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New Date for Eastern Meeting
 
The date for the Study Group Eastern Meeting at Sudbury is now Sunday 20th September, other details as before. Please contact Clive Perkins or use the comments form below if you need more information.
 
New Study Group Treasurer Required
 
Our Study Group Treasurer, Roger Mazillius has informed the committee that he can no longer continue as Treasurer after the end of the current financial year (ending August 31st 2009). As many of you know, Roger is very active in local government on the Isle of Wight and is finding he needs more time to dedicate to this role.
 
Roger has decided also to leave the committee, but remains a active collector of Falkland Islands and looks forward to meeting you at Faringdon and other events. The committee would like to thank him for his enthusiasm and support in the Study Group.
 
If any Study Group members would like to be considered for the Treasurer position, please contact Hugh Osborne - contact details in the Upland Goose or via the comments form below.
 
American FIPSG Meeting
 
Mark Butterline reports that our US friends in the FIPSG will be meeting at StampShow 2009 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA on Saturday, August 8th at 2PM (room TBA). Stefan Heijtz will be speaking on "Falkland Islands and Dependencies Postal History 1827-1937."
 
There will also be a FIPSG society stand (shared with SHATPS and PISG).
 
June Upland Goose
 
For Study Group members, your June Upland Goose is now on the way if you have not received it by now.
 
To me, the supplement on the Faringdon weekend is a magnificent piece of work by our Journal editor, Bill Featherstone. For visitors to the website who are not Study Group members, in 32 pages it shows some of the gems of Falkland philately and would be well worth joining the Study Group alone to receive this!
 
For members it really gives a flavour of the Faringdon weekend if you have not attended before. If you don't want to take the full plunge try a regional meeting as a starter.
 
As ever, thanks to Bill and our Upland Goose distributor, Derek Hogben for all their efforts in getting this superb publication onto our doormats (with a thud!).
 
Swinpex 13th June Report
 
Another glorious day (aren't all FIPSG meeting days sunny?) for the joint meeting between the Study Group and the Polar Postal History Society at Swinpex in Swindon on 13th June. Our Study Group secretary, Morva White is President of the Swindon Philatelic Society this year so Swinpex was a busy day for her.
 
13 members and 2 guests of the societies (6 members of both!) met with 8 displays being given over the two hours, with opportunity to "top up" purchases at the fair from additional items on sale from members.
 
Chair of PPHSGB, Trevor Cornford, kicked off with his evolving display on Shackleton, covering both Trans-Anarctic Expedition inward and outward mail and items from Shackleton's last voyage on the Quest to South Georgia before his death in 1922.
 
Wilf Vevers gave a comprehensive review of the Kosmos Years with mail carried on many of the ships used. A particular highlight was a letter from the Kosmos agent in London to Blake regarding shipment of whisky to F.E. Cobb.
 
Robert Hurst showed postcards from the exhibition at the National Maritime Museum June-November 2009 on "North West Passage - An Arctic Obsession".
 
Our Study Group Chairman, Hugh Osborne started the second round with some copies of sheep and whaling returns from 1912, and brining us bang up to date Cruise Ship sailing records from 2002. In fifty years time these will be consulted to tie covers to arrivals! He also showed a display of the QEII "Interim set"  - including a 7oz registered rate of 1/8½d. Hugh is searching for the QEII interim

½d on cover!

 

Lesley Marley showed a fascinating display of a wide variety of Military Sea Transportation covers from the Arctic, then Kim Stuckey rounded off the second session with Fox Bay Post Office early days from the start of the Post Office in 1899 with the WFI obliterator and West Falkand cancel through to the FB.1 cancel in 1914 first day of use.

 

The final session featured Morva White displaying her social philately study of Christ Church Cathedral - The World's Most Southerly Cathedral including two purchases obtained on the day! Trevor Cornford then rounded off the displays with Trans-Antarctic Expedition with covers and flaws and a second cover known (Nigel Kaye has the other) of "oiled" stamps from Ward at Darwin Harbour in the 1950's. How did the stamps gets oiled - a number of theories were put forward - and do any other covers exist?

