Number of results: 114
2316
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: British Antarctic Expedition 1901-04: Wrench’s ‘Links of Empire’ postcard, Series 3, the set of four cards depicting Scott and the “Discovery” (with facsimile Scott signature), Route and deck of the “Discovery”, Explorers and sledge, Polar bear (in error) and British flag, each with “Discovery” handstamp and sent 1901 (July 31), (Oct. 7), (Dec. 24), and 1904 (Apr. 25) respectively. Also subscriber’s card depicting Guardsmen, signed by Wrench and dated July 20 1901, a few slight scuffs and mounting marks. All to the same subscriber, G. Hainsworth of Leeds, except Card 4. (5 items) Wharton DA-1 to DA-4, DB-2. Photo. Price Realised £600 |
2317
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: British Antarctic Expedition 1901-04: A selection of picture postcards etc. incl. Wrench’s ‘Links of Empire’ postcard, Series 3, three of the set of four cards, depicting Scott and the “Discovery” (with facsimile Scott signature), Route and deck of the “Discovery”, and Explorers and sledge, each with “Discovery” handstamp and sent 1901 (July 31), (Oct. 7) and (Dec. 24) respectively, and 1904 (Apr. 25) respectively, Canterbury Times cards (5), cards depicting the “Discovery”, etc. Wharton DA-1 to DA-3, DE-1, DE-3, DE-7, DE-8, DE-12. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
2318
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: British Antarctic Expedition 1901-04: Expedition stationery envelope addressed to Hull by G.R.W. Leary, crew member on the S.Y. “Morning”, franked by New Zealand 1d. Universal cancelled by Lyttelton Aug. 18 1903 squared circle, with ms. amendment to seal cachet of the “Morning” and Leary’s signature on flap Christchurch Aug. 18 and Hull Sept. 22 backstamps. Cover soiled and opened out for display. Photo. Price Realised £350 |
2319
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: British Antarctic Expedition 1901-04: A selection of picture postcards etc. incl. Wrench’s ‘Links of Empire’ postcard, Series 3, Wharton DA-4 depicting polar bear (!) and flag unused (repaired tear), Canterbury Times Set 2 DE-14, DE-15, DE-18, DE-22, unused, DE-16 used 1904 to Prague, DE-20 used (stamp removed), Lansdowne DG-3-a and DG-1-b unused, “Discovery” on the Thames DH-3 and DH-4 unused, mostly good to fine. Ex Robertson. (14) Price Realised £300 |
2320
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: British Antarctic Expedition 1901-04: Christchurch “Canterbury Times”, Set 1, full set of twelve picture postcards, mainly fine unused. Wharton DE-1 to DE-12. Ex Robertson. Photo. Price Realised £320 |
2321
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: Scottish National Antarctic Expedition 1902-04: Selection of picture postcards comprising William Ritchie & Sons Wharton types EA-3, EA-4, EA-6, unused, EA-5 used in Scotland, Albany series EC-1861 used 1904 from Edinburgh to Glasgow, EC-1862 unused, ‘Music Hath Charms’ EI-1 used 1906 from Dunblane to Forfar, “Scotia” in Troon harbour EI-3-a used 1907 and EI-3-b used 1910, both from Troon. (9) Ex Robertson. Price Realised £420 |
2322
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: Scottish National Antarctic Expedition 1902-04: “Life in the Antarctic: Photographs by the Scottish Antarctic Expedition”, Gowan’s Nature Book no. 10 (1907) containing sixty attractive photos, two examples, one with cover toned, the other with cover faults. Ex Robertson. Price Realised £110 |
2323
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: British Antarctic Expedition 1907-09: King Edward VII Land 1d., a fine unmounted mint example accompanied by unused picture postcard of Shackleton’s wax effigy. S.G. A1, cat. £475, Wharton GD-7181A-a. Photo. Price Realised £230 |
2324
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: British Antarctic Expedition 1907-09: King Edward VII Land 1d., a fine mint example. S.G. A1, cat. £475. Photo. Price Realised £180 |
2325
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: British Antarctic Expedition 1907-09: King Edward VII Land 1d., an exceptional irregular block of 34 from the top of the sheet., c.t.o. Mar 4 1909, the closing date of the first Antarctic post office, annotated and signed “The first Polar issued/E.H. Shackleton” in upper margin, mainly fine. S.G. A1, cat. £1,360+. Photo. Price Realised £800 |
2326
