Falkland Islands: Collection of covers, cards and ephemera in five albums, much ex Lehmann collection, relating to pre-Conflict relationship with Argentina, the 1982 Conflict and subsequent British military presence, with 1933 to H.M.S. “Dauntless” at Mar del Plata franked Centenary 1d., 4d., 1933 to Buenos Aires franked Centenary 11/2d. pair and 1952 O.H.M.S. to Mendoza, both taxed, H.M.S. “Endurance” with ship, Joint Services Expedition and other cachets, 1982 Conflict with (Apr. 14) to Switzerland signed by Military Governor Menendez bearing Argentine issues with Shipwrecks 13p., 25p. and 26p. crossed by biro lines, delayed and returned mail, incoming to servicemen, Argentine military mail with 11p., 13p., 18p. and Encotel prepaid aerogrammes, recapture of South Georgia with (Apr. 25) to London, signed Capt. Nunn with “M” Company cachet, later with Task Force and later Forces Mail to 1990 with many cachets, F.P.O. datestamps and other markings, some signed, commemorative and propaganda items.

Falkland Islands: Cork Cancellations, 1887 1d. brownish claret, watermark Crown to left of CA, horizontal pair with Small Pins cork cancellations (Ob. 2/88), fine. S.G. 8. Photo. (Image1)

Falkland Islands: Cork Cancellations, 1891-1902 21/2d. pale chalky ultramarine, Aug. 1891 printing, with Diagonal Cut cork cancellation (Ob. 1/94), slightly thinned on reverse. S.G. 27. Photo. (Image1)

Falkland Islands: A used Q.V. collection strong in cancellation interest, incl. 1878-79 no watermark 4d. (2, one with Early 4x2 cork, Ob. 2/78), 1s., 1882 4d. with Large Square F.I. (Ob. 5/92) 1885-87 1d. with Maritime c.d.s., 1891 bisect piece, 1891-1902 to 6d. (3), 9d. (2), 1s. (2) incl. 1d. with Swansea Ship Letter c.d.s., etc. 1898 2s.6d., poor to fine. (54 items) (Image1)

Falkland Islands: 1896 (Dec. 28) ‘Buckup’ envelope to Hamburg bearing 1/2d. block of eighteen (9 x 2) and vertical pair, cancelled by good to fine strikes of F.3 c.d.s. with “(crown)/REGISTERED” and London Jan. 29 oval transit, backstamped Jan. 30 arrival. Carried on the “Basilisk” to Montevideo. Photo. (Image1)

Falkland Islands: Post Office Parcel Cancellation (SH PSO.2), fine strike on 1891-1902 21/2d. pale ultramarine, watermark reversed, slight thin on reverse. SH 8g wmk1. Date of use unknown, the only confirmed date being 9 July 1897. Photo. (Image1)

Falkland Islands: 1907 (Dec. 31) postcard of Government House (Heyburn L-6-l) to London, with greetings message from A. Binnie, franked 1d. tied by fine F.4D c.d.s., carried on the “Orissa”, minor corner creasing. Illustrated in 1988 Supplement to “Postcards of the Falkland Islands: A Catalogue 1900-1950” by H & F Heyburn, p.34. Photo. (Image1)

Falkland Islands: 1908, early real photographic card showing ships in Stanley harbour, dated Nov. 29 and sent unstamped by a member of the crew of the barque “Gulf Stream” (visited between Oct. 15 1908 and Feb. 15 1909), addressed to Kent showing small “T” due marking (SH T.1) applied in Stanley and London “2D/I.S./G.”. Ex Burley and Cottis. Photo. (Image1)

Falkland Islands: 1909 (June) envelope addressed to Walter Gruneberg at Buenos Aires, franked by 1904-12 1/2d., 1d. pair cancelled by type F.4C c.d.s.’s and carried on the “Orissa” and subsequently redirected to Puerto Yeruá, Entre Rios where Argentine 5c. pair affixed and cancelled on June 27 for further redirection to the British Consulate in Asunción, Paraguay with transit and arrival backstamp of July 6, most attractive and unusual. Ex Cottis. Photo. (Image1)

