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Auction: 23026 - Stamps and Covers of the World
Lot: 1251

(x) Falkland Islands
1878-1966 mainly mint collection on album pages including 1878-79 no watermark 1d., 4d., 6d. and 1/-, 1885-91 CA 1d. (2, shades) and 4d., 1891 ½d. on half 1d. tied to piece by 'fi' barred oval (Stolow expert handstamp on the piece), 1891-1902 CA with values to 1/-, 1898 2/6d. and 5/-, 1904-12 set to 5/-, 1912-20 MCA set to £1 with most listed shades (28 in all), 1928 South Georgia Provisional 2½d. on 2d. (BPA cert., gum toned), 1921-28 Script set to 3/-, 1929-37 set to £1, 1938-50 set to £1, 1952 set to £1, 1960-66 set to £1, etc. including some Dependencies sets; fine and fresh mint, almost everything prior to 1937 lightly mounted and unmounted mint thereafter; a lovely lot. S.G. cat value in excess of £9,500

Subject to 5% tax on Hammer Price in addition to 20% VAT on Buyer’s Premium.

Estimate
£2,000 to £3,000

Starting price
£1600