Falkland Island
and Dependencies Stamps
1938

SG Z159
'Falkland Island Scenes'
Overprinted 'SOUTH SHETLANDS'

Issued: 1938 to 1950. These stamps feature scenes from around Falkland Island and are recess printed on watermark multi script CA paper, perf 12.

Falkland Island defintive stamps with denominations above 1/- 3d were used at Port Foster and Admiralty Bay from 5th Feb 1944 and 7th Jan 1947 respectively. There were two circular cancels used inscribed 'FALKLAND ISLANDS DEPENDENCY' around the inside of the cancel and 'South Shetlands' horizontally in the middle of the cancel just above the date.