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: British Antarctic Expedition 1907-09: King Edward VII Land 1d., a block of four from the foot of the sheet, annotated and signed “The first/Polar stamps/issued/E.H. Shackleton/Postmaster” in lower margin, c.t.o. Mar 4 1909, the closing date of the first Antarctic post office. S.G. A1. Photo. Price Realised £750 |
2327
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: British Antarctic Expedition 1907-09: King Edward VII Land 1d., a block of four, marginal from the top of the sheet., c.t.o. Mar 4 1909, the closing date of the first Antarctic post office, and two c.t.o. singles, mainly fine. S.G. A1, cat. 240+. Photo. Price Realised £100 |
2328
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: British Antarctic Expedition 1907-09: Picture postcards, selection comprising Wharton GA-1, GA-2, GA-4 and GA-5 from Set 1, GA-7, GA-8 (creased) and GA-10 from Set 2, and GI-7 depicting the “Nimrod”, all unused, slight imperfections, also two photos. (10 items) Price Realised £120 |
2329
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: British Antarctic Expedition 1907-09: 1908 (Jan. 15) Expedition stationery envelope addressed to New Zealand bearing King Edward VII Land 1d. (2) cancelled by typically light first day c.d.s.’s, backstamped Christchurch Jan. 24, rather creased and with some tone spotting but scarce. S.G. A1. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
2330
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: British Antarctic Expedition 1907-09: Short letter written on Union Line stationery by Capt. Frederick Evans to his niece enclosing King Edward VII Land 1d. c.t.o. on first day and affixed to letter, dated from the Antarctic Circle on Jan. 15 1908 “in sight of the pack-ice with bergs all round us, & in possession of very cold fingers”, the paper aged and fragile with some damage and reinforcement. Photo. Price Realised £210 |
2331
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: British Antarctic Expedition 1907-09: New Zealand 2d. stationery envelope addressed to a Capt. Russell (not a member of the expedition) at King Edward VII Land, sent from Christchurch Dec. 21 1907 endorsed “Per “Nimrod” with red framed Christchurch Unclaimed octagonal datestamp of “9 MAR 1908”, backstamped Lyttelton Jan. 1 and, unusually, by fair Br. Antarctic Exped. c.d.s. of “FE 3/08”. Scarce, it being said that Shackleton fed most fictitiously named mail to the penguins. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
2332
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: British Antarctic Expedition 1907-09: 1908 (Feb. 3) Expedition stationery envelope addressed to Kent bearing King Edward VII Land 1d. cancelled on the opening day of the Antarctic post office, vertical fold and light tonespotting. Also unused picture postcard depicting winter quarters at Cape Royds. S.G. A1, Wharton GA-8. Photo. Price Realised £120 |
2333
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: British Antarctic Expedition 1907-09: Two different unaddressed Expedition envelopes bearing King Edward VII Land, the first unusually cancelled by 1908 (Feb. 27, date marks completion of Cape Royds base in preparation of exploration journeys) expedition c.d.s. in green with strike in black alongside, slight stains, the second cancelled 1909 (Mar. 4, closing date of the post office) and signed by Shackleton at lower left. Photo. Price Realised £240 |
2334
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: British Antarctic Expedition 1907-09: 1908 (Feb. 27) envelope to J. Kinsey, expedition representative in New Zealand, endorsed “Posted in Antarctica” and franked by King Edward VII Land 1d. unusually cancelled by Expedition c.d.s. in green with strike in black alongside, the envelope stained and with flap missing but a scarce mark. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
2335
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: British Antarctic Expedition 1907-09: 1908 (Feb.27) Coloured picture postcard of Milford Sound, addressed to J. Kinsey, expedition representative in New Zealand, and unusually bearing unoverprinted 1d. Universal cancelled by Expedition c.d.s. Photo. Price Realised £65 |
2336
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: British Antarctic Expedition 1907-09: 1908 (Mar. 9) envelope with Kinsey, Barns & Co., Christchurch imprint on flap, addressed to J. Kinsey, expedition representative in New Zealand, franked by King Edward VII Land 1d. cancelled by Expedition c.d.s. of Mar 4 1909, the closing date of the first Antarctic post office. Photo. Price Realised £320 |
2337
