Number of results: 54
858
| Sale number: 44 Antarctica: Belgian Antarctic Expedition 1897-99, Nels of Brussels picture postcards of the ''Belgica'' at night, the ''Belgica'' in the river Scheldt, and a sounding on the pack ice, all unused, collecting snow and the bridge of the ''Belgica'', both used within Belgium in 1901 and 1903 respectively, good to fine. (5) Wharton AA-2, 3, 4, 8 & 10. Price Realised £90 |
859
| Sale number: 44 Antarctica: German Antarctic Expedition 1901-03, Singapore picture postcard sent July 4 1901 by Hermann Kraft to his wife in Germany, with message mentioning stops en route, etc., franked by Straits 3c. and with Nordhausen Aug. 3 arrival, slight staining. A rare item from an expedition member. Photo Price Realised UNSOLD |
860
| Sale number: 44 Antarctica: German Antarctic Expedition 1901-03, picture postcard of the ''Gauss'' surrounded by Antarctic creatures (unknown French publisher), from a diorama displayed at the 1906 Colonial Exhibition in Marseille, fine unused with pencil note on reverse. Wharton BB-1. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
861
| Sale number: 44 Antarctica: Swedish South Polar Expedition 1901-04, picture postcard of the ''Antarctic'', used 1899 (Sept. 12) with railway c.d.s., used locally to Kuffstein, slight imperfections but a scarce card of the vessel, sunk in 1903. Photo. Price Realised £130 |
862
| Sale number: 44 Antarctica: Swedish South Polar Expedition 1901-04, Argentinian picture postcard ''Triunfo de la Marina Argentina'' depicting the ''Uruguay'', officers and crew, with signature of Capt. Carl A. Larsen dated Dec. 10 1903, franked 2c. pair and addressed but apparently unsent, scarce. Also a reproduction p.c. of Larsen, remembered later for his importance to the South Georgia whaling industry. Wharton CF-1. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
863
| Sale number: 44 Antarctica: Swedish South Polar Expedition 1901-04, La Nación picture postcard (1903) of the ''Uruguay'' leaving Buenos Aires on her rescue mission, unused, good condition for this. Wharton XLN-16 Price Realised £45 |
864
| Sale number: 44 Antarctica: Swedish South Polar Expedition 1901-04, La Nación series, three picture postcards featuring General Mitre and others, unused (corner faults), the destruction of the S.Y. ''Antarctic'', used to Paris (stamp removed but ms. note dates sending to Jan. 1 1904), slight soiling, etc., and the ''Frithiof'' in harbour, unused. Wharton XLN-33, 40, 50 Price Realised UNSOLD |
865
| Sale number: 44 Antarctica: British Antarctic Expedition 1901-04, Wrench's ''Links of Empire'' postcard, Series 3, No. 1 depicting Scott and the ''Discovery'' with facsimile Scott signature, franked G.B. 1/2d. and used within London on July 31 1901, the day of departure of the ''Discovery'', two creases at lower right. Wharton DA-1. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
866
| Sale number: 44 Antarctica: British Antarctic Expedition 1901-04, Wrench's ''Links of Empire'' postcard, Series 3, No. 2 depicting the route and deck of the ''Discovery'' , addressed in Scott's own hand to a schoolboy in London, franked by Cape 1d. cancelled Simonstown Oct. 5 1901, newspaper cutting about Scott later affixed at left, scarce and unusual. Wharton DA-2. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
867
| Sale number: 44 Antarctica: British Antarctic Expedition 1901-04, Wrench's ''Links of Empire'' postcard, Series 3, No. 2 depicting the route and deck of the ''Discovery'' , franked Cape 1d. and used from Simonstown to Cheshire on Oct. 7 1901, with Warrington Oct. 26 arrival. Wharton DA-2. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
868
| Sale number: 44 Antarctica: British Antarctic Expedition 1901-04, Wrench's ''Links of Empire'' postcard, Series 3, No. 4 depicting a polar bear (in error) and British flag, unused (scarce thus). Wharton DA-4. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
869
| Sale number: 44 Antarctica: British Antarctic Expedition 1901-04, Canterbury Times, Set 1, picture postcard ''The Discovery in her Winter Quarters'' franked 1d. and used from Highfield, New Zealand to Northumberland, slight creasing at foot but scarce. Wharton DE2. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
