carried. Photo. Price Realised £720 |
2005
| Sale number: 99 Falkland Islands: Airmails: 1946 Army air letter form W.3077 locally overprinted ''FALKLAND ISLANDS AND DEPENDENCIES'' in large type, addressed to Canada containing details and graphs of lambings at Port Stephens between 1920 and 1947, and sheep dipping between Feb. and Aug. 1947, without postal markings, apparently sent under cover. A most unusual and interesting item. Heijtz cat £700. Photo.* Price Realised £85 |
2006
| Sale number: 99 Falkland Islands: Airmails: 1946 (June 22) Army air letter form W.3077 locally overprinted ''FALKLAND ISLANDS AND DEPENDENCIES'' in small type, addressed to B.S.H. Grant in Kent with lengthy personal message from Maude Carey, franked by 1938-50 9d. neatly cancelled PS.3B, also front from 1947 (Feb. 24) air letter form with large type overprint addressed to Berkshire by James Wordie franked by 9d. with Victory 3d. added for registration. (2 items) Photo. Price Realised £350 |
2007
| Sale number: 99 Falkland Islands: Airmails: 1947, Essay for proposed 6d. inscribed ''AIR MAIL POSTAGE'', reproduction in ink with pasted K.G.VI head on piece (99 x 105mm, affixed to backing sheet) by Karl Lellman of his submitted sketch adopted with change of denomination for the 1s.3d. value. In signed endorsement alongside Lellman remarks, ''You will note I have suggested ''Air Mail'', this was for local mail which may soon be carried by air. The design was adopted however for ordinary postage but a value to cover the then postal change for air letter forms.'' Photo.* Price Realised £240 |
2008
| Sale number: 99 Falkland Islands: Airmails: 1949 to 1957, an interesting selection of five items, variously franked and rated, incl. 1949 from South Georgia with type D label and Silver Wedding 1s. pair, another registered with U.P.U. set and Map 3d., 1953 registered bearing 1s. strip of three and 1s.3d., all to England except 1952 to Norway franked 6d. strip of four, etc. Price Realised UNSOLD |
2009
| Sale number: 99 Falkland Islands: Airmails: 1951 (Sept. 20) aerogramme to Cambridge with personal letter from Governor Sir Miles Clifford, franked 6d. and with albino embossed Government House handstamp. Photo. Price Realised £170 |
2010
| Sale number: 99 Falkland Islands: Airmails: 1952 sketch design for type PS.AIR.1 datestamp, basic layout demonstrated in ink over Philatelic Congress of Great Britain handstamp in violet, on piece (114 x 86mm) endorsed ''Specimen for size and style only./Lettering to be same size for both circles'' with initialled violet handstamp ''POST OFFICE SUPPLIES DEPARTMENT/MOUNT PLEASANT/LONDON EC1'' on reverse, also proof strikes of types D and B with solid date slugs on lined paper (103 x 44mm) handstamped ''FOR & ON BEHALF OF/CHAS. WRIGHT, LTD'' signed on reverse, proof strikes of the four types on piece (125 x 112mm) without dates slugs except type D with day and year slugs, Ex Koefman, also types A and D ''1 MY/52'' used on covers and Apr. 24 machine cancellation on aerogramme to Northumberland. Photo. Price Realised £240 |
2011
| Sale number: 99 Falkland Islands: Airmails: 1977 (Nov.) commercial airmail envelope to Somerset from Cape Pembroke airfield first flight, franked Telecom 11p. cancelled PS.3B and with special cachet blacked out (SH PS.AIR.3 v1, non-philatelic mail thus treated, caused by the delayed opening), also (Nov. 30) cover from the first flight with cachet. Ex Spafford. Photo.* Price Realised £100 |
5178
| Sale number: 103 Falkland Islands: Airmails: 1944 to 1972, a collection of commercial and philatelic covers, aerogrammes etc. incl. 1944 (Aug. 18) to Buenos Aires with type A ''AIR MAIL'' and type 11 registration label (''Fox Bay'' deleted) labels, 1947 O.H.M.S. registered to Los Angeles with type B (in black) label, 1s.3d. (2), 1949 from Stanley and 1950 from South Georgia with type D label, 1952 Aquila Airways flights, special cancellations, etc. (22 items) Price Realised £260 |
