FALKLAND ISLANDS
Falkland Islands
FI1121
1892 16th February, QV 'PENNY HALFPENNY' stationery card (Heijtz P1), cancelled 'FALKLAND ISLANDS' dc datestamp, this below the indicium, addressed to Guatemala. London MR 25 transit and Guatemala ABP 19 arrival strikes. The reverse headed 'Port Stanley 23/1 1892', and the message a response from a request to supply used stamps from the Island and that 'the stamps used have a novelty to the place directly'. An extraordinary destination.
£350