Postage stamps and postal history of the Falkland Islands Dependencies
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This is a survey of the postage stamp
s and postal history
of the Falkland Islands Dependencies
(FID).
s on stamps of the Falkland Islands for the FID territories of Graham Land, South Georgia, the South Orkneys and South Shetlands.
Postage stamp
A postage stamp is a small piece of paper that is purchased and displayed on an item of mail as evidence of payment of postage. Typically, stamps are made from special paper, with a national designation and denomination on the face, and a gum adhesive on the reverse side...
s and postal history
Postal history
Postal history is the study of postal systems and how they operate and, or, the study of postage stamps and covers and associated material illustrating historical episodes of postal systems...
of the Falkland Islands Dependencies
Falkland Islands Dependencies
Falkland Islands Dependencies was the constitutional arrangement for administering the British territories in Sub-Antarctica and Antarctica from 1843 until 1985.-Background:...
(FID).
First stamps
The first stamps specifically for the Falkland Islands Dependencies were issued in 1944 and consisted of overprintOverprint
An overprint is an additional layer of text or graphics added to the face of a postage stamp or banknote after it has been printed. Post offices most often use overprints for internal administrative purposes such as accounting but they are also employed in public mail...
s on stamps of the Falkland Islands for the FID territories of Graham Land, South Georgia, the South Orkneys and South Shetlands.
See also
- Postage stamps and postal history of the Falkland IslandsPostage stamps and postal history of the Falkland IslandsThis is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of the Falkland Islands.-Early mails:Early mail service depended on occasional calls by ships connecting to the Brazil packet via Montevideo; the earliest recorded letter dates from 28 January 1827...
- Postage stamps and postal history of South Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsPostage stamps and postal history of South Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsThis is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.-First stamps:The first stamps specifically for South Georgia were issued in 1944 and consisted of overprints on stamps of the Falkland Islands for use in South Georgia when it was part of the...
Further reading
- Grant, B.S.H. The Postage Stamps of the Falkland Islands and Dependencies. London: Stanley Gibbons, 1952.