Falkland Islands Dependencies


Scott IL19-33

Stamps of the Falkland Islands were used on South Georgia from 1909 until 1944 and on the South Shetlands from 1912 to 1931. Stamps of the Falkland Islands with values higher than one shilling were used in the Dependencies from 1944 until 1954 when the Dependencies issued their own high value stamps.

In 1962, the Falkland Islands Dependencies became restricted to South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands. At this time Graham Land, the South Orkneys, the South Shetlands, Alexander I Land and the part of Coats Land belonging to the dependencies became a separate colony, the British Antarctic Territory.



FID / BAT Post Offices
(South Georgia)
Base Open Close
     
South Georgia 1909 OPEN


FID / BAT Post Offices
(South Shetland Islands)

Base Open Close
     
Deception Island 1912 1931
Deception Island (Base B) 1944 1967
Admiralty Bay 1947 1961


FID / BAT Post Offices
(Graham Land)

Base Open Close
     
Port Lockroy (Base A) 1944 1962
Hope Bay 1945 1949
Hope Bay (Base D) 1952 1964
Stonington Island 1946 1950
Stonington Island (Base E) 1960 1962
Argentine Islands/Faraday (Base F) 1947 1996
Anvers Island (Base N) 1955 1958
Marguerite Bay (Base Y) 1955 1960
Loubet Coast (Base W) 1956 1959
Danco Coast (Base O) 1956 1959
Prospect Point (Base J) 1957 1959
Adelaide Island (Base T) 1961 1977
Rothera Point 1977 OPEN
Brabant Island 1984 1985


FID / BAT Post Offices
(South Orkney Islands)

Base Open Close
     
Signy Island (Base H) 1944 OPEN


FID / BAT Post Offices
(Coats Land)

Base Open Close
     
Shackleton 1956 1957
Halley Bay 1956 OPEN


Scott IL1-8
Thin Map Variety of 1948-49

Scott # Quantity Destroyed
     
IL1 380,880 32,953
IL2 282,000 129,732
IL3 221,820 124,606
IL13 291,300 98,940
IL4 307,980 88,932
IL5 169,500 133,781
IL6 211,560 116,577
IL7 220,620 134,479
IL8 207,000 45,739


Printing Statistics Early Issues
Scott # Quantity Destroyed
     
IL11 650,760 417,457
IL12 500,040 354,301
IL14 513,600 123,000
IL15 405,000 136,200
IL16 385,200 106,380
IL17 391,380 121,980
IL19 603,980 187,920
IL20 572,400 187,560
IL21 620,160 263,400
IL22 397,980 126,000
IL23 643,260 138,900
IL24 498,360 202,200
IL25 275,340 118,620
IL26 406,980 196,800
IL27 204,300 75,420
IL28 456,240 101,040
IL29 163,140 80,640
IL30 186,000 78,720
IL31 169,980 93,600
IL32 166,500 90,840
IL33 163,980 88,320


Printing Statistics Later Issues
Scott # Issue Date Possible Existing Complete Sets
     
IL38-52 5.5.80 96,397
IL38-52 3.5.84 Less than 35,000
IL48a-52a 18.11.85 17,032
IL53-58 5.2.81 66,886
IL59-61 22.7.81 261,933
IL62-65 29.1.82 60,909
IL66-71 16.3.82 65,728
IL72-75 1.7.82 145,341
IL76-79 23.3.84 45,649
IL80-83 23.12.83 42,017
IL84-87 8.11.84 72,810
IL88-91 5.5.85 43,148
IL92-95 23.6.85 76,149
IL96 23.6.85 71,042
IL97-100 4.11.85 43,778
ILB1 13.9.82 90,717