Falkland Islands: 1914 Battle of the Falklands: 1913 picture postcard of Montevideo sent to Portsmouth from Stanley franked 1d. with date of c.d.s. unclear but message (carried over between cards) complains of the weather. Believed sent to his future wife by seaman Edmund Pysden during the visit of H.M.S. “Glasgow”. Photo. (Image1)

Falkland Islands: 1914 Battle of the Falklands: “Passed by Censor/H.M.S. Macedonia” handstamp initialled on reverse of stampless envelope to Great Yarmouth endorsed “Posted at Sea on H.M.S. No Stamps” with “RECEIVED FROM H.M. SHIP/NO CHARGE TO BE RAISED”. Also a Tuck’s oilette postcard of the ship. (2 items) Photo. (Image1)

Falkland Islands: 1914 Battle of the Falkland Islands, H.M.S. “Kent”, p.p.c. of Darwin Harbour (Heyburn P-2-p) sent by seaman H.C. Perry on H.M.S. “Kent” to his wife in London with message dated “19.12.14”, “at present I have left Falkland and don’t think I may tell you where we are but it is rather cold”, bearing G.B. 1/2d. with “PASSED/H.M.S. KENT/CENSOR” circular cachet and London “FEB 17 15” machine arrival, having been transferred to the “Orita” at sea. Ex Cottis. Photo. (Image1)

Falkland Islands: 1914 Battle of the Falklands: Collection of postcards etc. on leaves, incl. H.M.S. “Canopus”, “Cornwall” (2), “Glasgow” (4, incl. one sent by crew member 1913 from Buenos Aires and another real photographic showing shell damage but faded), “Good Hope”, “Inflexible”, “Invincible” (2), “Kent” (6) incl. one sent by crew member Oct. 5 from Portsmouth (with others from the same correspondence, one sent from Gosport Oct. 1 depicting the “Vindictive” and a multi-view card with sender indicating the “Nürnberg” as the “ship we sank”) and two other ‘homemade” cards showing pierced plates and an onboard boxing match respectively, “Monmouth” (2), also cards showing the graves of sailors (Heyburn Ac-6-ac) etc., contemporary photos and other unusual items. (approx. 44 items) (Image1)

Falkland Islands: 1919 to 1937, selection of seventeen covers or cards, variously franked and addressed bearing values to 6d. (2), 1s., incl. 2d. registered envelope (poor) with added 1d. (2), picture postcards AB-11-ab an Y-6-y, 1936 to Roy Cove franked 1d., 1936 to London with two interesting letters from Maude Carey, etc. (Image1)

Falkland Islands: 1919 (July 11) formula registered envelope, opened for display, to London bearing on reverse “WAR STAMP” 1/2d. and 1d. blocks of four, with F.4F cancellations, type 5 registration label, carried on the “Sorata” with Nov. 12 arrival oval but undelivered showing framed “INCONNU”. Perkins B.1a. Photo. (Image1)

Falkland Islands: 1933 to 1937, selection of eight philatelic covers bearing Centenary issues, incl. 1933 underpaid ‘Panton’ to Cayman Islands with 1/2d. and Cayman 1d. affixed as postage due, two ‘Davies’ covers to Cheshire from Fox Bay and South Georgia bearing two 1/2d., ‘Cuttress’ to Surrey bearing 2d., 1935 ‘Cutress’ registered from Fox Bay bearing 1/2d. and 1d. with “WAR STAMP” 1d. and Silver Jubilee 21/2d., etc. (Image1)

Falkland Islands: 1933 (Mar. 22) F.I.C. envelope registered to Buenos Aires bearing Centenary 1/2d., 1d., 11/2d. and 3d. with type 6B registration label and charged on arrival, vertical folds clear of adhesives, also Centenary 1d. used on commercial cover to Sussex. (2 covers) Photo. (Image1)

Falkland Islands: 1933 (Dec. 30) locally addressed formula registered envelope (scarce Perkins type D8a) bearing Centenary 1/2d. to 1s. tied by good to fine PS.1A c.d.s’s. Photo. (Image1)

