Postage stamps and postal history of the Falkland Islands Dependencies
This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of the Falkland Islands Dependencies (FID).
First stamps
The first stamps specifically for the Falkland Islands Dependencies were issued in 1944 and consisted of overprints on stamps of the Falkland Islands for the FID territories of Graham Land, South Georgia, the South Orkneys and the South Shetlands.[1]
See also
- Postage stamps and postal history of the Falkland Islands
- Postage stamps and postal history of South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
References
- ↑ Heijtz, Stefan. Specialised Stamp Catalogue of The Falkland Islands & Dependencies: Including postal history and cancellations 1800-1996. Stockholm: Stefan Heijtz, 1995, pp. 90-95. ISBN 91-630-3676-2
Further reading
- Grant, B.S.H. (1952) The Postage Stamps of the Falkland Islands and Dependencies. London: Stanley Gibbons.
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