FALKLAND ISLANDS 1928 SG115 Cover franked by South Georgia Provisional 2½d on 2d purple-brown

Stock Code: P223015342

1928 (FE 10) locally addressed cover (with imprint of "Leganger H. Hansen / Leith Harbour / Syd Georgia" at upper left) to "The South Georgia Company Ltd., Leith Harbour", franked by 1928 (7 Feb) "2½D" on 2d brown-purple, South Georgia provisional, tied by very fine strike of type SG 2 cds. Slight cover faults, still a desirable and evocative usage. Only 1179 issued, and it was Leganger Hansen (manager of the South Georgia Company Ltd) who actually made the surcharge implement, at the request of the Resident Magistrate, Edward Binnie, during a temporary shortage of 2½d (and ½d) stamps. Heijtz cert (2003), with copy of a photograph showing both Hansen and Binnie.

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FALKLAND ISLANDS 1928 SG115 Cover franked by South Georgia Provisional 2½d on 2d purple-brown - $2,937.60*


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