 

A wide variety of topics were covered on the day and it was excellent to have the close relationship between FIPSG and PPHSGB maintained with this joint meeting.

 

A reminder that our next get together is a joint PPHSGB/FIPSG stand you can visit at Midpex 11th July 2009 (Saturday)

MIDPEX – Xcel Leisure Centre, Mitchell Avenue, Canley, Coventry CV4 8DY, 10am to 5pm.

http://www.midpex.co.uk/

June Upland Goose Distribution

A message to FIPSG members that due to delays at the printers and associated holidays, it is likely to be the last week in June before the next issue of the Upland Goose arrives on your doormats, especially for our overseas members. If there is a further update to the dispatch date, we will let you know. As usual it will be worth the wait for a wide variety of topics.

Membership Secretary

The FIPSG Committee have accepted the resignation of Douglas Jeffery as Membership Secretary. In the short term Morva White will take on this role, but the Committee would welcome any volunteers from the membership who might be interested in taking on the task. Please use the comments form or email the Chairman if you are interested.

We would like to thank both Douglas and Vera for the many years of service that they have given to the Study Group. That service continues as Douglas will continue to organise the Faringdon weekend, as he has for many years.

Vectis Regional Meeting

The Vectis Regional Meeting on the Isle of Wight took place on the 9th May, at Northwood WI Hall. It was a fantastic sunny day for the Red Jet 25 minute trip from Southampton docks to the island and a warm welcome was given by our hosts Roger Mazillius and Stephen Palmer (the taxi driver who did not even receive a tip!).

There were also several members of the local Philatelic Society present, who joined eight FIPSG members in viewing several excellent displays - much information was shared.

A full report on the meeting will follow in an issue of Upland Goose.

FIPSG Members unfurl the flag - Vectis Meeting
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Thanks to IoW County Press for the photo

Summer Events
 

13th June 2009 (Saturday)

SWINPEX - St. Joseph's RC College, Ocotal Way, Swindon, SN3 3LR; 10am to 4.30pm

Admission Charge 50p

(Afternoon meeting jointly with Polar Postal History Society from 1pm to 4pm)

 

11th July 2009 (Saturday)

MIDPEX – Xcel Leisure Centre, Mitchell Avenue, Canley, Coventry CV4 8DY, 10am to 5pm.

(Joint Stand with PPHSGB) http://www.midpex.co.uk/

 

2008 at Swinpex with Polar Post Society

 
A reminder of what you are missing, if you do not visit the SWINPEX meeting. It is very interesting to meetjointly with the PPHSGB. SO whether local, or from further away, please join us in Swindon on 13th June.
 
In 2008, 15 members met after testing the stocks of dealer material at Swinpex on 14th June 2008. The chairman of both societies, Hugh Osborne of FIPSG and Trevor Cornford of Polar Postal Society thanked members for attending. Thanks to Morva White for organising an interesting afternoon with many exceptional items to view.
 
The meeting attendees:
 

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what happens when two Societies meet!

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May 7th Grosvenor Auction Results

There was strong interest in the Falkland Islands and Antarctic Expedition material in the Grosvenor auction, including the lots that orginated from Judith Faulkner and Margery Wharton.

Thanks to the analysis from Hugh Osborne, the most popular lots vs estimate were:

Lot       Est       Hammer    Ratio Hammer/Estimate

284      £450    £2100         4.67

Antarctica: An extensive thematic display collection 'Of Ice and Men' on leaves, in binders, stockbooks or loose contained in a carton, with much supporting material

115      £80      £350           4.38

Falkland Islands: Postcards: 1916 panoramic postcard of 'Hvalstationen, Syd-Georgia', BF-1-bf, unused (pencil note on reverse). Ex Wharton

70        £135    £500           3.70

Falkland Islands: Collections: A comprehensive collection of commemorative issues in four large binders, from 1935 Silver Jubilee mint and used on cover, etc. to 2006 with most issues mint and on f.d.c., also some commercial covers, mainly fine.

