Number of results: 13
1533
| Sale number: 81 Antarctica: British Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1914-16: Sheet of headed expedition notepaper numbered '18'', cut from book, endorsed and signed ''Endurance Expedition 1914/16/A.H. Macklin/Surgeon'', some soiling mainly on reverse. Dr. Alexander Macklin was one of two surgeons on the expedition with responsibility also for caring for the expeditions dogs and driving a sled team. He was subsequently chosen to remain on Elephant Island to care for the men. Later he again joined Shackleton for the 1922 Quest expedition and as ship's surgeon prepared Shackleton's body for burial on South Georgia. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
1534
| Sale number: 81 Antarctica: British Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1914-16: Figurehead of London, nine cards from the set of ten (Wharton NA-1 to NA-4, NA-6 to NA-10) also Falkland Islands 1916 'British Throughout' card of the ''Instituto de Pesca'' (Heyburn AE-10-ae), mainly fine unused. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
2315
| Sale number: 86 Antarctica: British Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1914-16: Sheet of headed expedition notepaper numbered ''18'', cut from book, endorsed and signed ''Endurance Expedition 1914/16/A.H. Macklin/Surgeon'', some soiling mainly on reverse. Dr. Alexander Macklin was one of two surgeons on the expedition with responsibility also for caring for the expeditions dogs and driving a sled team. He was subsequently chosen to remain on Elephant Island to care for the men. Later he again joined Shackleton for the 1922 Quest expedition and as ship's surgeon prepared Shackleton's body for burial on South Georgia. Photo. Price Realised £280 |
2316
| Sale number: 86 Antarctica: British Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1914-16: Figurehead of London, nine cards from the set of ten (Wharton NA-1 to NA-4, NA-6 to NA-10) also Falkland Islands 1916 'British Throughout' card of the ''Instituto de Pesca'' (Heyburn AE-10-ae), mainly fine unused. Photo. Price Realised £380 |
4008
| Sale number: 92 Antarctica: British Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1914-16: Incoming mail, an extraordinary cover (unsurprisingly with some stains) addressed to ''E Studd Esqr./Expedition Ship Endurance/East India Dock/London'' sent from Truro ''26 JY/14'' enclosing a letter from S. Hicks & Son, motor & cycle engineers, threatening legal action for an unpaid account of £22.9s. The envelope was redirected to Shackleton's London headquarters (''27 JY/14'' c.d.s. on reverse) and from there to Plymouth(''9 AU/14'' c.d.s.), arriving one day after the ''Endurance'' had sailed for the Antarctic. Remarkably the cover reached Cape Evans, Ross Island apparently delivered by the ''Aurora'' with the Ross Sea Party, ten men who were obliged to overwinter in Scott's 1910-13 expedition hut with minimal supplies after the ship was driven from her moorings. This party was picked up (less three members who had died) on Jan. 10 1917. This cover was eventually retrieved from the Cape Evans hut during Operation Deepfreeze 1955-56. Ironically and in spite of appearing in early listings of expedition members, the intended recipient Victor Studd, a geologist, had been unable to join the expedition as he was called up for military service. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
4009
| Sale number: 92 Antarctica: British Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1914-16: Incoming mail, a similarly extraordinary cover (also with some stains, see previous lot) addressed to ''V.M. Studd Esq./c/o Sir Ernest Shackleton'' with enclosed letter from the Royal Mail Steam Packet Company in London advising cancellation of the sailing of the ''Amazon'' on Sept. 18. The cover franked by company perfin 1d. sent ''SEP 1 14'' and redirected next day from Shackleton's home to his New Burlington Street headquarters. This cover also reached Cape Evans, Ross Island apparently delivered by the ''Aurora'' with the Ross Sea Party, ten men who were obliged to overwinter in Scott's 1910-13 expedition hut with minimal supplies after the ship was driven from her moorings. This party was picked up (less three members who had died) on Jan. 10 1917. It was eventually retrieved from the Cape Evans hut during Operation Deepfreeze 1955-56. Ironically and in spite of appearing in early listings of expedition members, the intended recipient Victor Studd, a geologist, had been unable to join the expedition as he was called up for military service. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
4010
