Falkland Islands Dependencies: South Shetlands: 1926 Fiscal use of type B1 Deception Island Oval, fine strike in violet with year date only on (Apr. 7) invoice to the Falkland Islands Co. for £4.15s for supply of postage stamps and an egg licence, signed by Master of the S.S. “Svend Foyn I” with ms. endorsement “This amount/is all stamps” signed by A.G. Bennett with further Bennett signature acknowledging receipt. Rare, only two examples recorded. Heijtz certificate (2021). Photo. (Image1)

Falkland Islands Dependencies: South Shetlands: 1921-28 1/2d. (2), 1d. (3), 2d., 21/2d. on piece (with B.P.A. certificate (1959) as ‘Prussian blue’), 21/2d. on yellow (2), 6d., 1s. and 3s., each cancelled by type B2 c.d.s’s, some on pieces, chiefly fine. (12) S.G. Z141-Z148. Photo. (Image1)

Falkland Islands Dependencies: South Shetlands: 1929 (Mar. 5) envelope to U.S.A. franked 21/2d. in the Prussian blue shade, tied by fair strike of B2 with Port Stanley Mar. 11 transit backstamp. Heijtz certificate (2018) Photo. (Image1)

Falkland Islands Dependencies: South Shetlands: 1931 (Jan. 30) ‘Whale & Penguin’ 1/2d. tied by fine type B2 code A c.d.s. to O.H.M.S. envelope addressed by George Deacon to A.G. Carpenter, his former schoolmaster in Leicester, at printed matter rate. Sir George Edward Raven Deacon (1906-1984) had been offered a position as a chemist on the Discovery Antarctic survey and sailed to the Antarctic aboard the R.R.S. “William Scoresby” in 1928, later becoming the Director of the National Institute of Oceanography. Photo. (Image1)

Falkland Islands Dependencies: South Shetlands: Operation Tabarin, 1944 (Feb. 5) Overprint 1/2d. to 1s. set of eight tied by B3 c.d.s’s to envelope, self-addressed by Austin Cathie, Legal Advisor and Auditor to the Falkland Islands Government who also represented the Governor when visiting bases. With no advance publicity about the four new overprinted issues, all early philatelic mail could only be from Tabarin Expeditionary members. The first Operation Tabarin mail from Deception Island was taken by the “Fitzroy”, departing on Feb. 6. Photo. (Image1)

Falkland Islands Dependencies: Operation Tabarin, 1944 (July 16) scarce censored official envelope addressed by radio officer Norman Layther to his mother in Auckland, franked Overprint 1d. cancelled B.3 at Deception Island, resealed by PC.90 Examiner 6826 tape at left, carried on the ''William Scoresby'' with Port Stanley Dec. 15 transit on reverse. Photo. (Image1)