71        £110    £350           3.18

Falkland Islands: Collections: A mainly Q.E.II accumulation in a small carton, incl. mint commemoratives and definitives, booklets, f.d.c.ís incl. British Antarctic Territory, South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands, etc., mainly fine.

288      £225    £680           3.02

Antarctica: British Antarctic Territory, Bases, a collection in two binders with a range of covers from 1956 onward

275      £325    £850           2.62

Antarctica: A collection of mainly picture postcards from 1947 onward in four binders

283      £600    £1550         2.58

Antarctica: Antarctic Explorers, an outstanding collection of autographs, some on piece incl. Tom Crean, Francis Drake, Hartley Ferrar, T.V. Hodgson, W. Lashly, Raymond Priestley, Charles Royds, R.W. Skelton

230      £350    £900           2.57

Antarctica: British Antarctic Expedition 1907-09, Sheet of notepaper from the R.M.S. 'Olympic' (sister ship of the 'Titanic') bearing a pair of the King Edward VII Land 1d. pre-cancelled with handwritten endorsement below 'These stamps were/issued by the/New Zealand/Government for/the Expedition/E.H. Shackleton/Postmaster', very slight soiling but full of character. Ex Wharton.

66        £475    £1200         2.53

Falkland Islands: Collections: An accumulation in seventeen albums, stockbooks, etc., the balance of the Margery Wharton collection

44        £135    £320           2.37

Falkland Islands: King George V: Covers and Cancellations: 1933 (Feb. 14) P.S.N. Co. envelope to Washington D.C., U.S.A. posted by a passenger on board the 'Reina del PacÌfico' on her second visit to the islands, franked by Centenary 1d. and 11/2d. and probably carried on the 'Durban'

Continuing the Auction Theme

For those of you who don't receive the catalogue, we should mention the Falkland Islands, Antarctica, Ascension, St Helena and Tristan postal auction held by Robin Murchie, who supports our Study Group events so well.

His next auction is on 19th May and Robin can be contacted at PO Box 228, Oswestry, SY10 1DQ for more details.           

 More Falkland Islands Lots in Stamp Auction

Tennants of Leyburn, North Yorkshire have a number of Falkland Islands lots in their 29th April sale. For details see:

http://www.tennants.co.uk/

And a reminder that Stefan Heijtz Postal Auction No.15 closes on 22nd APRIL 2009 (8pm UK time)

http://web.telia.com/~u81002681/F.I.auction/AUCTION.CATALOGUE.html

New! Online Colour Guide to Falkland Islands Stamps

A message from Stefan to all Falkland Islands collectors. Thanks Stefan for all the hard work putting this together.

Dear Friends!

For years I have been planning to do this and now it is finally done!

On my website you will find scans of all the different printings and shades for all Falkland Islands stamps, from the first Queen Victoria issues in 1878, up to the 1960-68 QEII Bird set.

The direct link is:
http://www.novastamps.com/stefan/Colour-Guide

Please don’t forget to read the introduction before using the colour guide since this contains important information.

I hope you will find the colour guide useful.

Best regards,
Stefan

Antarctic Magistrate - the biography of Edward Beveridge Binnie

The "Paid at South Georgia  E.B.B." provisionals and the Port Foster overprint were just two philatelic rarities of Falkland Islands postal history that were associated with the subject of this new book - Edward Binnie. From the details below and the previous publications from Ian Hart we know we will be in for a treat of both informed and entertaining writing plus several previously unseen photographs of life and times in the Dependencies in the early part of the twentieth century.

The book can be ordered direct from Pequena and will be dispatched around Easter time.

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Stefan Heijtz Postal Auction No.15 on 22nd APRIL 2009 (8pm UK time)
 
There is a large number of interesting and unusual items, including the second and final parts from the collections of the late Madge Biggs and Father Monaghan, plus a good number of other interesting consignments. Postal history is particularly strong this time with very scarce commercial items from the QV, KEVII, KGV and KGVI periods. Other good sections are: Postal Stationery with many scarce items, Censor Mail with in particular First World War items, the 1982 War with exceptional commercial material, Departmental Cachets with many interesting items, Fox Bay and New Island with some good covers and postmarks, Postcards, South Georgia and the South Shetlands with many really unusual items.
 
