#Falkland Islands stamps
Type 42s as the backbone of the Royal Navy’s fleet
For many years, the Type 42s have had a close relationship with the Falklands. That is why Falkland Islands Post has decided to release a set of postage stamps depicting 4 Type 42s that have had a particular association with the islands. According to info got by FindYourStampsValue.com this philatelic issue consists of four items that were already put into circulation. The return of HMS Edinburgh
Falkland Islands: Fungi stamps 2014
30p False Chanterelle Hygrophoropsis aurantiaca This fungi belongs to the family Hygrophoropsidaceae in the order Boletales and was first described by the Austrian priest and naturalist Franz Xaver Freiherr Von Wulfen in 1781. The specific name aurantiaca is a reference to its orange colouring. Hygrophorus from the Greek Hygro meaning “moist” and Phorus to “bear” which could be loosely translated
Falkland Islands - King Penguins, Predators and Prey
Penguins, Predators and Prey is a series of stamp issues featuring each of the familiar Falkland penguins, together with some of their respective predators and prey. This issue features the King Penguin. The King Penguin is the largest of the five species which breed in the Falkland Islands. They grow to one metre in height and weigh up to 16 kg. There are two subspecies: A. p. patagonicus breeds
Falkland Islands: Colour In Nature – 4 new stamps 2013
The naturalist Charles Darwin who made two short visits to the Falkland Islands in 1833 and 1834, wrote of the lack of colour in the Island's environment, describing it as drab and generally colourless: "…everywhere covered by a peaty soil and wiry grass, of a monotonous brown colour". He was of course making reference to the vast flat landscape of the southern parts of East Falkland where the sob
Falkland Islands - Shallow Marine Surveys Group
Shallow Marine Surveys Group (SMSG) were formed in 2006 by marine biologists and dive enthusiasts in the Falkland Islands. The group recognised that the shallow marine environment in the Falkland Islands is pristine, un-impacted by man and surprisingly diverse but almost nothing was known about it. Their initial aim was to provide species inventories for the habitats of this vast coastline and ult
Falkland Islands – Sir Rex Hunt
Rex Hunt was the most well-known governor of the Falkland Islands: he led the Islanders during the Argentine invasion of April 1982 and returned after Liberation to supervise post war reconstruction. Rex Hunt was a Yorkshire man, born on 29 June 1926 and educated at Coatham School. In 1944 he joined the RAF and trained as a fighter pilot. He remained deeply proud of his time in the RAF. When he le
Falkland Islands stamp issue - Marine Life
The Falkland Islands Post Office has released a new stamp issue dedicated to marine life. The design is based on the photos by David Eynon. David Eynon first came to the Falkland Islands in 1970 as a travelling teacher. He returned to England to take a degree and in 1974 married Carol Watson, who he had met in the Falklands. He worked in the North Sea from 1974 to 1981 diving commercially with Com
Sea lions on Falkland Islands stamps
The Falkland Islands Post Office has released WWF Southern sea lion stamps. The stamps are issued in sheets of 50 with face values of 27p, 40p, 70p and £1.15p. There is also a sheetlet of 16 (4 sets in staggered format) with face value of £10.08p. Sea lions are resident in the Falklands and can be seen at any time of year. Numbers have declined dramatically since the 1930's when the Falk
