Sale 1159 — 2017 Rarities of the World
Sale Date — Tuesday, 27 June, 2017
Category — Worldwide Stamps and Covers, Bermuda thru Germany
Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
333°
FALKLAND ISLANDS, 1869, "Falkland Paid Islands" Black Frank (SG FR1). Crisp strike on 1873 blue cover to Swansea, Wales, excellent strike of Oct. 1, 1873 circular datestamp at bottom left, endorsed "Paid", manuscript "6" rating to indicate postage paid alongside, red London transit, faint Swansea backstamp, small part of flap missing at topVERY FINE. A CHOICE STRIKE OF THE RARE FALKLAND ISLANDS 1869 BLACK FRANK. ONLY 46 ARE RECORDED.
The cover was carried by the Black Hawk to Montevideo, and then by the Boyne to Southampton.
Ex Palmer and Styles. No. 5/73 in the Barnes census. SG value
£ 17,000
10,500