For more details click here:
 
 
Below is illustrated Lot 12:

1900 picture postcard ("Stanley" Heyburn A6) dated 30 Dec 1899 with QV  1/2d.(x2) (correct rate) tied by FALKLAND ISLANDS 1.JA.19OC (F.1v1 with "OC" INVERTED!) with another clear strike below the stamps, commercially used to Germany with arrival cds of 5.2 . THIS IS THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THE "19OC" WITH INVERTED "OC" ON COVER OR CARD! Also one of very few picture postcards dated before 1900! Minor corner bends mentioned for accuracy but a highly important and attractive item


Lot 12 of the April Auction
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Faringdon 2009 Report

It was a fantastic weekend, with a number of new attendees who strongly contributed to the sessions. It was great to see so many attendees and hope to see you next year - the date is 26th-28th March.

Look at the happy faces in the group photo - make a date in your diary for next year !!

Faringdon Report - by Mark Burton

I am by now, of course, quite familiar with the journey to Faringdon . I pass Bicester and Towcester on the road signs and  I once again ponder the pronunciation and as I catch glimpses of the dreaming spires of Oxford my thoughts turn to tomorrows auction and the various scheduled events of the weekend.

 

On arrival we tend to congregate in the bar area where acquaintances are made and renewed and the conversation is of all things Falkland. There is the slightly more formal reception at six and after dinner we have the first scheduled session of the weekend.

 

This year Tony Lovelock showed he not only has a wonderful collection of Queen Victoria postal history but is also a talented stand up comic. During his very entertaining display which was in two parts we saw a wonderful array of covers. There were two red franks,  the high values overprinted specimen in strips of 4, a block of 20 of the 6d green and a variety of cork cancellations. There were provisional bisect covers from the first sailing, the Alcock bisect cover and example of the 8th, 9th and 10th mail.

 

After a viewing break we saw the pincers, windmill, cricket ball and Africa cork cancellations and various covers illustrating different postage rates together with three Government House cancellations on cover.

 

Malcolm Barton gave the vote of thanks , thanking Tony for a remarkable display of well researched material.

 

After breakfast and the hour set aside for auction viewing on Saturday Wilf Vevers took the floor with a display entitled “One hundred and twenty years of postcards“. The display started with three general purpose Cosmos cards and postcards showing the Kosmos offices in Port Stanley and Punta Arenas, examples of packet boat mail and maritime postcards. During the 1950s the occasional cruise ship started appearing in Stanley and examples of postcards from these were shown. There were whaling postcards, the different postage rates for postcards and examples of the second KGVI set and 1960 birds set used on postcard. We saw a very interesting inland postcard from New Island to Stanley which we were told was probably from Norman Watt who was the New Island postmaster. We saw examples of the airmail rate introduced for postcards in 1974, a Queen Victoria postcard showing the late fee payment and postcards from the 1982 conflict. It was however, when Wilf got to the South Georgia items that the most remarkable thing were shown - post cards from each of the whaling stations on South Georgia, expedition postcards and inland postcards at the halfpenny rate both to and from South Georgia. The most fascinating item in this part of the display was a home made postcard being a photograph of the football pitch constructed at South Georgia, complete with small pavilion. It is all to easy to forget that during the whaling season in the early part of the twentieth century there was a population of up to 2,000 people on South Georgia and this part of the display brought that period fascinatingly to life. This wonderful display finished with postcards from Lindblad Explorer and Hunting Aero Survey.

 

Stefan Heijtz gave the vote of thanks.

 

There then followed a member participation event on War Stamps lead by John Shaw and Kim Stuckey. We saw the different printings and different overprints and varieties of overprint and a number of complete sheets. Postal use of the stamps from Stanley, South Georgia , Deception Island and one cover from Fox Bay. It is quite unusual to find these stamps used from Fox Bay compared with the other postmarks and bearing in mind the populations including seasonal populations each post office served this is quite understandable. There were interesting contributions particularly from Ralph Riddell-Carre and Robert McMillan amongst others.

