192

Sale number: 23

Polar Expeditions: Arctic: 1925 MacMillan Expedition, first leg cover flown from Philadelphia to Squantum, Mass., franked 2c. cancelled Philadelphia June 9 aand with Boston Navy Yard June 11 arrivals, four line ''AIR MAIL/Phila.-Boston/VIA/MacMillan Expedition'' cachet in violet. Photo.

Price Realised £160

193

Sale number: 23

Polar Expeditions: Arctic: 1925 Amundsen-Ellsworth Expedition, two North Pole Mail cards originally franked U.S. 2c. and posted in New York May 20, 1924, one with Norway 5ore, 25ore, cancelled King Bay ''18 VI 25'', also unused Amundsen Expedition ''collar'' label with error ''ARI'' for ''AIR''. (3 items)

Price Realised UNSOLD

194

Sale number: 23

Polar Expeditions: Arctic: 1926 Amundsen-Ellsworth-Nobile ''Norge'' Expedition, special cover to Cuers Pierrefeu via Spitzbergen, franked Italy 1L.25 and with coloured vignette handstamped ''NORGE'', both cancelled Ciampino (Roma) Apr. 8, with violet oval flight cachet at lower left and signed by the mechanic, Ettore Arduino. Photo.

Price Realised £210

195

Sale number: 23

Polar Expeditions: Arctic: 1926 Byrd Flight, cover signed by R.E. Byrd, franked U.S. 2c. cancelled Ny-Alesund, and Norway 1925 Amundsen Polar Flight 15ore, 20ore cancelled Kings Bay, all ''9 V 26'' but the latter cancellations bogus, the cover not carried on the flight but one of a very few signed as souvenirs upon Byrd's return. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD

196

Sale number: 23

Polar Expeditions: Arctic: 1926 Amundsen-Ellsworth-Nobile ''Norge'' Expedition, North Pole Mail card addressed from Roald Amundsen to Germany, and signed by Riiser-Larssen (Amundsen's navigator and second in command) over one of two strikes of circular ''NORGE'' cachet dated ''11-14/V/1926''. Photo.

Price Realised £180

197

Sale number: 23

Polar Expeditions: Arctic: 1928 Wilkins Flight, cover to Sharon, PA, bearing U.S. 2c. cancelled Barrow, Alaska Apr. 14, with ''SVALBARD/RADIO'' handstamp at left and signed by both Wilkins and Eilson (co-pilot). One of 96 carried. J. Simon certificate (1996). Photo.

Price Realised £400

198

Sale number: 23

Polar Expeditions: Arctic: 1931 Wilkins-Ellsworth Trans-Arctic Submarine Expedition, cover bearing U.S. 2c. cancelled New York May 8 and carried to 82 degrees North before the abandonment of the expedition, registered with 11/2d. strip of three from London to Washington Oct. 19 on the crew's return with Oct. 28 arrival backstamps. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD

199

Sale number: 23

Polar Expeditions: Arctic: 1931 Graf Zeppelin Polar Flight, registered cover to Germany posted on the ''Malygin'' July 18, with North Pole 35k., 2r., with red flight cachet and three line purple ''ARCHANGELSK-NORDPOL-FRIEDRICHSHAFEN''. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD

200

Sale number: 23

Polar Expeditions: Arctic: 1931 Graf Zeppelin Polar Flight, rare ''carrier cover'' registered July 20 from the Postmaster at Recklinghausen, Essen, to Friedrichshafen, franked 20pf., 40pf. and with next day arrival backstamp, also ''Zeppelin kommt -Zum Nordpol !'' amusing p.p.c. used at Kiel in 1909 . Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD

201

Sale number: 23

Polar Expeditions: Arctic: 1931 Graf Zeppelin Polar Flight, Austrian acceptance, p.p.c. of Graf Zeppelin first landing at Vienna in 1931 franked 10g., 15g., 80g. (2) Airs, cancelled Vienna July 21 with red flight cachet, Friedrichshafen and Leningrad datestamps, and July 29 return arrival. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD

202

Sale number: 23

Polar Expeditions: Arctic: 1931 Graf Zeppelin Polar Flight, Dutch acceptance, special printed card from Oisterwijk to Rotterdam, franked 21/2c., 60c. to Leningrad only, with red flight cachet, Friedrichshafen, Berlin and Leningrad datestamps, red Deruluft return cachet and Rotterdam July 29 arrival. Photo.

