Feature Lot. Lot 40 - 1891 QV Id red-brown pair plus bisect (#11a, SG11a) on cover to England cancelled First Bisect, Ob. 1/90. Double ring FALKLAND ISLANDS JY 11 1891 alongside (Heijtz F.2). London arrival on reverse. From the Kirkland Cope correspondence. File folds. Fine. 1974 BPA certificate. (Scott $4,250, SG £4,500).....Estimate1,500US$ Currently US$ 1,200 (Link to this Lot in the Catalog for Bidding)

The day will feature two distinct auctions under one roof, each offering exceptional material for collectors of classic British Commonwealth philately and postal history.

First up is Victoria Stamp Company Public Auction 41: The Fred Hensel Collection of Falkland Islands Stamps & Postal History.

Fred Hensel collected stamps from childhood, focusing on a select number of areas and learning them deeply. His passion for the Falkland Islands was especially reflected in his love of cork cancellations, and we are pleased to present a sizeable holding of these popular markings both on and off cover. The collection contains a remarkable 27 covers and postal stationery cards bearing cork cancellations, alongside a wealth of off-cover stamps with carefully selected corks, many with exceptionally fine strikes.

A true postal historian, Fred amassed a substantial holding of covers, nearly all commercial usages. We offer early incoming covers, several bisect covers, a large group of Queen Victoria postal history with interesting and unusual usages, and some marvelous destinations. There is also a group of Formula Registered covers and much more.

The second session is Cwiakala Auctions Sale 2602: Around the Empire: A First-Class Selection of Stamps & Postal History from Across the British World.

This sale presents a focused survey of British Commonwealth philately, beginning with Great Britain and continuing through some forty territories.

Collectors will find strong representation in Bermuda, Hong Kong, Australia and States, Canada, India, and New Zealand, where varieties, postal history, and classic issues appear with unusual frequency. Elsewhere, offerings from places such as Mauritius, British Central Africa, Niger Coast, Southern Rhodesia, Tristan da Cunha, and the Turks Islands carry the weight of more distant corners of the map.

Throughout, the emphasis is on quality over quantity: classic issues, genuine errors, elusive shades, and the kind of marginal notations that make an entry worth reading twice.

Whether you collect Falkland Islands, classic Commonwealth, postal history, or simply enjoy the stories carried through the mails, we believe there will be something here worth discovering.

SESSION INFORMATION:

• Saturday, 20 June 2026 at 10:00 AM EST:
• Saturday, 20 June 2026 at 2:30 PM EST

FALKLAND ISLANDS

• EARLY INCOMING MAIL Lots (1-3)
  
• QUEEN VICTORIA STAMPS & WATERMARK VARIETIES Lots (4-20)
  
• QUEEN VICTORIA STAMPS & WATERMARK VARIETIES Lots (21-37)
  
• QUEEN VICTORIA BISECT COVERS Lots (38-40)
  
• QUEEN VICTORIA BISECT COVERS Lots (41-42)
  
• QUEEN VICTORIA CORK CANCELLATIONS ON STAMPS Lots (43-57)
  
• QUEEN VICTORIA CORK CANCELLATIONS ON COVER Lots (58-60)
  
• QUEEN VICTORIA CORK CANCELLATIONS ON COVER Lots (61-76)
  
• QUEEN VICTORIA MISCELLANEOUS CANCELLATIONS Lots (77-80)
  
• QUEEN VICTORIA MISCELLANEOUS CANCELLATIONS Lots (81-88)
  
• QV DESTINATION COVERs Lots (89-98)
  
• QUEEN VICTORIA REGISTERED COVERS Lots (99-100)
  
• QUEEN VICTORIA REGISTERED COVERS Lots (101-105)
  
• QUEEN VICTORIA OFFICIAL COVERS (See also Lot 63) Lots (106-108)
  
• QV FORMULA REGISTERED ENVELOPES (See also Lots 85, Lots (109-113)
  
• QV ERA SCHLOTTFELDT COVERS (See also Lots 68, 72, Lots (114-119)
  
• QUEEN VICTORIA COVERS Lot 120
  
• QUEEN VICTORIA COVERS Lots (121-132)
  
• KING EDWARD VII STAMPS INCLUDING WMK VARIETIES Lots (133-140)
  
• KING EDWARD VII STAMPS INCLUDING WMK VARIETIES Lots (141-143)
  
• KING EDWARD VII SO. GEORGIA COVERS (See also Lots Lots (144-147)
  
• KING EDWARD VII REGISTERED COVERS Lots (148-151)
  
• KING EDWARD VII FORMULA REGISTERED ENVELOPES Lots (152-156)
  
• KING EDWARD VII COVERS Lots (157-160)
  
• KING EDWARD VII COVERS Lots (161-165)
  
• KING GEORGE V STAMPS Lots (166-174)
  
• SHIP CANCELLATIONS ON STAMPS AND COVERS Lots (175-181)
  
• NEW ISLAND STAMPS AND COVERS Lots (182-185)
  
• SOUTH GEORGIA COVERS (See also Lots 242, 264-65) Lots (186-190)
  
• SOUTH SHETLANDS CANCELLATIONS AND COVERS Lots (191-195)
  
• 1914 BATTLE OF THE FALKLANDS COVERS Lot 196
  
• 1915 BATTLE OF THE FALKLANDS COVERS Lot 197
  
• 1916 BATTLE OF THE FALKLANDS COVERS Lot 198
  
• 1917 BATTLE OF THE FALKLANDS COVERS Lot 199
  
• 1918 BATTLE OF THE FALKLANDS COVERS Lot 200
  
• 1919 BATTLE OF THE FALKLANDS COVERS Lot 201
  
• 1920 BATTLE OF THE FALKLANDS COVERS Lot 202
  
• 1918-1922 WAR TAX STAMPS AND COVERS (See also Lot Lots (203-209)
  
• KGV FORMULA REG. ENVELOPE (see also Lots 223-24, 2 Lots (210-221)
  
• KGV FORMULA REG. ENVELOPE (see also Lots 223-24, 2 Lot 222
  
• 1929-37 WHALE & PENGUIN COVERS Lots (223-227)
  
• KING GEORGE V 1935 SILVER JUBILEE STAMPS & COVERS Lots (228-241)
  
• KING GEORGE V MISCELLANEOUS COVERS Lots (242-252)
  
• KING GEORGE VI STAMPS AND COVERS Lots (253-257)
  
• KING GEORGE VI CENSORED COVERS (See also Lot 242) Lots (258-261)
  
• KING GEORGE VI CENSORED COVERS (See also Lot 242) Lots (262-266)
  
• 1944-45 KING GEORGE VI OPERATION TABARIN COVERS Lots (267-269)
  
• KING GEORGE VI MISCELLANEOUS COVERS Lots (270-274)
  
• 1946-49 KING GEORGE VI DEPENDENCIES MAP ISSUES Lots (275-279)
  
• LOTS & COLLECTIONS Lots (280-281)
  
• LOTS & COLLECTIONS Lots (282-284)