 

Hugh Osborne gave the vote of thanks

 

Following this there was the AGM and after lunch the auction, both reported elsewhere. After the auction there was the usual bourse and Ray Rabbetts gave a presentation on modern varieties in the lecture theatre.

 

Saturday evening is members evening and always brings up some interesting and unusual material. John Gray started the ball rolling with a display relating to the Terriss family in the Falklands which Bob Barnes had prepared as a tribute to Judith Faulkner as they both shared this interest in the family. Amongst the very many other interesting displays was Kim Stuckey who showed Victory stamps showing re-entries and crown flaws and an inward Victory cover from Mauritius. Tony Belfield who showed colour roughs for the 1963 South Georgia issue, Robin Muchie who showed a cover to Montevideo carried on Ovario, Hugh Osborne Operation Tabarin , John Shaw censorship and  Clive Perkins maritime cards relating to the Panama and other ships.

 

After the viewing break Rolf Scharning showed whaling mail including a  interesting multi franked cover from the KGVI period. Stefan Heijtz examples of the post office crown and a New Island postmark with a later date than  previously recorded. Ray Rabbetts an early letter from the Falklands and his researches relating to it. Ben de Deugd two items obtained in mixed lots from e-bay, one a rare customs mark and the other a camp postage due. Allan Wiffen showed a map of the Falklands with the location of scenes shown on stamps located, Morva White items relating to Christchurch Cathedral and John Baverstock photographs of a recent visit to Fox Bay, the store there and a number of envelopes address to the store. John Youle showed an extract from an early edition of Polar Post giving numbers issued at Fox Bay for amongst other issues the 1964 Battle set which showed only a relatively small number of the 2 1/2d stamp was allocated to Fox Bay and these quickly ran out so it is quite unusual to see first day covers with the full 1964 Battle set on from Fox Bay, John did however have a cover with the full set on display.

 

So that was Saturday evening, the members evening closed at about 10-30 but there was yet more to come. This was to be for me one of the highlights of the weekend “An Un-gentlemanly Act” was shown in the hotel’s lecture theatre, courtesy of Roger Mazillius, I think only four or five of us managed to see that but it was well worth it. It finished at about 12.40. The final end of a long and very fascinating day.

 

There were three sessions on Sunday morning. The first was Mike Roberts on ships and shipping aided very effectively by a slides of the items on display Mike explained the difference between a ship letter, where there is no government contract and a packet letter where there is. The scene was set by showing slides of wrecks in Stanley harbour before  moving on to a pre stamp letter from an American whaler at New Island, and an 1880 cover carried on a ship chartered from Dean & Son, who were later taken over by the Falkland Islands Company. Packet routes were represented by a black frank cover carried on the government schooner, Foam, and we saw Kosmos mail contract items and Pacific Steam Navigation  covers. Here also was the fabulous “Yawl Pandora” cover franked by Chilean  stamps and cancelled with the New Island date stamp and manuscript New Island cancellation on a postcard franked by a pair of KEVII halfpenny stamps. We saw items from RMS Falkland , on which Mike’s great uncle had been skipper, and from Lafonia, Fitzroy and Exeter. A fantastic display.

 

Wilf Vevers gave the vote of thanks saying that the presentation and research were fantastic and that we had all learnt a great deal from Mike’s research which was undoubtably the case.

 

Richard Griffiths followed with a display called the “Forgotten Years” covering the period 1970 to 1982 when Richard had been in the Islands, we saw airmail rates, shipping related mail and OHMS mail and the vote of thanks was given by David Mountford.

 

Stefan Heijtz followed with Victorian specimens showing the eight different types of specimen hand stamps and overprints and postal stationary specimens and Hugh Osborne gave the vote of thanks.

 

It was then 11.50 and Hugh presented Malcolm Barton our outgoing president with a certificate of life membership and then thanking all those who had contributed to making the weekend such a success closed the event.

