FALKLAND ISLANDS A Magnificent Black Frank Cover
cover 1872 (14 Feb.) envelope to London, showing superb "FALKLAND/PAID./ISLANDS." small black frank with manuscript "6d" in red ink alongside, showing "FALKLAND/ISLANDS" double-ring c.d.s. (Barnes Type F1) and red London Paid arrival d.s. (20.3). A very fine and exquisite cover.

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cover 1872 (14 Feb.) envelope to London, showing superb "FALKLAND/PAID./ISLANDS." small black frank with manuscript "6d" in red ink alongside, showing "FALKLAND/ISLANDS" double-ring c.d.s. (Barnes Type F1) and red London Paid arrival d.s. (20.3). A very fine and exquisite cover.
Provenance
John P. Bunt, 1987
Philip Vine, 1993
Further details
Note: This cover was carried by the schooner "Foam" which sailed from Port Stanley on 15 February, reaching Montevideo on the 27th., and is number 15 in the study group listing.

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