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Falkland Stamps Resource Page for the collector of falkland Stamps, Port Stanley
Falkland Islands Philately
 
SG 68, falkland island stamps, falkland stamp

 

The Falkland Islands were first discovered on 14 August 1592 and they  were first settled in 1764. The islands were variously held in turn by  France, Britain, Spain and Argentine until 1832 when the British again took possesion and commenced to establish the first permanent settlements. 

The first postmaster was appointed in 1861 and the first stamps were issued in 1878


PHILATELIC SOCIETIES

Falkland Islands Philatelic Study Group (UK)
D W A Jeffery
20 Badgers Court, The Grove, Epsom, Surrey KT17 4JW
 THE POLAR POSTAL HISTORY SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN
R F McMillan
46 New Village Road, Cottingham, East Yorkshire HU16 4NA

   NEW STAMP ISSUES 

Falkland Islands Philatelic Bureau
 

Falkland Islands Philatelic Bureau
Stanley
FALKLAND ISLANDS 

SG 138, falkland island stamp £1.00

Selected Web pages about 
Falkland Islands stamps

Falkland Islands Stamps
by Alan Barasch

Antarctic Philately

Identifying the King George VI Stamps of the Falkland Islands from the 1937 Set

Falkland Islands Philately
by Stefan Heijtz

FALKLAND ISLANDS MODERN POSTAL HISTORY
 
Falkland Islands Philatelic Forgeries

Battle of the Falkland Islands, 1982
by "Napoleon"
 


1933 Falkland Island 10/-  Centenary Arms1933 Falkland Islands SG 136, used Port Stanley 6 January 1933

Two of the many Falkland Island lots from the 
Southampton Philatelic Auctions
sale on 3rd January 2004


BOOKS on Falkland Islands
Stamps & Postal History

The Postage Stamps of the Falkland Islands
by B W H Poole, 1909, 44pp 

Postage Stamps of the Falkland Islands
by F C A Goodman, 1926 

A Short History of the Falkland Islands and its Stamps
by D O Sloan & F C A Goodman, 1927

Postal History of the Falkland Islands Dependencies
by R Bagshawe, 1947, 13pp+plates

The Postage Stamps of the Falkland Islands and Dependencies
by B S H Grant, 1952, 1998 reprint, 140pp 

The Cancellations of the Falkland Islands and the Dependencies
by James Andrews, 1956

Postal Service of the Falkland Islands
by Robert Barnes 1972, 1980, 104pp

The 1933 Centenary Issue of the Falkland Islands
by Major R N Spafford, 1972

Falkland Islands Philatelic Digest 
A compilation from the UPLAND GOOSE for the 1970-1975 period.   No. 1 edited by Malcolm D Barton, 1975, 1983 reprint , 184pp.   No. 2 edited by Major R N Spafford, 1979, 200pp

The "Travis" Franks & Covers
by Norris & Beech, 1977, 28pp

The Printing of the Pictorial Issue of 1938-1949
by C E Glass, 1979

The War Stamp Overprints of the Falklands 1918-1920
by J P Bunt, 1981, 1987, 28pp

Postal Cancellations of the Falkland Islands
by Robert Barnes,  1982, 144pp

De La Rue Definitive of the Falkland Islands 1901-1929
by J P Bunt, 1986, 100pp 

Falkland Island Mails The Kosmos Years 1880-1900 
by Rev Jeremy Howat, 1989, 144pp
The  sailings of all 265 contract mail voyages are detailed along with the contracts and known covers.

Specialised Stamp Catalogue of the Falkland Islands and Dependencies
Written and published by Stefan Heijtz, 2000, 4th Edition 

The Black & Red Postal Franks 1869-1878
by Robert Barnes, 2000

Postmarks and Cachets of British Antarctic Bases and South Georgia
by J H Youle, 2001, 188pp
published by J H Youle (email john_youle@compuserve.com)

The Falkland Islands - The 1891 Provisonals
by Malcolm Barton, 2002, 183pp
ISBN 0-9542032-0-8

Falkland Islands Dependencies: The 1946 Thick Map Issue
by Larry Goldberg


Falkland Island Dependencies SG G40