4018

Sale number: 92

Antarctica: Shackleton-Rowett Expedition 1921-22: Royal Mail Steam Packet Co. ''St. Margaret of Scotland'' ship letterhead dated ''October 16th 1921'' bearing the signatures of Ernest Shackleton, leader of the expedition, together with those of Worsley, Carr, McIlroy, Wild, Wilkins and G.S. Lysaght who accompanied the party as helmsman until St. Vincent. Photo.

Price Realised £1100

4019

Sale number: 92

Antarctica: Shackleton-Rowett Expedition 1921-22: Autograph letter on Quest R.Y.S. letterhead written and signed by expedition leader Sir Ernest Shackleton, with original cover (roughly opened, flap missing) endorsed ''Quest'' addressed to George Tripcorny in London bearing Great Britain 2d. with violet oval R.M.S.P. ''Andes'' ''POSTED ON HIGH SEAS'' datestamp of ''- 2 DEC 1921'' alongside, overstruck by London F.S. machine paquebot of Dec. 17. Letter dated ''19th Nov. 1921/off the Coast of Brazil'', Shackleton advising Tripcorny that he will deliver the latter's letter to islander Harry Swain on Tristan da Cunha as ''I expect to see all the islanders when we arrive at Tristan''. One of two 'last known' letters and cover sent whilst Shackleton was 'off Brazil' as Shackleton suffered a heart attack within sight of South Georgia and died on Jan. 5 1922. Also additional items incl. original copies of the letters (dated Sept. 13) sent from Tripcorny to Shackleton and Swain, four letters (one transcript only) dated between 1919 and 1927, and two 1920 stampless covers (condition rather poor) with Tristan type II cachet, sent from Swain to Tripcony. The property of another vendor. Photo.

Price Realised £2500

4020

Sale number: 92

Antarctica: Shackleton-Rowett Expedition 1921-22: Great Britain 1912-24 1d, marginal pair with ''R 21'' control with framed ''ENDERBY/LAND'' cachet and expedition c.d.s's of Jan. 14 1922, both unusually in violet, distributed as souvenirs to the crew of the expedition ship ''Quest'', scarce. Photo.

Price Realised £580

4021

Sale number: 92

Antarctica: Shackleton-Rowett Expedition 1921-22: 1922 (Jan. 15) envelope addressed by chief electrician J.W. Dell from South Georgia to Monmouthshire, damaged at top and with some creasing and soiling but showing fine strike of rare framed ''QUEST/R.Y.S. cachet in violet at lower left, bearing Falklands 2d. cancelled by SG1 c.d.s. two days before the departure of the ''Quest'' on a revised itinerary after Shackleton's unexpected death on Jan. 5. Photo.

Price Realised £1150

4022

Sale number: 92

Antarctica: Shackleton-Rowett Expedition 1921-22: Envelope, a little roughly opened, addressed by Commander D.G. Jeffrey, navigator and expedition postmaster, to his wife in London, sent from South Georgia Apr. 15 1922 bearing Falklands ''WAR STAMP'' 1d. pair tied by SG2 c.d.s. during the return visit of the ''Quest'' to the island after surveying the South Sandwich and Elephant Islands. Photo.

Price Realised £1200

4023

Sale number: 92

Antarctica: Shackleton-Rowett Expedition 1921-22: Islander's stampless envelope addressed from Tristan da Cunha to Perthshire with Tristan type II cachet overstruck by framed ''PAQUEBOT'' mark with expedition c.d.s. of May 25 1922 (date of departure of the ''Quest'') below overstruck by octagonal ''T/20c.'' mark, and with 3d. due marking and Great Britain 2d. postage due affixed at left cancelled at by Bridge of Earn c.d.s. and again by Gourdon, Aberdeenshire c.d.s. after redirection. Very few such covers known. Photo.

Price Realised £700

4024

Sale number: 92

Antarctica: Shackleton-Rowett Expedition 1921-22: Envelope addressed by J.W.S. Marr, boy scout member of the expedition, to New York bearing Great Britain 1d. (2) tied by two fine strikes of expedition c.d.s. of May 25 1922 (date of departure of the ''Quest'') with boxed ''TRISTAN/DA CUNHA'' cachet alongside. Photo.

Price Realised £2400

4025

Sale number: 92

Antarctica: Shackleton-Rowett Expedition 1921-22: Autograph letter on ''QUEST. R.Y.S.'' letterhead (small piece of upper left corner torn away) written by surgeon Dr. James McIlroy, headed ''off St. Helena/July 21st 22'', enclosing one used example of King Edward VII Land 1d. from Shackleton's earlier expedition as ''Wild decided not to use his authority as Postmaster, and at the subsequent places we visited no letters were sent away with distinctive stamps on them.'' Also Great Britain 1912-21 1d. on piece tied by framed ''GOUGH/ ISLAND'' expedition cachet and light expedition c.d.s. of May 25 1922. Photo.

Price Realised £580

701

Sale number: 122

Antarctica: Shackleton-Rowett Expedition 1921-22: Stampless uncharged envelope addressed to the Archbishop of Cape Town, with Tristan da Cunha type II cachet and S.R. Antarctic Expedition May 25 1922 c.d.s. (date of departure of the ''Quest''), a little soiled and roughly opened. Very few such covers known. Photo.

Price Realised £480

702

Sale number: 122

Antarctica: Shackleton-Rowett Expedition 1921-22: Great Britain 11/2d. horizontal pair cancelled by framed ''TRISTAN/DA CUNHA'' cachet and S.R. Antarctic Expedition c.d.s. of May 25 1922, affixed to official expedition letterhead, folded incl. through left-hand stamp) and with a few stains. Photo.

Price Realised £210

703

Sale number: 122

Antarctica: Shackleton-Rowett Expedition 1921-22: Great Britain 1s. block of four cancelled by two strikes of framed ''GOUGH/ISLAND'' cachet and S.R. Antarctic Expedition c.d.s. of May 25 1922, fine. Photo.

Price Realised £450