1982 FALKLANDS CONFLICT COVERS: Range of covers mainly from ...

Hammer

£150

1982 FALKLANDS CONFLICT COVERS: Range of covers mainly from during and immediately after the 1982 Falklands Conflict inc. scarce 1982 (8 June) air mail env. (corner fold and small tear top left) with fine "H.M.S. COVENTRY/1982/[penguin with flag]/FALKLANDS" cachet in red [HMS Coventry was sunk on 25 May with this being one of the last pieces of mail taken off the ship with London "MARITIME/MAIL" cancel applied 2-weeks after the sinking], 31 May env. with fine "FALKLAND ISLANDS/DEPENDENCY/SOUTH/GEORGIA" cds. [South Georgia having been liberated on 25 Apr.], 30 July unfranked air letter from Ascension with fine "FIELD POST OFFICE/777" cds in red (used as pre-paid cancel for a period due to shortage of stamps) plus covers from other ships - QEII (3), SS Uganda, HMS Arrow, HMS Herald, HMS Intrepid, HMS Southampton & HMS Yarmouth and Army & RAF units. A good range. (101 covers) Cross Reference: ASCENSION, MILITARY, AIR MAIL COVERS