870
| Sale number: 44 Antarctica: British Antarctic Expedition 1901-04, Canterbury Times, Set 1, picture postcard ''The Gangway from Ship to Berg Ice'' unused, good condition. Wharton DE6. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
871
| Sale number: 44 Antarctica: British Antarctic Expedition 1901-04, Canterbury Times, Set 1, picture postcard ''Sledge Parties Preparing to Start'' unused, good condition. Wharton DE8. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
872
| Sale number: 44 Antarctica: British Antarctic Expedition 1901-04, Canterbury Times, Set 1, picture postcard ''Sledge Parties Preparing to Start'' addressed by Chief Engineer, Alexander Sharp, to his daughter, Annie in Scotland, franked 1d. Universal cancelled Lyttelton Apr. 16 1904, tear at right and small holes from previous mounting. Rare, one of very few items from those on the ''Terra Nova'' relief voyage. Wharton DE8. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
873
| Sale number: 44 Antarctica: British Antarctic Expedition 1901-04, Canterbury Times, Set 2, two picture postcards, one ''A Typical Antarctic Tabular Iceberg with Caves'' franked 1d. and used Jan. 6 1905 from Christchurch to London, fine, the other ''Discovery moored alongside the Great Ice Barrier'' unused, vertical crease at left. Wharton DE19, 22. Price Realised UNSOLD |
874
| Sale number: 44 Antarctica: British Antarctic Expedition 1901-04, Bruton Galleries picture postcard depicting the husky, Rodger, in Winter quarters at 40o below zero, fine unused, scarce. Wharton DK-1. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
875
| Sale number: 44 Antarctica: British Antarctic Expedition 1901-04, Kinsey/Colbeck multi-expedition picture postcard depicting map of the relief voyage of the ''Morning'', published by Weeks Ltd of New Zealand, numbered ''25'' with signature of Lt. W. Colbeck, endorsed ''Winter Quarters/S.S. Discovery/Lat 77. 50S/Long 163. 53E''addressed to J.J. Kinsey and bearing 1d. Universal cancelled Lyttelton Apr. 1 1904, King Edward VII Land 1d. and Victoria Land 1d. cancelled Brit. Antarctic Exped. c.d.s.'s of Mar. 4 1909 and Feb. 9 1911 respectively. A very scarce ''proving'' item, illustrated on p. 90 of ''Postcards of Antarctic Expeditions, A Catalogue: 1898-1958'' by Margery Wharton (Revised edition 2007). Wharton DM-1. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
876
| Sale number: 44 Antarctica: French Antarctic Expedition 1903-05, Jougla of Paris picture postcard of ''Le Français'' with ms. notes ''Expedición Francesa/al Polo Sur'', ''La reparación en el/digue de carenor/Buenos Aires/30 /11-03'' and postally used to a member of the Argentine Legation in London, corner bends and slight soiling but scarce. Wharton FI-9 (illustrated on p. 126). Ex Marsden. Photo. Price Realised £150 |
877
| Sale number: 44 Antarctica: French Antarctic Expedition 1903-05, La Nación picture postcard (1903) of Dr. Charcot in his cabin on ''Le Français'' with message ''Hoy se puso en viaje para las regiones antárcticas'' (Today we began our journey to the Antarctic regions) and dated Dec. 23 1903, locally addressed in Buenos Aires and franked 1c. pair with next day cancellation, scarce. Wharton XLN-37. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
878
| Sale number: 44 Antarctica: British Antarctic Expedition 1907-09, picture postcards set 1, the set of six cards depicting Shackleton, McKay, Joyce, etc., good to fine unused. Wharton GA-1-GA-6. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
879
| Sale number: 44 Antarctica: British Antarctic Expedition 1907-09, Picture postcards, Set 1, set of six cards depicting Shackleton, McKay, Joyce, etc., good to fine unused and unusually accompanied by original blue envelope (rather fragile). Wharton GA-1-6. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
880