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: British Antarctic Expedition 1907-09: Incoming photographic picture postcard sent from Dunedin Nov. 30 1908, franked 1d. Universal and addressed to a fictitious recipient at “King Edward VII Land/Antarctic Regions”, showing violet two line cachet “NOT KNOWN AT/KING ED-V11 LAND”, similar ms. endorsement, and red Christchurch Unclaimed octagonal datestamp of “4-DEC 1908”. Very scarce, only 39 envelopes and 43 postcards received this marking. Photo. Price Realised £780 |
2338
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: British Antarctic Expedition 1907-09: Expedition stationery envelope addressed to New Zealand with enclosed letter written by Dr. Forbes MacKay thanking the recipient for his donation of sweets to the party. The envelope bears King Edward VII Land 1d. cancelled on Feb. 3, 1908, the opening day of the Antarctic post office, but was retained for its intended letter, only written a year later and dated Feb. 24 1909, with Kaipoi Mar. 30 1909 arrival c.d.s. on reverse and Christchurch machine cancellation on reverse. Vertical fold and light tonespotting. Also unused picture postcard depicting winter quarters at Cape Royds. S.G. A1, Wharton GA-8. Photo. Price Realised £400 |
2339
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: British Antarctic Expedition 1907-09: Picture postcards, (Unknown publisher), Sets 1 and 2 complete with additional GA-3 and GA-6 showing Plasmon Biscuits advertisement endorsement on reverse, mainly fine unused. Wharton GA-1 to GA-12. (14) Ex Robertson. Photo. Price Realised £240 |
2340
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: British Antarctic Expedition 1910-13: Victoria Land, mint examples of 1/2d. and 1d. (3, two unmounted, the other with R.P.S. certificate, 1974), the 1/2d. with creased corner perf., otherwise fine. Also picture postcard of the “Terra Nova” and Scott. S.G. A2, A3, cat. £865, Wharton KB-7199B. Photo. Price Realised £340 |
2341
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: British Antarctic Expedition 1910-13: Victoria Land, 1/2d. (slight corner crease) and 1d. mint S.G. A2, A3, cat. £755. Photo. Price Realised £270 |
2342
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: British Antarctic Expedition 1910-13: Victoria Land 1d. unmounted mint block of six (3 x 2), the pairs at right showing missing perf. pin between, fine. S.G. A3, vars., cat. £330+. Photo. Price Realised £150 |
2343
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: British Antarctic Expedition 1910-13: Victoria Land 1d., a mint lower left corner marginal block of 32 (8 x 4) incl. missing stop variety [R. 7/5] and other minor overprint flaws, single missing perf. pins between second and third column pairs, hinged on one and in margin only, diagonal crease and pencil notes in lower margin, otherwise fine and rare. S.G. A3, a, vars., cat. £2,130+. Photo. Price Realised £780 |
2344
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: British Antarctic Expedition 1910-13: Selection of picture postcards, incl. Fine Art Society Series 1 KA-2 (slight faults), KA-4 to KA-6 (message on reverse), Series 2 KA-8 to KA-14 complete, KI-3, memorial cards, etc., mainly good to fine unused. (17) Ex Robertson. Price Realised £270 |
2345
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: British Antarctic Expedition 1910-13: Selection of fourteen items on leaves, mainly postcards of expedition or in mourning, incl. Wharton KA-8, KA-11, KA-12, KA-13, KB-7199A, KB-7199C, KI-9, XSM-2-a, XSM-8-bi, XSM-13-civ, mainly good to fine unused, also coloured map with Track Chart of Main Southern Journey, etc. Price Realised £100 |
2346
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: British Antarctic Expedition 1910-13: 1910 (Sept. 2) Official “Terra Nova” Expedition envelope addressed by Captain Scott from Simon’s Town to shipping supply company, Bach & Hickson In Cape Town, franked Cape 1d. and with arrival backstamp. Scott had recently joined the ship after a fundraising lecture tour in South Africa. Sent on the day of departure of the “Terra Nova” from Simon’s Town. Photo. Price Realised £350 |
2347
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: British Antarctic Expedition 1910-13: Real photographic postcard of the “Terra Nova” on arrival at Lyttelton harbour on Oct. 28 1910, sent from there on the following day, franked by 1d. Dominion and addressed to a fictitious member of the expedition at King Edward VII Land, showing ms. “Refused by/Terra Nova” (the chief postmaster at Christchurch having so instructed, returning around 250 items of unapproved mail), returned to sender on Nov. 29 from Port Chalmers with despatch c.d.s. applied the day that the “Terra Nova” sailed for the Antarctic. Photo. Price Realised £95 |