 

Once again this year was  a really excellent weekend. A packed philatelic schedule with a  opportunity to see some truly wonderful material, in a very pleasant part of the country for those wanting to take time out .The hotel is excellent and those attending for the first time, of which there were quite a number this year, are always made particularly welcome. For the regulars the weekend has become something of an annual pilgrimage and  as well as increasing one’s philatelic knowledge and understanding it must really be the best opportunity of the year to add to one’s collection.

Faringdon 2009 - Study Group members
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South Georgia Travelling Post Office - FIPSG Members Get Buying!

In the June Upland Goose we hope there will be room for an article about the South Georgia Travelling Post Office service for Cruise Ships.

Members Roger Mazillius and Trevor Barnes visited the Island on the MV Discovery in January and Roger took these photos which he hope Members will find of interest.

1. Roger and Trevor with Postmaster Sarah Lurcock (next to Trevor) and volunteer postal assistant Paula Sullivan - Base Boating Officer

2. Come and buy!

3. The waterproof heavy duty rucksacks used to transport stock on and off ship

4. Goodbye!

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Southern Area Meeting - Camberley

There was also some displays of stamps and Postal History! Many thanks to Hugh and Mary Osborne for their excellent hosting of the event once again. (picture courtesy of Roger Mazillius)

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ASPS Annual Congress - Perth

The Study Group will have a Society stand for the full day of Saturday 18th, April 2009 at the Dewar's Centre, Perth

Spink Shreves Sales 29th - 31st January

For Study group members unaware, Spink Shreves auction of 29th / 31st January includes the David Flaat Antarctic stamps & Postal History collection, including some superb Falklands and Dependencies items. For more details go to www.shreves.com

Brief Grosvenor Auction Report

Some 25 or so Study Group members were among a packed auction room at Grosvenor Auctions on Thursday 20th November. There were approx 550 Falkland Islands and Dependencies lots, the bulk of which were the second part of the Malcolm Barton collection sale. In addition there were Antarctica lots available for those whose pockets were not completely emptied.

In general prices reflected both the collectability of the lots and the investment potential of stamps in a recession. In particular mint blocks of Queen Victoria and King George VI approached, or in even some cases exceeded,catalogue values. Specimens and used stamps gave more in the way of bargains. Likewise postal history (with some exceptions) was lively but not through the roof !

The Upland Goose Silver Jubilee Index

Published here for the first time is the full version of the Upland Goose Silver Jubilee Index 1970-1995. Bill Featherstone has kindly provided the Word document that formed the basis of the index. For members this will provide an additional resource for research. You can use the "Find" command to search for any keywords you wish to locate.

Back copies of Upland Goose, for members only, are available from Mark Burton - details in the current issue of Upland Goose.

Click here to download Silver Jubilee Index

Join the FIPSG Forum!

Click on the picture below to take yourself to the FIPSG forum. By registering on the forum, you can start topics in various areas of Falkland Islands philately. or answer questions posed by other forumers. Let's try and make the FIPSG web experience even more interactive!

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Meeting News

Dates for the diary

The next meeting is at Swinpex on Saturday 13th June 2009. This will be a joint meeting with the Polar Postal History Society.

Definitely in the diary for 2009 are the Northern meeting at Gildersome on Saturday 26th September and the Southern meeting at Camberley on Sunday 15th November. Details of the Eastern and Scottish meetings are still being finalised.

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New Monograph in September
 
FIPSG members will receive the new monograph, number 9 in the series, A Catalogue of Falkland Islands Postcards 1950-1982.
 
This is a superb piece of research from the late postcard expert Margery Wharton. The monograph is also in colour, a result of a generous bequest from Frances Heyburn to the FIPSG in memory of her late husband Henry who wrote the first two books in this area.
 
A great addition to the reference library of any FIPSG member. Plus an excellent reason to join the Study Group if you are not a member already!
 

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The Dictionary of Falklands Biography
 
We now have a stock of the Dictionary of Falklands Biography. This is a superb book of short biographies of the major figures in the history of the Falkland Islands and South Georgia.  It will cost just £31 at a meeting for FIPSG members! Postage costs are an additional £5 in the UK and £11 for Europe and US (this is a bulky 576 page book!). See the new books order form for details
 
We will ensure copies are available at the Sudbury, Gildersome and Camberley meetings.
 