| Sale number: 44 Antarctica: British Antarctic Expedition 1907-09, Picture postcards, Set 2, set of six cards depicting Union Jack at South Magnetic Pole, Winter Quarters at Mount Erebus, etc., good to fine unused. Wharton GA-7-12. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
881
| Sale number: 44 Antarctica: British Antarctic Expedition 1907-09, picture postcards set 2, the set of six cards depicting Mount Erebus, Return of the Southern Party, etc., good to fine unused. Wharton GA-7-12. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
882
| Sale number: 44 Antarctica: British Antarctic Expedition 1907-09, picture postcards of the ''Nimrod'' in Lyttelton Harbour (pinholes), and the two shades of card ''THE DASH FOR THE SOUTH POLE'' with composite images of Shackleton, ''Nimrod'', etc., the grey-blue with repaired corner, all unused. Ex Shackleton family archive. Wharton GB-2-b, GH-1, 1a. Price Realised UNSOLD |
883
| Sale number: 44 Antarctica: British Antarctic Expedition 1907-09, incoming National Bank of New Zealand envelope from Christchurch Dec. 31 1907, franked 1s. and addressed to ''Francis Drake Esq/King Edward VII Land'' and endorsed ''per Nimrod'' with red Christchurch Unclaimed octagon of ''11 MAR 1908'', and backstamped Lyttelton Jan. 1 and, unusually, Br. Antarctic Exped. c.d.s. of ''FE 3/08'', very scarce, it being said that Shackleton fed most fictitiously named mail to the penguins. Photo. Price Realised £260 |
884
| Sale number: 44 Antarctica: British Antarctic Expedition 1907-09, incoming envelope from Invercargill Nov. 29 1908, franked 1/2d. pair and addressed to ''King Edward VII Land/South Pole'' and endorsed ''Per Nimrod''with violet two line cachet ''NOT KNOWN AT/KING ED-V11 LAND'' and red Christchurch Unclaimed octagon of ''9-DEC 1908'', backstamped Lyttelton Dec. 1, Christchurch Dec. 2 and finally pink Dead Letter Office c.d.s. of Dec. 23, very scarce. Photo. Price Realised £500 |
885
| Sale number: 44 Antarctica: British Antarctic Expedition 1910-13, Philip Hoffmann & Co. of Berlin large picture postcard of Scott, Evans and Oates on board the ''Terra Nova'' with Sir Clements Markham before departure, fine unused. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
886
| Sale number: 44 Antarctica: British Antarctic Expedition 1910-13, Captain Lawrence Oates, 1902 (Mar. 15) six page autograph letter written by Oates to his mother in Essex whilst serving with Rimington's Column at Heilbron during the Anglo-Boer War, having been promoted to Lieutenant a month earlier and written just before he suffered a severe gunshot wound to his left leg. Interesting comments telling of attacks on the Boers, the capture of Lord Methuen, etc. An important symbolic figure in the history of exploration. Photo. Price Realised £500 |
887
| Sale number: 44 Antarctica: British Antarctic Expedition 1910-13, Picture Postcards, Series 2, set of seven incl. penguins, Ponting, Scott's message, etc., mainly fine unused, and unusually accompanied by original brown envelope with poem (some faults, fragile). Wharton KA-8-14. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
888
| Sale number: 44 Antarctica: British Antarctic Expedition 1910-13, Fry's Pure Cocoa and Chocolate ''WITH CAPTAIN SCOTT AT THE SOUTH POLE'' coloured advertising postcard, UNUSED, slight crease and staining on reverse, scarce. Wharton XPU-8-a. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
889
| Sale number: 44 Antarctica: British Antarctic Expedition 1910-13, Shell Motor Spirit coloured advertising postcard, used 1911 (June 24) locally from Bradworthy. Wharton XPU-10-a. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
890
| Sale number: 44 Antarctica: British Antarctic Expedition 1910-13, Rotary Photo of London picture postcard set of three, depicting Scott and the ''Terra Nova'', one with mourning borders, very good to fine unused. Wharton KB-7199A-C. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
891
| Sale number: 44 Antarctica: British Antarctic Expedition 1910-13, Victoria Land 1d. tied by fine ''JA 18/13'' Expedition c.d.s. (fixed at the time of arrival of the ''Terra Nova'' at Cape Evans), to official Expedition certificate sold to raise funds, a few stains. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
