Here's a scan of an envelope I received this week from the Falkland Islands.
It contains British Antarctica stamps I ordered from the Philatelic Bureau. I appreciate the job they did with hand canceling the stamps, but it strikes me odd that they not include a return address?
The Airmail postcard is unusual, illustrates tourism is popular there. I guess they would rely on authorities opening the cover to recover a return address.
I have had trades with SCF members who do not include return addresses, inside or out, I find that unusual.
I wouldn't think that many people visit the Falklands but the occasional cruise ship comes in - edit about 70000 cruise visitors a year now so much more than when I was there. I would say those items would be significantly harder to find genuinely postally used although stamps and coins are popular with collectors and as such are listed are a major income source.
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Posted 08/19/2011 8:59 pm