Congratulations to Stephen Palmer
 
Congratulations to Study Group member and Upland Goose contributor Stephen Palmer on his appointment to Chaplain to Her Majesty the Queen. This obviously gives Stephen easier access to the Royal Collection!

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Some of the Gems of Falklands Postal History
 
Study Group member Stefan Heijtz is selling the majority of his early Falkland Islands postal history. The link to the sale is given here. This is not a promotion of the sale itself but the link is given as an unique opportunity for Study Group members who have not attended the meetings to view some of the rarest items in Falklands philatelic history.
 
Click on the reference number to the left of the description to view the items. Enjoy the viewing!

Click Here to view the items

LATEST NEWS FROM THE STUDY GROUP
Next Meeting
The next meeting will be our Eastern meeting in September.
 
If you have never attended a regional meeting it is a great way to meet fellow members of the Study Group, ask questions about your collection and view other displays of Falkland Islands material. Why not take the plunge and attend a meeting?  Other regional meetings are shown on the events page.
Subscriptions
Subscriptions for the new FIPSG year starting 1st September 2008 will be:
 
UK and Europe £15
Rest of World £20 sterling (or $40 US dollars)
 
The subscription form has been updated with the new membership fees. We regret the increase in subscription, but this reflects the increased postage costs for four copies of Upland Goose every year and is our first increase for many years.
Dictionary of Falklands Biography
 
This is now available at £31 from a meeting, or plus £5 postage in UK, £11 to Europe and US.

Faringdon 10th Anniversary - The Crowd!
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The Study Group at the 2008 Weekend at Sudbury House Hotel

NEW BOOKS AVAILABLE
Postmarks and Cachets of the British Antarctic Bases and South Georgia

Thanks to a generous donation from the author, we can offer Postmarks and Cachets of the British Antarctic Bases and South Georgia from £20. We have limited stocks of this excellent book. See Books for more details.

From £20
Shackleton at South Georgia by Robert Burton and Stephen Venables

Shackleton at South Georgia is a valuable and informative 24-page booklet by two South Georgia experts, Robert Burton and Stephen Venables.

from £5
Christ Church Cathedral by Alistair McHaffie

This 50 page booklet by Study Group member Alistair McHaffie gives the history of Christ Church Cathedral with illustrations.

from £4.50

Coming soon

A new monograph, The Flower Definitives Issue. Available free to members. More information in Upland Goose.

FIPSG Membership
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Join Today for just £15
Membership of the Study Group is just £15 per year for UK and Europe, £20 for overseas and $40 for USA.
 
To see the benefits of membership click here:

Date
Forthcoming Events
Location

8th August 2009

US Meeting

US FIPSG Meeting StampShow 2009 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA at 2PM (room TBA).

20th September 2009

Eastern Meeting

Sudbury Institute contact Clive Perkins

26th September 2009

Northern Meeting

Gildersome

15th November 2009

Southern Meeting

Camberley Cricket Club contact Hugh Osborne

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Featured Book
 
Just £27 to FIPSG members!

This is the edition of the most comprehensive catalogue of Falkland Islands stamps ever produced. In the catalogue you will find information about and prices (based on market values and auction realisations) for:

  1. All issued stamps of the Falkland Islands, the Dependencies, South Georgia and British Antarctic Territory, including prices for mint, used and on cover, with illustrations of most stamps.
  2. All major varieties
  3. Postal Stationery from Queen Victoria to the latest issues
  4. All postmarks and cancellations used in the Falkland Islands, the Dependencies, South Georgia and British Antarctic Territory
  5. The Miscellaneous chapter contains every other possible aspect of Falkland Islands philately in 39 sections.
  6. Non-philatelic collectables: Paper Money, Coins, Telephone Cards and Tokens.

You will also find general information about the Falkland Islands and the Dependencies, full listings of Postal Rates, Printing Dates and Numbers Printed of every stamp, Numbers Destroyed, General Philatelic Information about Papers, Perforations and Watermarks of Falkland Islands stamps.

Your Comments or Requests for further information welcome!

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