2348
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: British Antarctic Expedition 1910-13: 1911 (Jan. 19) Envelope to New Zealand endorsed “Per “Terra Nova””, franked by Victoria Land 1d. tied by expedition c.d.s. whilst two days sailing from Cape Crozier, central vertical fold. Photo. Price Realised £300 |
2349
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: British Antarctic Expedition 1910-13: 1911 (Feb. 9) Expedition stationery envelope bearing Victoria Land 1d. tied by expedition c.d.s. on the opening day of the post office at Cape Evans, believed addressed later, attractive. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
2350
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: British Antarctic Expedition 1910-13: Picture postcard of Sumner Beach, Christchurch addressed to expedition agent J. Kinsey and bearing both King Edward VII Land 1d. cancelled on Mar. 4 1909, final day of operation of the post office at Cape Royds, and Victoria Land 1d. cancelled Feb. 9 1911, first day of the new post office at Cape Evans. An attractive and unusual item linking the two expeditions. Photo. Price Realised £220 |
2351
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: British Antarctic Expedition 1910-13: 1911 (Feb. 9) Expedition stationery envelope to expedition agent J. Kinsey in Christchurch with typed address, franked by Victoria Land 1d. tied by expedition c.d.s. on the opening day of the post office at Cape Evans, the envelope slightly foreshortened at left, light soiling. Photo. Price Realised £100 |
2352
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: British Antarctic Expedition 1910-13: 1912 (Mar. 3) Envelope addressed c/o expedition agent J. Kinsey in Christchurch, franked by Victoria Land 1d. tied by expedition c.d.s. on the day which the “Terra Nova” sailed from the Antarctic base, with Lyttelton Apr. 3 backstamp. Also photographic postcard of Scott and the vessel (Wharton KB-7199B). Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
2353
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: British Antarctic Expedition 1910-13: 1913 (Jan. 18) Official “Terra Nova” Expedition long envelope addressed to Hon. Thomas MacKenzie, High Commissioner for New Zealand in London by assistant postmaster Francis Drake with enclosed typed letter showing additional strike of the expedition c.d.s., one of 47 such addressed to prominent politicians, bearing Victoria Land 1/2d. and 1d. tied by expedition c.d.s. struck on the evacuation day of the Cape Evans base, slight cover faults. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
2354
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: British Antarctic Expedition 1910-13: 1913 (Jan. 18) Official “Terra Nova” Expedition long envelope addressed to Wellington, New Zealand, by assistant postmaster Francis Drake, bearing Victoria Land 1/2d. and 1d. tied by expedition c.d.s. struck on the evacuation day of the Cape Evans base, with Lyttelton Feb. 12 backstamp, very slight stains, the cover roughly opened causing slight damage at right. Photo. Price Realised £450 |
2355
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: British Antarctic Expedition 1910-13: 1913 (Jan. 18) Official “Terra Nova” Expedition envelope addressed by stoker William Burton to Peterborough, franked by Victoria Land 1d. tied by expedition c.d.s. on the evacuation day of the Cape Evans base. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
2356
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: British Antarctic Expedition 1910-13: 1913 (Jan. 18) Official “Terra Nova” Expedition envelope addressed to Christchurch, franked by Victoria Land 1d. tied by expedition c.d.s. on the evacuation day of the Cape Evans base, clean and attractive. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
2357
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: British Antarctic Expedition 1910-13: 1913 (Jan. 18) Official “Terra Nova” Expedition long envelope addressed to Hampshire, franked by Victoria Land 1d. tied by expedition c.d.s. struck on the evacuation day of the Cape Evans base. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
2358
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: British Antarctic Expedition 1910-13, Victoria Land 1/2d. and 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 individual official Expedition certificates sold to raise funds, the certificate with some marks and reinforced fold, the adhesive fine. Photo. Price Realised £500 |
