Falkland Islands Dependencies: Graham Land: Port Lockroy Base A 1944 (Mar. 24) Overprint 1/2d. to 1s. set of eight tied by A1 c.d.s’s to envelope addressed by Capt Andrew Taylor, Base B Surveyor to Miss Biggs in Stanley. Carried on the “William Scoresby” in the second mail from Base A with Apr. 8 arrival backstamp. With no advance publicity about the four new overprinted issues, all early philatelic mail could only be from Tabarin Expeditionary members. Photo. (Image1)

Falkland Islands Dependencies: Graham Land: Port Lockroy Base A 1948 (Apr. 5) airmail cover at rare 5s.6d. (15gm.) rate, endorsed “AIR MAIL” and addressed to T.S. Jones in Essex sent by K. Pawson, Base A meteorologist (sender’s endorsement on flap), franked by Dependencies Thick Map 6d. and 1s. (5, incl. a strip of three) tied by A1 c.d.s.’s in violet with additional strike and PS.3B Apr. 19 transit on reverse. Overseas mail was picked up by S.S. “Fitzroy” on Apr. 8 and carried to Stanley. Photo. (Image1)

Falkland Islands Dependencies: Graham Land: Port Lockroy Base A 1950 (Mar. 18) envelope from J.H. Chaplin, Base Leader and Meteorologist at Port Lockroy, to his mother in Harrow, Middlesex, franked at surface mail rate by Thin Map 21/2d. tied by neat A2 c.d.s. Ex Burley. Collected by RRS “John Biscoe” on the second relief voyage of the season from Mar. 20 to Apr. 14 1950. Photo. (Image1)

Falkland Islands Dependencies: Graham Land: Port Lockroy Base A 1950 (Dec. 29) envelope endorsed “Personal” addressed to Rt. Rev. W.L.S. Fleming in Hampshire franked Thin Map 21/2d. tied by fine A2 c.d.s. (last day of use), sent by J.H. Chaplin, Base Leader at Port Lockroy with typed endorsement on reverse. William Launcelot Scott Fleming (1906-1990) had been the Chaplin and Geologist of the British Grahamland Expedition, 1934-37 and was Director of Scott Polar Research Institute, Cambridge from 1947-49, Bishop of Portsmouth from 1949 and Bishop of Norwich from 1959. Photo. (Image1)

Falkland Islands Dependencies: Graham Land: Port Lockroy Base A 1952 (Mar. 5) scarce commercial, ‘local’ cover addressed to D.E. Mortimer at the Ionospheric Station, Port Stanley franked at internal mail rate by Thick Map 1d. tied by full A2 c.d.s. From the consignment of Base mail taken to Stanley by RRS “John Biscoe” from its visit on Apr. 2 1952. Photo. (Image1)

Falkland Islands Dependencies: Graham Land: Hope Bay Base D 1946 (Dec. 6) Army air letter form W.3077 locally overprinted “FALKLAND ISLANDS AND DEPENDENCIES” in small type and franked by Thick Map 9d. pair cancelled light D1 c.d.s’s in blue, with interesting message sent by meteorologist Tom P. O’Sullivan to his mother in London and collected by SS “Fitzroy” on Jan. 22 1947 with Port Stanley Feb. 6 transit on reverse. The 1s.6d. rate ended on Oct. 12 1945 but this change was likely not communicated to the bases in their midwinter when no ships could visit for several more months, and the news may have been at first overlooked thereafter. Very few examples of the 1s.6d. rate are known, none at the 9d. rate being recorded in the 1946-47 season. Photo. (Image1)

Falkland Islands Dependencies: Graham Land: ?Stonington Island Base E 1947 (Feb. 7) long registered cover addressed by James Wordie to his wife in Cambridge, correctly franked by Thick Map 2d. pair tied by E1 c.d.s’s in violet, with PS.3 Feb. 19 transit c.d.s. and type 12 registration label, the mail having been collected by MV “Trepassey”. Wordie was serving as a member of the F.I.D.S. Advisory Committee and was undertaking a tour of the bases to assess progress, travelling on SS “Fitzroy” in company with MV “Trepassey”. Photo. (Image1)

Falkland Islands Dependencies: Graham Land: ?Stonington Island Base E 1948 Operation Windmill, (Feb. 20) cover from a crew member of USS “Edisto” (with sender’s endorsement) to U.S.A., underfranked by Thick Map 1/2d. and 2d. (the correct foreign rate being 3d. but cover uncharged) and cancelled by E1 c.d.s. in violet incorrectly dated “20 FEB 1947”, with PS.3A Mar. 16 1948 transit on reverse. American icebreaker “Edisto” of Task Force 39 had been redeployed to rescue the Ronne Antarctic Research Expedition ship “Port of Beaumont”, reported to be in distress trapped in the ice in Marguerite Bay close to Base E on Stonington Island. “Edisto” arrived on Feb. 19, freeing “Port of Beaumont” the next day. On Feb. 21, “John Biscoe” arrived opportunely to re-supply Base E. A rare cover combining both U.S. and British Antarctic interest. Photo. (Image1)

Falkland Islands Dependencies: Graham Land: Argentine Islands, Base F 1951 (Feb. 14) envelope sent by general assistant W.A. Walker (with endorsement on flap) franked Thin Map 21/2d. at surface rate just tied by F2 c.d.s. with Port Stanley Apr. 21 transit backstamp having been collected by RRS “John Biscoe”, addressed to Derby and twice redirected. Photo. (Image1)

Falkland Islands Dependencies: Graham Land: Argentine Islands, Base F 1951 (Dec. 31) envelope to England sent by Base Leader John Green (with endorsement on flap) at the opening of the 1951-52 Season with enclosed letter on “John Biscoe” letterhead (amended in ms.) dated July 20, the cover bearing Thin Map 6d. and 1s. as “registration facilities are not available here owing to lack of suitable safe-guarding between here and Port Stanley” and “unable to supply change”. Photo. (Image1)

Falkland Islands Dependencies: Graham Land: Argentine Islands, Base F 1951 (Dec. 31) cover to England at 21/2d. surface rate franked by Thin Map 1/2d. and 1d. pair (one showing spot on arm of “T”, SH 45g11), tied by F2 c.d.s’s, enclosing lengthy letter dated Sept. 29 on three sheets of F.I.D.S. stationery, written and signed by Base Leader J.R. Green, redirected within Surrey. Collected by RRS “John Biscoe” on Feb. 20, transferred at Stanley on Mar. 2, carried onward to Montevideo by the “Fitzroy”. Photo. (Image1)