Falkland Islands: Airmails, 1936 (Sept. 18) printed Condor-Zeppelin airmail envelope registered to Batavia and marked “Printed/Matter”, bearing ‘Whale & Penguin’ 1/2d. (corner fault), 1d. and 1s. cancelled PS.2A with type 9 registration label and airmail etiquette, the cover endorsed “From Uruguay to Germany with GRAF ZEPPELIN/From Germany to N.E. Indies by DUTCH AIR LINES” but sent “”VIA CONDOR”” with red “Mit Luftpost befördert./MONTEVIDEO - FRIEDERICHSHAFEN” handstamps, showing on the reverse double circular “SERVICIO AEREO TRANSOCEANICO/CONDOR/ZEPPELIN/LUFTHANSA/URUGUAY-EUROPA”, Montevideo Oct. 1 and Oct. 30 Batavia arrival c.d.s’s, rare. Photo. (Image1)

Falkland Islands: 1939 to 1958, a selection of 32 covers etc. bearing 1938-50 definitives with values to 10s., variously franked and addressed, commercial and philatelic, with first day usage, O.H.M.S., three censored comprising 1942 to California from Fox Bay, 1943 to Connecticut and 1944 to Oregon the last with “Opened by Censor” label, registered incl. 1944 First Airmail cover bearing values to 4d. and with scarce type 11 registration label (“Fox Bay” deleted), 1951 to Pitcairn with values to 1s., 1953 air letter to Jamaica franked 9d. Photo. (Image1)

Falkland Islands: 1939 Battle of the River Plate, 1942 (Apr. 9), (May 7) and 1943 (Jan. 12) three Argentine Naval Ministry parole slips (‘furloughs’) individually signed by Ob.Feldw. Hann Bruenmel, Ob.Stck.Mstr Herrmann Ernst and Stbs.Ob.Mexh(A) Benno Dietrich from the “Graf Spee” interned on Isla Martín García, each with “Kriegsmarine/Kommando Panzerschiff Admiral Graf Spee” cachet in violet, black and blue-green respectively. Between April 1940 and the end of 1941, all but six of the Graf Spee officers, and about 200 technical NCOs, absconded from internment and returned to Germany where the majority served in the U-boat Arm. Argentine naval connivance was suspected but never proved. Photo.

Falkland Islands: 1941 commercial cover sent unstamped by A. Pettersson (endorsed on flap) to Manchester with PS.2B c.d.s., and type T.1 small “T” marking (subsequently lost in the 1944 Post Office fire), subsequently receiving U.K. framed 2d. “TO PAY/POSTED/UNPAID” and 2d. adhesive cancelled in Manchester Aug. 23 1944, the cover roughly opened and repaired but rare. Photo. (Image1)

Falkland Islands: 1942 to 1952, selection of covers variously franked and addressed incl. two censored, formula registered envelope to Bermuda bearing 2s.6d., 4d. stationery envelope to Buenos Aires bearing Victory 1d.(2), 3d. (3), some philatelic incl. 1948 Silver Wedding plain f.d.c. (2), South Shetlands 1944 overprint set in corner blocks of four on large envelope, etc., good to fine. (19)

Falkland Islands: 1943 stampless O.A.S. cover (flap missing) from Pte. J. Robinson of the 11th West Yorks. Regt. to his wife in Leeds, countersigned at lower left, with violet crowned circle censor’s cachet no. 4428, and red Maritime Mail marking, with enclosed nine page letter headed “Falkland Island Fcs” and dated May 4 with June 3 receiving note. Photo. (Image1)

Falkland Islands: 1943 Cable & Wireless telegram sent by Pte. J. Robinson of the 11th West Yorks. Regt. to his wife in Leeds, the form with Empire Social Telegram Central Station June 28 c.d.s. and oval telegraph censor’s mark, the accompanying envelope (roughly opened) despatched from London next day with 21/2d. red meter franking, unusual. Photo. (Image1)