892
| Sale number: 44 Antarctica: British Antarctic Expedition 1910-13, Millar & Lang of Glasgow, Scott memorial card ''A/BRITISH/HERO'', unused, very slight toning on reverse, scarce. Wharton XSM-2a. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
893
| Sale number: 44 Antarctica: British Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1914-16, Figurehead of London picture postcard of Husky team leaving the ship for the sledge trial, the enduring image showing the trapped Endurance and Shackleton on deck, unused, signed by Ernest Joyce, dog handler, later awarded the Albert medal for saving the lives of three of his colleagues. Wharton NA-1. Photo. Price Realised £240 |
894
| Sale number: 44 Antarctica: British Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1914-16, Figurehead of London picture postcard of husky puppies, fine unused, signed by Ernest Joyce, dog handler, later awarded the Albert medal for saving the lives of three of his colleagues. Wharton NA-5. Photo. Price Realised £130 |
895
| Sale number: 44 Antarctica: Shackleton-Rowett Expedition 1921-22, unusual ''Weston'' G.B. 1d. stationery envelope ''cancelled'' by Tristan da Cunha type III cachet with green censor mark and dealer's ms. note at left, backstamped Rio de Janeiro Apr. 9 1922. Photo. Price Realised £100 |
896
| Sale number: 44 Antarctica: Shackleton-Rowett Expedition 1921-22, Great Britain 1912-21 2d. horizontal pair handstamped framed ''TRISTAN/ DA CUNHA'' expedition cachet and cancelled by S.R. Antarctic Expedition c.d.s. of May 25 1922, fine. Photo. Price Realised £140 |
897
| Sale number: 44 Antarctica: Shackleton-Rowett Expedition 1921-22, Great Britain 1912-21 1s. horizontal pair, marginal from the left of the sheet, handstamped framed ''GOUGH/ISLAND'' expedition cachet and cancelled by S.R. Antarctic Expedition c.d.s. of May 25 1922, a few slightly perf. imperfections, otherwise fine. Photo. Price Realised £150 |
898
| Sale number: 44 Antarctica: Shackleton-Rowett Expedition 1921-22, Expedition ''MY 25/22'' c.d.s. with Tristan da Cunha type II cachet on envelope to England with charge mark and G.B. 1d. and 1/2d. postage dues cancelled by July 11 Prestwich c.d.s.'s, some creasing and soiling, also the enclosed letter from the islander, Mrs. Laverello ''can you send a few caps and a large handkerchief we use for our head for the wind blew very strong''. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
899
| Sale number: 44 Antarctica: Wilkins-Hearst Antarctic Expedition 1928-30, Roessler envelope bearing 1d. tied by Port Stanley Oct. 29 1928 c.d.s., with green Deception Is. cachet, and re-used for Wilkins-Ellsworth 1931 Trans-Arctic Expedition with G.B.11/2d. and U.S. 2c. cancelled June 1 and backstamped Oct. 4, signed by Wilkins. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
900
| Sale number: 44 Antarctica: Wilkins-Hearst Antarctic Expedition 1928-30, envelope addressed to Port Stanley franked 1d. tied by fine strike of the ''Wilkins Antarctic/Expedition/Deception/Island'' double oval in violet, with Stanley ''30 AP/29'' backstamp. Photo. Price Realised £190 |
901
| Sale number: 44 Antarctica: Byrd Expedition II 1933-35, Scarce set of seventeen photographic picture postcards with images from the 1929 expedition, three (unused, the others with Byrd II expedition cachet signed by Capt. Robert English of the ''Bear of Oakland'' and with 3c. cancelled Jan. 30 1934 large datestamp, Jan. 31 (9) or Mar. 25 (4) machine cancellations, mainly fine. Wharton PA-1-17. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
902
| Sale number: 44 Antarctica: Byrd Expedition II 1933-35, 1935 (Jan. 30) official envelope bearing 3c. pair cancelled Little America with Second Cancellation Mail and ''Bear of Oakland'' cachets, signed by R.A. Van Reen, Second Mate, and with San Francisco Mar. 25 arrival on reverse, also enclosed letter from the Bay of Whales (dated Jan. 25) in Van Reen's hand on Expedition letterhead with ship cachet and two photographs of him on board and ashore attached, and separate sheet dated Jan. 30 with greetings from Little America and marchbox label attached. Price Realised £90 |
