4060

Sale number: 92

Antarctica: Second Byrd Expedition 1933-35: Scarce set of seventeen photographic picture postcards with images from the 1929 expedition, all used with 3c. cancelled by Little America Jan. 30 duplex or Jan. 31 1934 machine and with greetings cachet signed by Capt. Robert English, mainly fine. Wharton PA-1 to PA-17.

Price Realised £190

4061

Sale number: 92

Antarctica: Second Byrd Expedition 1933-35: 1934 First Exploration flight, signed by Byrd with all cachets and straight line ''NOV 15 1934'' handstamp, bearing Expedition 3c. block of four and Air 8c. with Little America Jan. 30 1935 cancellations. 100 covers carried. Photo.

Price Realised £260

4062

Sale number: 92

Antarctica: Second Byrd Expedition 1933-35: 1934 Second Exploration flight, signed by Byrd with all cachets and straight line ''NOV 16 1934'' handstamp (in fact flown on Nov. 18), bearing Expedition 3c. block of four and Air 8c. with Little America Jan. 30 1935 cancellations. 100 covers carried. Photo.

Price Realised £300

4063

Sale number: 92

Antarctica: Second Byrd Expedition 1933-35: 1934 Fifth Exploration flight, signed by Byrd with all cachets and straight line ''NOV 23 1934'' handstamp, bearing Expedition 3c. block of four and Air 8c. with Little America Jan. 30 1935 cancellations. 100 covers carried. Photo.

Price Realised £400

4064

Sale number: 92

Antarctica: Second Byrd Expedition 1933-35: Queen Maud Geological Party, expedition envelope to Pennsylvania, with lengthy handwritten location endorsement, ''We are camped on a moraine/of sedimentary materials from Mt. Weaver'', signed by leader Quinn Blackburn and R.S. Russell, franked 3c. tied by Little America Jan. 30 1935 duplex. Very rare. Photo.

Price Realised £520

4065

Sale number: 92

Antarctica: Second Byrd Expedition 1933-35: An extensive range of covers, two signed by Byrd, and cards (incl. two 'English' signed), some with enclosures or signed by crew members incl. non-philatelic, with official and special covers incl. 'Paramount Pictures' (2), SS ''Jacob Ruppert'' and other cancellation types, cachets incl. retouched proof of original ''BEAR OF OAKLAND'', NY Times radiogram card from Ecuador, Expedition stamps and miniature sheets (one signed by Byrd, three on cover), etc. (approx. 160 covers or cards)

Price Realised £820

1195

Sale number: 119

Antarctica: Second Byrd Expedition 1933-35: Selection of items variously cancelled, comprising 1934 (Jan. 30/31) three postcards with ''Bear of Oakland'' cachet and signed Capt. English, (Jan. 31) cover with 'Delayed One Year' three line cachet, (Oct. 17) to Costa Rica with ship cachet and 3c. pair (toned) cancelled ''Jacob Ruppert'', 1935 (Jan. 30) cover (foreshortened) to New Zealand with penguin postmaster cachet and signed Capt. Johnson, also Expedition 3c. block of six signed by Admiral Byrd in margin and imperf. miniature sheet signed across. (8 items)

Price Realised UNSOLD

1196

Sale number: 119

Antarctica: Second Byrd Expedition 1933-35: 1934 Second Exploration flight cover, signed by Byrd with all cachets and straight line ''NOV 16 1934'' handstamp (in fact flown on Nov. 18), bearing Expedition 3c. block of four and Air 8c. with Little America Jan. 30 1935 cancellations. 100 covers carried. Photo.

Price Realised £200

1197

Sale number: 119

Antarctica: Second Byrd Expedition 1933-35: Collection of covers, cards and other items with range of cancellations and cachets, six with three line 'Delayed One Year', some signed incl. postal worker Charles Anderson, East Base commander Richard Black, ''Jacob Ruppert'' boatswain Fred Voight and ''Bear of Oakland'' Third Officer Rudolph Van Reen, official photographic cards with ''Bear of Oakland'' cachet and signed by Capt. English, thirteen different, etc. (approx. 50 items)

Price Realised £150