Falkland Islands: 1878-79 no watermark 1d. claret, an exceptional used example from the lower left corner of the sheet, steel obliterator at top, clear of adhesive, fine. S.G. 1, cat. £425. Ex Cottis. Photo. (Image1)

Falkland Islands: 1878-79 no watermark 1d. to 1s. set of four with additional 4d. showing part papermaker's watermark, used. The last with a few slightly toned perfs. at right and B.P.A. certificate (1980) S.G. 1-4, 2a, cat. £1,225. Ex Cottis. Photo. (Image1)

Falkland Islands: 1878-79 no watermark 6d. blue-green block of four from the left of the sheet cancelled by two fine strikes of the steel obliterator at top, clear of adhesive, fine. S.G. 1, cat. £320+. Photo. (Image1)

Falkland Islands: 1882 Watermark Crown CA Upright 1d. dull claret, variety watermark inverted and reversed, part original gum. Sismondo certificate (2004). SH 6a wmk1, S.G. 5y, cat. £600. Photo. (Image1)

Falkland Islands: 1882 Watermark Crown CA Upright 1d. dull claret, watermark inverted and reversed, used with First Cork F.I. (Ob 1/85) cancellation, 4d. grey-black, watermark inverted, used with 5x4 Thick and Thin (Ob 1/84), fine. SH 6a wmk1, 9a wmk1, S.G. 5y, 6w, cat. £900. Ex Cottis. Photo. (Image1)

Falkland Islands: 1882 Watermark Crown CA Upright 1d. dull claret, watermark inverted and reversed, cancelled by 'First Cork F.I.' cancellation (Ob 1/85), fine. SH 6a wmk1, S.G. 5y, cat. £500. Ex Riddell-Carre. Photo. (Image1)

Falkland Islands: 1885-91 Watermark Crown CA Sideways 1d. (7) and 4d. (7), selection of watermark variations, used, some with cork cancellations, chiefly fine. (14) Ex Cottis. (Image1)

Falkland Islands: 1885-91 Watermark Crown CA Sideways 4d. pale grey-black, variety watermark sideways reversed, part original gum. A.P.E.S. certificate (2018). SH 9b wmk2, S.G. 9x, cat. £1,000. Photo. (Image1)

Falkland Islands: 1889-91 Watermark Crown CA Upright 1d. red-brown (2, one with watermark reversed), 4d. olive grey-black (2, one with watermark reversed), used, mainly fine. S.G. 11, x, 12, x, cat. £640. Ex Cottis. Photo. (Image1)

Falkland Islands: 1889-91 Watermark Crown CA Upright 4d. olive grey-black, watermark inverted and watermark reversed varieties, used, fine. SH 9d wmk1, wmk2, S.G. 12w, x, cat. £665. Ex Cottis. Photo. (Image1)

Falkland Islands: The 1891 Bisect Provisionals: Fourth Mail (Feb. 26 1891), envelope registered to Messrs. Kirkland Cope & Co. in London, franked by 4d. grey-black and 1d. brownish claret diagonally bisected with F.2 despatch datestamp and "(crown)/REGISTERED" mark alongside with Apr. 12 London Registered oval in red below, carried on the "Pentaur" to Punta Arenas and transferred to the "Liguria" for onward transmission. It appears that a further bisect, recognised at the time as unnecessary, may have been removed prior to cancellation, most interesting. Barton D2. Ex Rosevear, Mayall and Cottis. Photo. (Image1)

Falkland Islands: The 1891 Bisect Provisionals: Fifth Mail (Mar. 28 1891), envelope to Messrs. Kirkland Cope & Co. in London, addressed by Henry Waldron and sent from either Beaver Island or Roy Cove, franked by 1/2d. on half of 1d. brownish claret, two unsevered pairs and single tied by 'First Bisect' (Ob. 1/90) cork cancellations with F.2 despatch datestamp at lower left and carried on the "Isis" with May 4 arrival backstamp. Barton E4. B.P.A. certificate (1969). Ex Stern, Barton and Cottis. Photo. (Image1)