5179
| Sale number: 103 Falkland Islands: Airmails: 1944 (Aug. 18) envelope endorsed ''FIRST AIR-MAIL POST FROM THE FALKLAND ISLANDS/18th August, 1944.'' addressed to Buenos Aires, bearing 1938-50 1/2d., 1d. and 2d. pairs cancelled by fine PS.1A c.d.s's with type A red on white ''AIR MAIL'' and type 11 registration label (''Fox Bay'' deleted) labels, Montevideo Aug. 28 machine arrival on reverse. Photo. Price Realised £180 |
5180
| Sale number: 103 Falkland Islands: Airmails: 1945 (Mar. 15) Army air letter form W.3077 locally overprinted ''FALKLAND ISLANDS AND DEPENDENCIES'' in small type and bearing 9d. pair, addressed to Dr. David Nabarro in London by Lt. G.N. Benetton, R.A.O.C., with interesting message (dated Mar. 10) regarding the organisation of the first civilian airmail, ''The service opens today though the letters cannot leave for a few days owing to the first part of the journey being by sea to Montevideo . . . I have a personal interest in the opening of this service since it was the fact that I had large surpluses of forms on hand which caused me to suggest to the local authorities that a civilian airmail would be attractive.'' Photo. Price Realised £850 |
5181
| Sale number: 103 Falkland Islands: Airmails: 1947 (Apr. 30) envelope registered to London with type B label in black, bearing, affixed on both sides, 1938-50 1d., corner marginal 1s. dull blue with sheet no. ''0560'', 1s.3d. block of four and two pairs, some creasing, scarce. Photo. Price Realised £250 |
5182
| Sale number: 103 Falkland Islands: Airmails: Hunting Aerosurveys Ltd., 1955-57, selection of six covers cancelled at Deception Island, comprising 1955 First Survey with expedition label and straight line ''m.s. ''OLUF SVEN'', 1956 with four line cachet, 1957 three covers each with circular cachet in magenta and variously bearing Dependencies 1954 to £1 each, and the last with ''Oluf Sven'' straight line and circular cachet in violet. Price Realised £380 |
1704
| Sale number: 112 Falkland Islands: Airmails: An extensive collection in two binders and on leaves, with flight covers and commemorative items, from 1952 First Overseas Airmail incoming (3) and return flight (4, two bearing 1952 1/2d. to 1s.), study of Argentine-Falkland Islands air service from 1972 to 1982 with scarce 1971 (Feb. 15) emergency flight (flown inward and return, unaddressed, 24 carried), (July 3) first official flight Rio Gallegos-Port Stanley (50 carried) and return, (Aug. 20) Comodoro Rivadavia-Stanley-Rio Gallegos (40 carried), return flight (2, 25 carried), (Nov. 16) Comodoro Rivadavia-Stanley (26 carried) and return (pen-cancelled), 1972 (Feb. 8) BBC charter Stanley-Rio Gallegos (6, 50 carried), (Apr. 27) incoming with scarce Declaración Conjunta code 3 packet c.d.s. on envelope label, (Nov. 1) last flight to Stanley harbour and return, 1973 (Sept. 12) Guaraní flight, (Nov. 15) Anniversary of Inauguration of Temporary Airstrip, 1977 Cape Pembroke cachet (PS.AIR.3) proof impressions in blue and red, (Nov. 14) incoming with PS.AIR.3 blacked out, later with F.I.G.A.S. inc. official mail and other cachets, tickets, mail bag labels, etc. Price Realised £450 |
659
| Sale number: 116 Falkland Islands: Airmails 1944 to 1986, a collection on leaves, incl. 1944 (Aug. 18) to Bermuda bearing 1d., 2d. (both), 4d., 6d. and 1s. and (Aug. 21) to England franked 6d., 1s. strip of three, both with red on white ''AIR MAIL'' type A and ''Opened by Censor.'' type b (75mm.) censor labels, 1946 (Dec. 1) registered to Canada bearing 1s.3d. with blue on white label type B, 1947 three covers registered to England both bearing 1s.3d. pair with black on white label type B, 1950 to England bearing 9d., 1s.3d, and black on white label type D, later with airletters, 1952 First Direct Flight, 1958 showing ''INSUFFICIENT POSTAGE FOR/CARRIAGE BY AIR'' mark, 1963 handstamped ''SECOND CLASS'' franked 1s.3d., etc. (31 items) Price Realised £650 |