Price Realised £90

203

Sale number: 23

Polar Expeditions: Arctic: 1931 Graf Zeppelin Polar Flight, (July 25) p.p.c. addressed to Potsdam, franked Polar Flight 1m. cancelled at Berlin with red flight cachet and Leningrad arrival. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD

204

Sale number: 23

Polar Expeditions: Arctic: 1931 Graf Zeppelin Polar Flight, registered cover and card to addresses in Germany, bearing Russia North Pole set divided between the two, both cancelled Leningrad July 25 and with red flight cachet, one with purple three line ''LENINGRAD-NORDPOL'', the other flown all the way with red two line ''Leningrad-Friedrichshafen''. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD

205

Sale number: 23

Polar Expeditions: Arctic: 1931 Graf Zeppelin Polar Flight, Leningrad-''Malygin'' Russian p.p.c. franked North Pole 30k., 1r., registered from Leningrad to Prof. Wiese, leader of the expedition on board the ''Malygin'' with July 27 arrival, red flight cachet and purple three line ''LENINGRAD-NORDPOL'', also a contemporary newspaper article. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD

206

Sale number: 23

Polar Expeditions: Arctic: 1931 Graf Zeppelin Polar Flight, (July 25) card to Leningrad franked Polar Flight marginal 1m. posted on board with purple double ring c.d.s. (day date numbers wide apart), with red flight cachet, Leningrad same day arrival and unusual large Deruluft double ring Leningrad-Berlin of July 27. Photo.

Price Realised £120

207

Sale number: 23

Polar Expeditions: Arctic: 1931 Graf Zeppelin Polar Flight, matching cover and card flown Leningrad-''Malygin'', franked Polar Flight 2m. and 4m. respectively, cancelled on board with July 26 purple ring c.d.s.'s (wide day date), with green and red flight cachets, Brise-Glace ''Malyguin'' arrival of July 27. Photo.

Price Realised £300

208

Sale number: 23

Polar Expeditions: Arctic: 1932 Second Polar Expedition card to Germany , franked Russia Express 50k. cancelled Aug. 26 with cachets, Archangel and Berlin transits. Photo.

Price Realised UNSOLD

2092

Sale number: 35

Polar Expeditions: Arctic: Russia: A selection of covers and cards, incl. Ice Islands, flown covers, Icebreakers, postal stationery, 1931 Graf Zeppelin registered card to Germany, posted on the ''Malygin'' July 18, with North Pole 30k. and 1r. imperforate with red flight cachet and violet three line cachet, also almost identical card but Leningrad, 1932 second Polar flight envelope and card bearing 50k. and 1r. with usual cachets, 1938 two North Pole flight covers to U.S.A., also a few modern commemorative envelopes or cards. etc. (172 items).

Price Realised £450

2093

Sale number: 35

Arctic Expeditions: Italy: 1926 (April) Airship ''Norge'' two imperforate labels, also 1926-28 Air 1L.80 overprinted ''Esplorazione Polare/NOBILE/Dirigibile Italia'' but on the gummed side and two unused p.p.c's of the Airship and the crew, S. Andree p.p.c. and set of Andree p.p.c's numbered 245 to 256 unused.

Price Realised UNSOLD

2094

Sale number: 35

Polar Expeditions: Arctic: Canada: 1928 to 1989, a selection of covers and cards, incl. flown covers, Expeditions, 1931 Rae cover, also Greenland 1938 to 1979, covers and cards, with Expeditions, flown covers, cachets, many are signed, etc. (267 items)

Price Realised £480