Lot 626
Falkland Islands: Early Mail and Documents
Sold
£6,000
Est.
£8,000 - £10,000
Live Auction
GPA 159: British Empire and Foreign Countries
Description
Falkland Islands: THE RED FRANK: 1878 registered cover to England with clear strikes of the Red Frank, the “(crown)/ REGISTERED” marking and F.1 “JA 2/1878” c.d.s., carried by the Sparrow Hawk., some small faults and small part of flap missing. The most attractive of the three recorded registered Red Frank covers. B.P.A. certificate (1974). Barnes 1/78. Ex ‘Stanley’ and Heijtz collections. Photo.