660
| Sale number: 116 Falkland Islands: Airmails: Airmails to/from Argentina, 1944 to 1986, a collection on leaves, incl. 1971 (Aug.) special flight (4th bag without red cachet), 1972 (Jan.) unusually bearing pre-decimal 51/2d., (July) first passenger flight, later special and scheduled flights with flight and Declaración Conjunta cachets, also 1946-49, a study of B.S.A.A. flight covers from Argentina to England etc. 1928 Argentine airmail issue plate proofs (19), etc. Price Realised £110 |
661
| Sale number: 116 Falkland Islands: Airmails: 1944 (Aug. 18) envelope sent airmail to H.L. Bound c/o a Buenos Aires address, bearing 1938-50 1/2d., 1d. black and violet, 21/2d. Sheep and 4d. with red on white ''AIR MAIL'' label type A, type 11 registration label (''Fox Bay'' deleted), and Aug. 28 arrival marking on reverse. Photo. Price Realised £95 |
662
| Sale number: 116 Falkland Islands: Airmails: 1944 (Aug. 18) ''FIRST AIR-MAIL POST'' envelope sent airmail to T.W. Binnie c/o a Buenos Aires address, bearing 1/2d., 1d. (both), 2d. (both) and 21/2d. sheep, with red on white ''AIR MAIL'' label type A, type 11 registration label (''Fox Bay'' deleted), and showing type b (75mm.) censor label and Aug. 28 machine arrival on reverse. Photo. Price Realised £120 |
663
| Sale number: 116 Falkland Islands: Airmails: 1944 (Aug. 18) ''FIRST AIR-MAIL POST'' envelope sent airmail to T.W. Binnie c/o a Buenos Aires address, bearing 1/2d., 1d. (both), 2d. (both) and 21/2d. sheep, with red on white ''AIR MAIL'' label type A, type 11 registration label (''Fox Bay'' deleted) and Aug. 28 machine arrival on reverse, some minor toning. Photo. Price Realised £140 |
664
| Sale number: 116 Falkland Islands: Airmails: 1946 (Oct. 2) two Vista Stamp Co. envelopes registered to Pennsylvania bearing 1938-50 £1 and 2s.6d. with 2d. respectively, both showing blue on white ''AIR MAIL'' label type B, type 12 registration label, transit and Oct. 18 arrival backstamps. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
665
| Sale number: 116 Falkland Islands: Airmails: 1946 (Dec. 11) registered airmail cover to Lancashire bearing 1938-50 1s. dull blue, 1946 Victory 3d. block of four and pair, with type B local ''AIR MAIL'' and type 12 registration labels. Photo. Price Realised £190 |
666
| Sale number: 116 Falkland Islands: Airmails: 1947 (Aug. 28) Army air letter form W.3077 locally overprinted ''FALKLAND ISLANDS AND DEPENDENCIES'' in small type, franked 9d., sent by Governor Sir Miles Clifford with albino Government House imprint and interesting letter to London. Photo. Price Realised £620 |
667
| Sale number: 116 Falkland Islands: Airmails: 1956 (May) air letter form 51-5829 to the Falkland Islands Co. in London, unusually with typed endorsement ''Packe'' and cancelled by red Montevideo May 10 machine cancellation with enclosed message from the Packe Brothers & Co. Ltd dated ''Stanley/3rd. May 1956''. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
668
| Sale number: 116 Falkland Islands: Airmails: 1962 airletter from Base D, Hope Bay, Antarctica, bearing 6d. Birds tied by faint Port Stanley c.d.s., message starts ''12 July 1962 Left base on July 8 with a dog team...'', transmitted in morse code by radio to Stanley for transcription and typing onto Air Letter for dispatch by Airmail to Mrs Cox, Winchester, sent by their son on a one season deployment as a geophysicist, small tear, otherwise fine. Photo. Price Realised £95 |
669
| Sale number: 116 Falkland Islands: Airmails: Airmails to/from Argentina 1971 to 1985, a collection of around 70 covers mainly on leaves incl. special and scheduled flights with some scarcer cachets. Ex Harwood. Price Realised £90 |