Falkland Islands: The 1891 Bisect Provisionals: Seventh Mail (May 20 1891), envelope to Edwyn Cope of Messrs. Kirkland Cope & Co. in London, franked by 1d. brownish claret horizontal strip of three, one diagonally bisected, tied by 'First Bisect' (Ob. 1/90) cork cancellations with F.2 despatch datestamp at lower left, carried on the "Pentaur" to Le Havre with June 26 arrival backstamp. Barton G18. Ex Cottis. Photo. (Image1)

Falkland Islands: The 1891 Bisect Provisionals: Eleventh Mail (Sept. 4, 1891) envelope to Miss Cramp in Sydenham bearing 1d. red-brown (3, one bisected) tied by 'First Bisect' cork cancellations (Ob. 1/90) with F.2 despatch c.d.s. at left, carried on the "Theben" and "Potosi" with London Oct. 10 arrival in red on reverse, a few trivial stains. Unlisted by Barton but for similar see K3, noting that the shared "22" in ms. at left may not indicate a correspondence number. Ex 'Bougainville' and Cottis. Photo. (Image1)

Falkland Islands: The 1891 Bisect Provisionals, a small selection comprising unsurcharged 1d. bisect tied by cork to large piece from First Mail registered cover to Sussex; unsurcharged 1d. strip of three, one bisected, tied to piece by cork cancellations and Eleventh Mail c.d.s.; 1/2d. on 1d. tied to piece by "SP 11/91" souvenir c.d.s.; fake bisect on piece with forged double surcharge cancelled by 'Pincers' cork (dating usage to 1894); undated piece bearing 'used' bisect with inverted fake surcharge showing broken "2"; and fake surcharge on mint bisect. (6 items) Photo. (Image1)

Falkland Islands: 1891-1902 1/2d. deep blue-green and 21/2d. very pale chalky ultramarine, first printing May 1891, from the single Bradbury Wilkinson archive sheets of sixty, unused with some gum, fine. SH 5a, 8a. Ex Cottis. Photo. The archive sheets of each value were the only survivors from the first printing, the stamps issued to the islands being ruined as a result of the collision of the "Neko" with British steamer "Stancliff" in fog north of Ushant on July 21 1891. (Image1)

Falkland Islands: 1891-1902 1/2d. blue-green, Nov. 1891 printing, variety watermark reversed, used, fine. SH 5c wmk1, S.G. 15x, cat. £650. Ex Cottis. Photo. (Image1)

Falkland Islands: 1891-1902 1/2d. green, May 1892 printing, watermark inverted and reversed, fine used with F.4 "OC 11/00" c.d.s. Heijtz certificate (2010). SH 5d wmk 2, S.G. 16ay, cat. £550. Photo. (Image1)

Falkland Islands: 1891-1902 6d. orange-yellow, Nov. 1891 printing, watermark reversed, mint block of thirty comprising three full rows of the sheet with margins both sides, minor imperfections but chiefly fine. S.G. 33x, cat. £2,550. Photo. (Image1)

Falkland Islands: 1891-1902 9d. pale reddish orange, Nov. 1895 printing, watermark reversed, large part original gum, fine. SH 11a wmk1, S.G. 35x, cat. £700. Photo. (Image1)

Falkland Islands: 1891-1902 9d. pale reddish orange, Nov. 1895 printing, watermark reversed, used, fine and scarce. S.G. 35x, cat. £750. Ex Cottis. Photo. (Image1)

Falkland Islands: 1898 2s.6d. deep blue and 5s. red overprinted "SPECIMEN" (Samuel type B2) with gum, fine. S.G. 41s, 42s, cat. £550. Photo. (Image1)

Falkland Islands: 1898 2s.6d. deep blue and 5s. red, large part original gum, the former with horizontal crease at top, fine appearance. S.G. 41, 42, cat. £525. Photo. (Image1)

Falkland Islands: 1898 2s.6d. deep blue, 5s. red, mint, fine. S.G. 41, 42, cat. £525. Photo. (Image1)

Falkland Islands: 1898 2s.6d. deep blue, 5s. red, used, fine. S.G. 41, 42, cat. £525. Ex Cottis. Photo. (Image1)