Introduction
The first Falkland Islands’ stamps were issued in June 1878. The first internal airmail was carried in 1934 by the catapulted aircraft from HMS Exeter but a regular service was not introduced until 1948. Until the introduction of a regular external mail service in 1971 overseas airmail was delivered by sea to South America for onward transmission by air.
Falkland Islands postage stamps were used in the Dependencies from 1909 until they issued their own stamps in 1944.
The Archives hold stamp designs, essays and proofs, correspondence between the Crown Agents and Government on stamp issues and the background to the development of telecommunications over the past 100 years since the introduction of wireless telegraphy in 1912.
Stamp issues, post and telegraph statistics are included in the Blue Books.
MAI-STA-1-1 Stamps - issue from Treasury to Postmaster.pdf(165.68 KB)
MAI-STA-1-2 Postage Stamps Application Made by Mr N R Foss in June 1914 for the Supply of.pdf(284.64 KB)
MAI-STA-1-3 Mr Duivens Postage Stamp Dealings.pdf(235.53 KB)
MAI-STA-1-4 Postage Stamps supplied to Dealers and through Crown Grants 1919.pdf(4.03 MB)
MAI-STA-1-5 Submits Cables received regarding orders for War Stamps.pdf(1.72 MB)
MAI-STA-1-6 War Stamps require by National War Museum and United States National Museum.pdf(254.45 KB)
MAI-STA-1-7 Stamps ordered and refused by Dealers and returned through the Crown Agents.pdf(714.87 KB)
MAI-STA-1-8 Suggests issue of Postage Stamps overprinted Dependencies.pdf(153.92 KB)
MAI-STA-1-11 Sale of New Issues of Stamps.pdf (81.36 KB)
MAI-STA-1-12 Reduction of Postal Rates.pdf(117.15 KB)
MAI-STA-1-13 Proposed reduction in postage rule on postcards.pdf(169.03 KB)
MAI-STA-1-14 Disposal of accumulation of Falkland Island penny stamps.pdf(223.63 KB)
MAI-STA-1-15 Falkland Islands postage stamps design of.pdf(4.32 MB)
MAI-STA-1-16 Proposed limit to number of different values of postage stamps in current use.pdf(301.63 KB)
MAI-STA-1-17 Sale of Postage Stamps to Collectors.pdf(535.81 KB)
MAI-STA-1-18 Falkland Island Colonial Postmark Question of Legibility.pdf(479.91 KB)
MAI-STA-1-19 Public Exhibition of Postage Stamps of the British Empire.pdf(88.19 KB)
MAI-STA-1-20 Proposed issue of 2d stamps for unstamped letters.pdf(161.24 KB)
MAI-STA-1-22 Proposed introduction of a fourpenny postage stamp of present issue.pdf(894.64 KB)
MAI-STA-1-23 Suggested issue of commemorative set of Falkland Islands postage and revenue.pdf(4.14 MB)
MAI-STA-2-2. Stamps for dealers.pdf23.32 MB
MAI-STA-2-3. Possibility of introducing reply card and envelope services.pdf3.03 MB
MAI-STA-2-4. Stamp vendor s licences for sale of postage and revenue stamps to the public.pdf788.54 KB
MAI-STA-2-8. Procedure in regard to applications by dealers etc for postage stamps.pdf10.16 MB
MAI-STA-2-9. Period of validity of postage and revenue stamps.pdf16.37 MB
MAI-STA-2-11. Sale of stamped postal stationery to the general public.pdf687.25 KB
MAI-STA-2-12. International Postage Rates. Increase in.pdf1.5 MB
MAI-STA-2-13. Proposed issue of Commemoration stamps 1942.pdf1.58 MB
MAI-STA-2-15. Cancellation markings on Colonial postage stamps.pdf873.59 KB
MAI-STA-2-16. Registered envelopes for South Georgia Stanley.pdf1.43 MB
MAI-STA-3-1. Cancellation of postage stamps - rules.pdf20.45 MB
MAI-STA-3-2. Proposed special issue of stamps to commemorate Peace and Reconstruction.pdf19.32 MB
MAI-STA-3-3. Stamps for dealers.pdf16.16 MB
MAI-STA-3-4. Special issue of stamps to commemorate Their Majesties Silver Wedding.pdf11.16 MB
MAI-STA-3-6. Display of Colonial Postage Stamps.pdf11.54 MB
MAI-STA-3-8. Instructions governing new issues of postage stamps.pdf2.03 MB
MAI-STA-3-9. Coronation of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II special issue of stamps.pdf8.93 MB
MAI-STA-3-10. Postage stamps suggested design for new issue 1960 bird issue.pdf32.67 MB
MAI-STA-4-1. Instructions governing new issue of postage stamps.pdf11.08 MB
MAI-STA-4-2. Postage stamps 1962 commemorative issue radio communications issue.pdf18.74 MB
MAI-STA-4-3. Postage stamps commemorative issue Falkland Islands Battle.pdf40.27 MB
MAI-STA-4-4. Postage stamps. Commemorative Red Cross issue 1963.pdf8.94 MB
MAI-STA-4-5. Postage stamps commemorative Shakespeare stamps.pdf7.34 MB
MAI-STA-4-6. Postage stamps UPU commemorative issue.pdf8.21 MB
MAI-STA-4-7. New definitive issue of postage stamps 1968.pdf41.25 MB
MAI-STA-4-8. International co-operation year commemorative issue.pdf3.86 MB
MAI-STA-5-1. Postage stamps commencing with folio 297.pdf43.48 MB
MAI-STA-5-2. Human Rights Year Issue.pdf9.9 MB
MAI-STA-5-3. Commemorative 100th Anniversary of Diocese.pdf19.05 MB
MAI-STA-5-3. Commemorative 100th Anniversary of Diocese. Enclosure to File - Newspaper Cuttings.pdf16.61 MB
MAI-STA-5-4. FIGAS commemorative issue 1968.pdf24.29 MB
MAI-STA-5-5. Tourism stamp issue.pdf15.49 MB
MAI-STA-6-1. Postage Stamps.pdf36.98 MB
MAI-STA-6-1. Postage Stamps. Stamp Issue folder included in file 6-1.pdf4.28 MB
MAI-STA-6-2. Commemorative stamp issue - FIDF.pdf17.63 MB
MAI-STA-6-3. Postage stamps Volume 1.pdf29.35 MB
MAI-STA-6-4. Postage stamps Volume 2.pdf35.67 MB
MAI-STA-6-5. Postage stamps Volume 3.pdf35.27 MB
MAI-STA-7-1. Falkland Islands Stamps. Display sets.pdf3.8 MB
MAI-STA-7-2. Cancellation of postage stamps rules.pdf1.29 MB
MAI-STA-7-3. Stamps Colony programme.pdf19.62 MB
MAI-STA-7-4. Stamp sales Volume 1.pdf8.45 MB
MAI-STA-7-5. Decimalisation of definitive stamp issue.pdf38.32 MB
MAI-STA-7-7. Stamps - Colony. Opening of temporary airfield issue.pdf3.97 MB
MAI-STA-7-8. Postal rates Volume 1.pdf33.51 MB
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