| Sale number: 92 Antarctica: British Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1914-16: 1914 (Dec. 5) envelope addressed by Thomas Orde-Lees, ski expert and storekeeper, to Geoffrey Howard, secretary of the Alpine Club in London, sent from South Georgia franked by Falklands 1d. cancelled by slightly indistinct SG2 c.d.s., with interesting enclosed four page letter on SY ''Endurance'' expedition letterhead dated ''4.12.14'', in which he applies for membership to the Club as ''If there are any mountains in our area of the Antarctic I shall climb them.'' whilst explaining that he had been unable to climb Mount Paget on the island but had been forbidden by Shackleton. ''This is the last letter I shall write for about 18 months as we are off for the polar ice tomorrow. You will note that Sir E's letter is in my handwriting. He is an ideal & most lovable leader & will make good.'' Captain Thomas Hans Orde-Lees of the Royal Marines was in charge of the motor-sledges that would have helped carry Shackleton's team across the continent. The ''Endurance'' departed South Georgia on Dec. 5 en route to the Weddell Sea and its final demise. Photo. Price Realised £6200 |
4011
| Sale number: 92 Antarctica: British Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1914-16: Figurehead of London, set of five picture postcards with covering envelope ''THE HUSKIES'' produced for the British Polar Exhibition 1930, mainly fine unused. Wharton NA-1 to NA-5. Photo. Price Realised £190 |
4012
| Sale number: 92 Antarctica: British Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1914-16: A selection incl. postcard of the ''Instituto de Pesca'' (Heyburn AE-10-ae) later signatures of many members of Shackleton's expedition incl. a single photograph of the Endurance signed on reverse by Wordie, Macklin, McIlroy, Kerr, Greenstreet, Green, Hussey, How, James and Hurley, research notes, etc. Price Realised £320 |
735
| Sale number: 107 Antarctica: British Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1914-16: Figurehead of London, set of five picture postcards with blue covering envelope produced for the British Polar Exhibition 1930, mainly fine unused. Wharton NA-1 to NA-5. Photo. Price Realised £140 |
700
| Sale number: 122 Antarctica: British Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1914-16: Selection incl. card of Husky team leaving the ship for the sledge trial (Wharton NA-1), ''Aurora'' entering pack ice (NA-3) signed by Ernest Mills Joyce, and card from 1907 Expedition depicting Joyce with dogs and penguins (GA-3). (6 items) Photo. Price Realised £110 |
2736
| Sale number: 126 Antarctica: British Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1914-16: 1914 (Dec.) picture postcard ''Fra South Georgia, ,,Steady'' (Unlisted by Heyburn, similar to Pettersen Q series) written and sent from South Georgia to London by Leonard Hussey, franked 1d. cancelled SG2, with interesting message, ''We are just about to set out on our ''White Warfare'' ... We have fed on whale, but it has a strong taste. It is not so palatable as crocodile or penguin or seal.'', some faults but an excellent item. The ''Endurance'' left South Georgia on Dec. 5, this card written just before its departure. Leonard Hussey (1891-1964) had seeved in France and Russia during W.W.I and joined the expedition as a meteorologist. He was well liked for his humour and enthusiasm for the banjo. When the men were only permitted 2lb of personal effects after the sinking of the ''Endurance'' Shackleton allowed Hussey's banjo to be saved, despite it being way above the allowance. Photo. Price Realised £8000 |
2737
| Sale number: 126 Antarctica: British Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1914-16: 1915 rare item of inward mail addressed to John 'Jack' Vincent, ''S.Y. Endurance/Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition/c/o Magistrate/King Edwards Cove/Cumberland Bay/South Georgia'' with six page enclosed letter from his wife, Margaret. Sent from Hull franked 1d. (angled for symbolic 'kiss') and one of only seven inward items known sent via the Magistrate at South Georgia. John Vincent (1884-1941) was unpopular with the crew of the ''Endurance'' and was demoted from Bosun to Able Seaman. Afterward Shackleton kept a watchful eye and ensured that Vincent accompany him, both on the voyage to Elephant Island and the dramatic crossing in the ''James Caird'' to South Georgia. On arrival Vincent was too ill to continue on the journey across the mountains and was later picked up by a whaler which called in at Grytviken to collect mail including this item (as noted by Shackleton in ''South'', p.208). Photo. Price Realised £2900 |