903
| Sale number: 44 Antarctica: British Graham Land Expedition 1934-37, 1936 (June 20) picture postcard of aerial view of Port Stanley (Heyburn AQ-11-aqv) to London, franked Whale & Penguin 1d. and with July 30 arrival c.d.s., written by Brian Roberts, Ornithologist on board the ''Penola'', with a most interesting message indicating the expedition's schedule with instructions for incoming mail. ''We return here for December before going to Graham Land again.'' Very rare, only approx. six items of outgoing mail are recorded. Also a photograph of the ''Penola'' from the Karl Lellman collection. Photo. Price Realised £4200 |
904
| Sale number: 44 Antarctica: British Graham Land Expedition 1934-37, 1936 (July 1) receiving telegraph form to Gordon Roberts in Stanley with message from ''Hamsteve'' (W.E. Hampton ?) in Grahamland: ''MANY THANKS HAVE JUST RETURNED FROM SLEDGING STOP HOPING TO HAVE BUSY SPRING AND SUMMER WITH AID OF PIG SHAGGY AND COMPANY STOP REGARDS FAMILY'', slight creasing but believed unique with Roberts' signature on reverse. Photo. Price Realised £300 |
905
| Sale number: 44 Antarctica: British Graham Land Expedition 1934-37, a very scarce envelope addressed to Cheshire, bearing Centenary 11/2d. cancelled South Georgia Aug. 16 1936 and enclosing a Christmas greetings card signed by S.H. Creese (dated May 17 !). Photo. Price Realised £270 |
906
| Sale number: 44 Antarctica: Discovery Investigations, 1936 (Dec. 19) envelope registered from South Georgia to Yorkshire, bearing Whale & Penguin 1/2d., 2d. and 21/2d., slight staining, and with enclosed letter from ''Billie'' in Port Stanley to his/her penfriend dated Nov. 17 revealing that the envelope was sent ''down South on Discovery & so you will receive it from there''. Also attractive printed ''Discovery II'' Christmas greetings card from ''Jack'' with whale emblem, ribbon and affixed photo of Antarctic explorer. (3 items) Photo. Price Realised £190 |
907
| Sale number: 44 Antarctica: Byrd Expedition III, 1940 scarce incoming envelope from Scranton, Pa, franked 3c. and sent Mar. 19 addressed to ''Admiral Richard C. Byrd/U.S. Antarctic Expedition/Little America/Antarctica'', with U.S.S. Bear backstamp of May 10 and redirected to Boston, Mass. Price Realised £55 |
908
| Sale number: 44 Antarctica: Operation Highjump 1947, offical Task Force expedition airmail envelope (a little worn) with humorous illustration of surprised penguins, franked Air 5c. cancelled U.S.S. ''Philippine Sea'' Jan. 27 1947 and addressed to Los Angeles, backstamped large Highjump purple cachet and with enclosed two page letter on ship stationery (with vignette), interesting contents ''The Navy has landed and has the situation well in hand; or resaonably so...This certainly hasn't been an easy soft excursion. My rear is still sore from the equator initiation.'' Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
909
| Sale number: 44 Antarctica: British Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1956-57, envelope to London with large expedition cachet in violet and bearing Dependencies Expedition overprint set tied by two strikes of Base SH (Shackleton) type SHAC1 c.d.s. of ''27 JAN 1957''. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
910
| Sale number: 44 Antarctica: Operation Deepfreeze I 1955-56, New Zealand Advance Party, 1956 (Jan. 16) envelope to the U.S. Navy Hydrographic Office in Washington, franked 3c. cancelled by U.S.S. ''Edisto'' datestamp, with endorsement ''Carried up the Ferrar Glacier,/McMurdo Sound, Antarctica, by/the New Zealand Advance Party.'' and signed by Lt. Cdr. William Smith of the H.M.N.Z.S. ''Endeavour'', Bernard Gunn (after whom Mount Gunn was named) and Dr. Trevor Hatherton (commemorated by the Hatherton Glacier), very scarce, only around 10 such covers exist. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
911
| Sale number: 44 Antarctica: A collection in two albums, incl. Australian and British Antarctic Territories, Expedition covers, range of cachets, thematic Penguins, etc. (few 100's). Price Realised £220 |
