Set/Series
Four designs (depicting various aircraft) issued to commemorate the opening of Stanley airport. Prior to 1972 there was no paved runway and all trips to the Falkland Islands had to be made by boat

FA720 3p Opening of Stanley Airport
FA722 11p Opening of Stanley Airport
FA724 15p Opening of Stanley Airport
FA726 25p Opening of Stanley Airport

FA720 Details
13½ x 13½ perfs; diagonal multiple crown and block CA sideways watermark; designed by Glyn Hutchins; printed litho by Rosenbaum Brothers in sheets (5 x 5 x 2 panes); 69,050 copies printed; 1,832 copies destroyed

Colours & Plates/Cylinders
pale greenish-blue–mustard–greenish-blue–black
plate 1–plate 2–plate 3–plate 4

Varieties
FA720WEa Watermark inverted

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