Falkland Islands

David & laswabbie:

Australia has been calling to me also. I haven't really started collecting yet. I'm already working on U.S., U.N, and Canada. I'd like to get a little farther along with Canada before I start a new area.

On the other hand, I have put aside a few sets of British Antarctic Territory -- just in case I can't resist the temptation

Kirk

I have a number of covers from the Royal Navy hovercraft which was deployed in the FI 1967-1973. Obviously they are 'philatelic' but this cover certainly isn't!
The 'PER HOVERCRAFT' cachet is listed in the FI Specialist Catalogue.
My main collecting field is hovercraft related philatelic items, postcards, time tables and any other ephemera. The world's first passenger hovercraft service operated near to my home in 1962 and I have been collecting for the 49 years since!

Ken

My man Ernest Shackleton...his men had to come up with 500 different penquin recipes...but he did come back for them !!

Here is a nice little gem that I just grabbed for the collection, not often found with no Name or address.

Just a tad over the top but it did travel in the post.

backroads
Great cover! Many would jump on it.

Another emotional purchase of mine !

I guess we all dream of finding a stamp that is worth a fortune if is a rare error stamp. A good example is the 6d ship error stamp of the Battle of The Falklands 1964 issue where HMS Glasgow (on the 2 and a half pence stamp) was incorrectly printed on the 6d stamp and a couple of sheets escaped into circulation before the mistake was noticed and stamps destroyed. Apparently these stamps were mostly traced back to USA. According to Google, two sheets I think were escapees and distributed and about 17 have turned up and are highly collectable. Anyone have an update as to if anymore have turned up?Thanks, Revdoc.

Is this your stamp, revdoc.?...Scott #151a.....quite valuable !

Hi Renden, No, I wish it was my stamp,this is just an example I posted. I and am sure all interested would be on the look out for one like this,we can only dream, I guess there are some of these lurking in collections somewhere,maybe mostly in the USA. I think over time a few more may surface, I was interested to know if anyone else had found one? Thanks for your input. David.

Hi Stallzer, I also collect Falkland Islands stamps,Really nice examples,I recall as a kid we used to put adhesive (removable)stickers on First Day Covers and sort of hope for the best that they were able to be removed without too much trouble. The other alternative was to use pecil so that the address could be erased when it arrived back in the mail. What would you recommend? Thanks, David.

I love Falkland Definitives but only collect them from KGVI on. Most stamps from the first KGVI definitive were printed 4 times: 1937, 1939, 1944, and 1949. The most common are the '44 printings and aside from Scott 194a from 1939, the scarcest mint (and most difficult to identify) are the 1949s. At one time I tried to put together a complete printing/despatch set but the 1949s were very tough. I am gradually working on it again however it can't be done by mail order without a virtually unlimited budget. The stamps can occassionally be found at bourses but I rarely go to shows so they aren't an option. So I'll be limited to correctly identified, expensive sfamps from uber reliable sources.

Cynical- your Scott 194 is probably a 194a, the "indigo" printing of the 5/-. Most used 5/- are 194a, so the Scott value is off by a lot as this is actually a common printing used. It only makes sense; the reason mint 194a's are so rare is the same reason used 194a's are so common - most stamps from this printing were used for postage.

Very interesting discussion and appreciate postings. The 1933 Falklands is a beautiful issue. I am up to the Penguin but have not yet purchased. Actually, however, I think that the lower values of that series showing the boat and the diving whale are the stars of that issue.

I had never contemplated collecting Spain past 1940 but based on the recommendation on this thread and my preferences for engraved issues, I plan to check it out. Happy holidays to everyone on the forum.

I have a few FI stamps as part of a general George 5th definitive collection and also the two sets from George 6th. Surely some of the nicest stamps ever issued by any nation at any time!