Falkland Islands Dependencies: South Orkneys: ?Base C 1946 (Feb. 1) large envelope to Stanley bearing Graham Land Overprint set to 1s. with Falklands 1938-50 2s.6d. to £1, the lower values cancelled type C1 c.d.s. but the high values only cancelled on arrival by PS.3 in spite of being valid for use in the Dependencies at this time, unusual. Photo. (Image1)

Falkland Islands Dependencies: South Orkneys: Base C 1946 (Mar. 26) cover to Switzerland franked at unusual 3d. foreign surface rate by Thick Map 1d. and 2d. tied by neat C2 c.d.s’s in violet with indistinct PS.3 Apr. 3 transit on reverse. RRS “William Scoresby” left Base C on this day. Photo. (Image1)

Falkland Islands Dependencies: South Orkneys: Signy Island, Base H 1950 (Dec. 31) commercial cover endorsed ‘Registered by airmail’, sent by meteorologist Anthony Vernum (1932-1958) to his future wife Margaret Murphy in Peterborough and franked at 3s.3d for 15gm rate by Thick Map 3d., 1s. (3, one with ‘broken arc’) with H1 cancellations, showing hand-drawn boxed registration no. “137” in blue pencil. Collected by RRS “John Biscoe” on Jan. 28 1951 on the second relief voyage of the season. Photo. (Image1)

Falkland Islands Dependencies: South Orkneys: Signy Island, Base H 1951 (Apr. 14) commercial cover endorsed ‘Registered’, sent by meteorologist Anthony Vernum (with endorsement on flap) to his future wife Margaret Murphy in Peterborough and franked at 51/2d. registered surface rate by Map 1/2d., 1d. and 4d. with H1 cancellations, showing hand-drawn boxed registration no. “62” in blue pencil. Carried on the RRS “John Biscoe”, departing that day for Stanley. Ex Burley. Photo. (Image1)

Falkland Islands Dependencies: South Orkneys: Signy Island, Base H 1951 (Dec. 25) commercial cover endorsed “AIR MAIL” sent by meteorologist Anthony Vernum (with endorsement on flap) to his future wife Margaret Murphy in Peterborough and franked at 15g. airmail rate by Thin Map 2d., 4d., 9d, pair and 1s. with H1 cancellations. Taken by RRS “John Biscoe” with the second collection of the season on Apr. 28 1952. Photo. (Image1)

Falkland Islands Dependencies: South Orkneys: 1953, three covers to Stanley at 1d. ‘internal’ rate, comprising (June 4) addressed to Governor Sir Miles Clifford with Coronation 1d. cancelled first day type H1v1 (”4” and “JU” inserted in ms.), signed by all Base H members on reverse, also another (June 4) from Argentine Is, Base F to F.I. Co. accountant Ronald Stokes, with Coronation 1d. cancelled F2 (unusual month abbreviation of “JN”) and (Dec. 31) from Hope Bay Base D with Thin Map 1/2d. pair cancelled D3. (3 covers)

Falkland Islands Dependencies: South Orkneys: A most unusual cover to Lancashire bearing 1944 Overprint 2d. and late use of Falkland Is. 1937 Coronation 1/2d. with ms. addition “DEPENDENCY/SOUTH ORKNEYS”, cancelled Signy Island H2 c.d.s. with date unclear. Photo. (Image1)