Collectors’ items
A side effect of the invasion of the Falklands by the Argentinians has been an upsurge in interest among New Zealand philatelists for stamps issued for the islands. These specimens, from a private Christchurch collection, give an idea of the history of the Falklands since they came under British rule in 1833. The stamps are: 1: Queen Victoria's portrait on the first issue of 1878; 2: A stamp
to celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in 1953; 3, 4 and 5; Part of a set of 12 stamps issued in 1933 to celebrate the centenary of British rule in the Falklands. The stamps show a Romney Marsh ram (sheepfarming is the islands’ chief industry); a map of the Falklands; and Government House in Port Stanley; 6 and 7: From a set of pictorial stamps in 1938. Each bears the head of King George VI. One shows an
arch of whalebones. The islands once had one of the largest whaling stations in the world. The other shows an upland goose; 8: The British Houses of Parliament on a stamp celebrating victory in World War II; 9; H.M.S. Invincible, the battle cruiser that helped sink a German squadron off the islands in 1914. This is one of four stamps issued in 1964 to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the battle.
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Press, 13 April 1982, Page 4
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221Collectors’ items Press, 13 April 1982, Page 4
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