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Auction: 7028 - British Empire Stamps & Covers
Lot: 1488

Falkland Islands The "Frank" Handstamps 1877 (15 Nov.) double rate envelope from G. Travis (signature at lower left) addressed to Henry Moncrieff at London, rated "Paid 1/-", showing a fine strike of circular "falkland/paid/islands" in red at upper right and "falkland/islands" double-ring d.s. at upper left with arrival c.d.s. (2.1.78) on reverse. A splendid exhibition item. Photo Estimate £ 10,000-12,000 Note: This cover was carried by S.S. "Black Hawk" to Montevideo and Royal Mail packet S.S. "Montego" to Southampton. literature: Falkland Islands, The Black and Red Postal Franks, by Robert Barnes. Ref. No. 7/77 provenance: A.C. Dibble, October 1941 "Midas", September 1982

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