Falkland Islands  

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UPU member as British Colony from 1 January 1879.

class H&G Heijtz year value size description specimen type
post card 1 P1 1883 1½d   QV D{2}
  3 P3 1893 1d   QV D{2a}
  4 P4 1893 1d + 1d   QV D{2a}
  5 P5 1938 1d   KGVI D{9a}
  6 P6 1938 1d + 1d   KGVI D{9a}
letter card A1 L1 1913 1d   KGV 'POSTAGE REVENUE' D{4}
  A2 L2 1938 1d   KGVI D{9a}
envelope B1 E1 1899 1d   QV D{4}
  B2 E2a 1913 1d   KGV 'POSTAGE REVENUE' D{4}
  B3 E3 1917 1d   KGV D{4}
  B7 E4 1938 1d   KGVI D{9}
regist env C1 R1 1913 2d F KGV 'POSTAGE REVENUE' D{4r}
  C2 R2a 1938 4d G KGVI D{9a}
  C2a R2b 1938 4d H KGVI D{9a}

type image dimensions application
D{2} 89–90 × 8½–9 overprinted diag BL to TR
D{2a} as above 89–90 × 8½–9 overprinted diag TL to BR
D{4} 91½–93 × 8½–9 overprinted diag BL to TR
D{4r} as above 91½–93 × 8½–9 overprinted diag BR to TL (inverted) on reverse
D{9} 41 × 3½ overprinted diag BL to TR
D{9a} as above 41 × 3½ overprinted diag TL to BR

Note

1  All items listed were printed by De La Rue.

Acknowledgement

Information provided by Stefan Heijtz.

Reference

Heijtz, Stefan. Specialised Stamp Catalogue of the Falkland Islands and Dependencies including Postal History and Cancellations – 1800–2006, Fifth Edition. The author, Stockholm, 2006.

Last updated 22 September 2008

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