Falkland Islands Dependencies: South Shetlands: The PORT FOSTER Imprint, 1912-20 1/2d. yellow-green horizontal pair (one of only three known) on piece showing superb "PORT FOSTER" imprint with normal weak "S" and complete F.4E "C/MR 19/13" c.d.s. S.G. Z106, cat. £3,600+. Ex Lovibond, Lickford, Stern, du Pont and Cottis. Photo. (Image1)

Falkland Islands Dependencies: South Shetlands: •ÈÀThe‰ÛöDECEPTION‰ÛöISLAND‰ÛöOval, 1921 (Mar. 31), a light strike of the oval datestamp in violet tying corner marginal 1d. pair to Falkland Islands Co. envelope addressed to Major H. Brookhouse in Port Stanley, clean and attractive. Ex Cottis. Photo. (Image1)

Falkland Islands Dependencies: South Shetlands: •ÈÀTHE‰ÛöDECEPTION‰ÛöISLAND‰ÛöOVAL, 1921 (Dec. 31) 1d. stationery envelope (1917) addressed by Arthur Bennett to his son in Stanley whilst taking part in the relief of the British Imperial Antarctic Expedition, cancelled by two good to fine strikes of type B1 double oval datestamp in violet with PS.1B Apr. 13 1922 arrival on reverse having been carried on the returning whaler "Thor". SH E3. Ex Cottis. Photo. (Image1)

Falkland Islands Dependencies: South Shetlands: •ÈÀTHE‰ÛöDECEPTION‰ÛöISLAND‰ÛöOVAL, 1922 (Apr. 3), three mainly fine strikes of the oval datestamp in violet on Falklands 1917 1d. stationery envelope with added 1d. pair to pay 3d. Foreign rate to U.S.A., addressed by Arthur G. Bennett to R. Cushman-Murphy in New York and carried to Stanley on the Norwegian whaler "Thor" with PS.1B Apr. 13 transit on reverse. Ex Cottis. Photo. American ornithologist Robert Cushman Murphy (1887-1973), later Lamont Curator of Birds at the American Museum of Natural History, participated in numerous oceanic expeditions, being a noted expert on marine birds. In 1912-13 he served on the whaling brig "Daisy" to further his researches on the east cost of South America and South Georgia during which he charted the Bay of Isles and other parts of the island. In 1960 he returned to Antarctica with Operation Deepfreeze. Murphy's petrel was named in his honour as were Mount Murphy in Antarctica and Murphy Wall in South Georgia. (Image1)

Falkland Islands Dependencies: South Shetlands: •ÈÀThe South Shetlands c.d.s. in violet,, good to fine strikes of the type B2v1 datestamp "1 MR 24" on K.G.V 1/2d. pair and "WAR STAMP" 1d., "10 AP/24" on 1921-28 1/2d., 1d., 2d., 6d., 1s. and 3s. (two strikes), each on separate pieces, mostly fine. (8 items) S.G. Z139, Z141-Z143, Z146-Z148 vars. Photo. (Image1)

Falkland Islands Dependencies: South Shetlands: 1928 (Feb. 25) part printed wrapper addressed to 'Smye' in Gosport, franked 1/2d. paying scarce printed matter rate, cancelled by fine and light B2 c.d.s. with South Georgia SG1 Mar. 14 transit on reverse. Ex Riddell-Carre. Photo. (Image1)

Falkland Islands Dependencies: South Shetlands: 1931 (Jan. 30) official envelope registered to Dudley Stone in London franked by 'Whale & Penguin' 1d. block of four, marginal at left and cancelled by superb type B2 c.d.s. (on same day as known attempted use of unauthorised bisects) with additional strike at left, carried on the "Discovery II" to Stanley with Mar 16 backstamp and type 5E registration label added. Ex Cottis. Photo. (Image1)

Falkland Islands Dependencies: South Shetlands: 1956 (Jan. 31) cover to U.S.A. franked at surface foreign letter rate by Dependencies 1954 21/2d. pair and with F.I.D.A.S.E. label (Youle B-HU-03) also unusually tied by type B.6 Deception Island c.d.s., this believed to be the only such cover known. Carried on the R.R.S. "John Biscoe" departing Feb. 14 for Stanley and onward transmission via Montevideo. Photo. (Image1)

Falkland Islands Dependencies: South Shetlands: 1956 (Dec. 17) airletter to Wales sent from Admiralty Bay by meteorological assistant G.E. Broome with fascinating lengthy typed letter dated No. 29 discussing his surroundings, communications difficulties etc., franked by T.A.E. 6d. tied by fine G3 c.d.s. Ex Cottis. Photo. (Image1)

Falkland Islands Dependencies: South Shetlands: 1957 (Jan. 3) airmail envelope sent by pilot Christopher Gavin-Robinson to his son in England showing purple "FALKLAND ISLANDS & DEPENDENCIES/(winged horn)/HUNTING AEROSURVEYS/LIMITED/LONDON ENGLAND/AERIAL SURVEY EXPEDITION" cachet and bearing 1s. with T.A.E. 21/2d. tied by fine Deception Island B6 c.d.s., mistakenly overfranked due to expedition members' misapprehension that surface rate postage was additionally due. Ex Cottis. Photo. (Image1)