2359
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: British Antarctic Expedition 1910-13: Expedition stationery envelope addressed to expedition agent, J. Kinsey, in Christchurch, most unusually showing Victoria Land 1d. cancelled Feb. 9 1911, opening day of the post office at Cape Evans, subsequently receiving New Zealand 1d. Dominion cancelled at Christchurch on Aug. 9 1912 with Australian Antarctic Expedition cachet “LOOSE SHIP’S LETTER/POSTED AT/MACQUARIE ISLAND/ (penguin)/S.Y. AURORA/A.A.E.” above signed by Capt. John Davis at Cape Denison, and finally with Victoria Land 1/2d. pair cancelled Feb. 4 1913, the “Terra Nova” then en route to New Zealand. Photo. Price Realised £1050 |
2360
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: British Antarctic Expedition 1910-13: Expedition stationery envelope with enclosed unused 1907 Expedition lettersheet, addressed to expedition agent, J.Kinsey, in Christchurch, bearing a remarkable range of adhesives cancelled by expedition datestamps documenting four journeys to Antarctica, comprising New Zealand 1d. Universal “FE 27/08” in green, King Edward VII Land 1d. “MR 4/09”, Victoria Land 1d. “9 FE/11”, “31 JA/12” and Victoria Land 1/2d. pair “FE 4/13”. Photo. Price Realised £750 |
2361
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: British Antarctic Expedition 1910-13: Picture postcard addressed to expedition agent, J.Kinsey, in Christchurch, unusually bearing Victoria Land 1d. cancelled Mar. 3 1912, day on which the “Terra Nova” sailed from the Antarctic base, and 1/2d. showing variety broken “A”, later cancelled Feb. 4 1913, thought to be the day on which the “Terra Nova” sailed clear of sea ice. Photo. Price Realised £400 |
2362
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: British Antarctic Expedition 1910-13: 1913 (June 5) large official mourning expedition stationery envelope sent from London franked 1d., addressed to New Zealand by Commander E. Evans with enclosed signed letter on expedition mourning letterhead acknowledging condolences, the envelope roughly opened and later repaired. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
2363
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: Australasian Antarctic Expedition 1911-14, Envelope to Hobart carried on the “Taroa”, which had accompanied the expedition as far as Macquarie Island, bearing Tasmania 1d. Pictorial cancelled by Hobart Dec. 21 1911 c.d.s. with “LOOSE SHIP’S LETTER/POSTED AT/MACQUARIE ISLAND/ (penguin)/S.Y. AURORA/A.A.E.” cachet alongside, very slight stains, scarce. Photo. Price Realised £920 |
2364
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: Australasian Antarctic Expedition 1911-14, Commercial envelope to Auckland bearing Australia 1d. kangaroo cancelled by Hobart Mar. 15 1913 machine datestamp with “LOOSE SHIP’S LETTER/POSTED AT/MACQUARIE ISLAND/ (penguin)/S.Y. AURORA/A.A.E.” cachet at left, some faults but a rare Kangaroo franking. Also a photo of the “Aurora”. Photo. Price Realised £1850 |
2365
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: British Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1914-16: Selection comprising three unused postcards and three photos, 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 £200 |
2366
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: British Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1914-16: Picture postcard of Husky team leaving the ship for the sledge trial (Wharton NA-1), “Aurora” entering pack ice (NA-3) and Sea Elephant (NA-6), fine unused. Ex Robertson. Price Realised £130 |
2367
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: Shackleton-Rowett Antarctic Expedition 1921-22: Original two page letter handwritten by Sir Ernest Shackleton addressed to Charles Green, his former cook on the 1914-17 Expedition inviting him to join the “Expedition to islands and along the Antarctic coastline”. The letter written from the Marlborough Club in Pall Mall and dated June 7 1921, folded and with adhesive tape repairs. An historic item. Photo. Price Realised £1050 |
2368
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: Shackleton-Rowett Antarctic Expedition 1921-22: A selection on leaves incl. Great Britain 1912-21 6d. horizontal pair handstamped framed “GOUGH/ ISLAND” expedition cachet and cancelled by S.R. Antarctic Expedition c.d.s. of May 25 1922, one damaged, the other with slight faults, Order of Service for Shackleton’s Memorial Serice held in St. Paul’s Cathedral on Mar. 2 1922, creased, back cover missing, and an original photo of the “Quest” in Cumberland Sound. (8 items) Price Realised £300 |
2369
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: Byrd First Antarctic Expedition 1928-30: An extensive collection written-up in a Senator album, with a range of covers and other items incl. 1932 letter from Byrd’s secretary A.Campbell, signed postcard of C. Lofgren, two type 1 radiograms from Kebbbard Bubier, lettersheet signed by five Norwegian members of the party, later lecture cover and commemorative items, covers sent from “City of New York” at Panama (Sept. 15) arrival and (Sept. 20) departure (2) cancelled by Expedition cachet, Tahiti Nov. 1, Dunedin (Nov 29) from Chris Braathen with enclosed letter, Nov. 30 from Lt. Adams, 1929 (Feb. 1) unusually with South Pole Air Mail expedition cachet on reverse showing killer bars (only seen on original proofs), (June 15) at Port Chalmers, (Sept. 20) signed Dean Smith, 1930 (Feb. 19) from Chris Braathen (with letter), Loyd Grenlie and Fred Melville, the last showing scarce “AIRPLANE FLOYD BENNETT - SOUTH POLE” cachet but not flown, also very scarce sans-serif datestamp on same date repaired envelope sent by Richard Konter, “Eleanor Bolling” (Oct. 9) at Panama, (Dec. 19) at Dunedin from E.J. Thawley, 1929 (Jan. 30) from Chris Braathen with letter, (Mar. 21) at Dunedin, “C.A. Larsen” at San Pedro Oct. 10, etc. fair to fine. (approx. 77 items) Price Realised £1200 |
2370
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: Byrd First Antarctic Expedition 1928-30: Cover to U.S.A., franked by New Zealand 21/2d., with Dunedin machine cancellation, B.A.E. cachet and illustrated cancellation of ship “Aurora”, scarce used from New Zealand. The property of another vendor. The property of another vendor. Photo. Price Realised £65 |
2371
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: Byrd First Antarctic Expedition 1928-30: Envelope flown over South Pole on first flight, with “SOUTH POLE AIR MAIL” imprint cachet, handstamped date “NOV 28 ‘29” and signed by Byrd, bearing U.S. Air 5c. cancelled S.S. “City of New York” on arrival at Little America, very scarce. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
2372
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: Byrd First Antarctic Expedition 1928-30: Two matching long envelopes prepared by Richard Konter, both bearing 2c. cancelled S.S. “City of New York” Feb. 19 1930 at Little America, one by the rare sans-serif type, with expedition and Auxiliary Barque cachets, both envelopes a little fragile or creased at left, also 1970 letter from Kontor. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
2373
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: 1928-30 Wilkins-Hearst Antarctic Expedition: 1929 (Mar. 3) envelope to the U.S.A., addressed and initialled by Hubert Wilkins at the end of the first Wilkins-Hearst Expedition, franked 21/2d. tied by South Shetlands B2 c.d.s. and with Stanley Mar. 11 transit backstamp. Photo. Ex Robertson. Price Realised £160 |
2374
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: British, Australian, New Zealand Research Expedition 1930-31: Envelope to Calcutta, redirected to Bombay with transit and arrival backstamps, bearing Australia K.G.V Head 1d. pair and Sturt 11/2d. cancelled by two strikes of “B.A.N.Z./1930 (penguin) -31/ANTARCTIC RESEARCH EXP.” cachet, and with enclosed two page letter on expedition stationery from the S.Y. “Discovery”, written by 3rd Officer John Bowes Child. Photo. Price Realised £1450 |
2375
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: Byrd Second Antarctic Expedition 1933-35: An extensive study written-up in two albums, with covers and other items incl. Byrd II stamps and souvenir sheets incl. photo essays (4), f.d.c.’s from Washington (2), imperfs., ‘Delayed for one year’ cachets incl. scarcer 1934 (Jan. 30) dates (2), (Jan. 31) cover unusually franked Washington 3c. (2), range of cancellation types, cachets incl. ‘Departure of “Bear of Oakland”’ (3), Paramount Pictures, ‘Second Delayed Mail’ (2), “Discovery II” covers incl. N.Z. subscribers cancellation (20 recorded), other covers from Paul Siple (3, one with letter), Dr. L. Potaka (2, with letters), Robert Fowler (with letter), A.A. Lindsey, B.W. Paul, or signed by Byrd, Charles Anderson, Bernt Balchen, Richard Black, B.W. Paul, Thomas Poulter, etc., mainly good to fine. (approx. 115 items) Price Realised £600 |
2376
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: Byrd Second Antarctic Expedition 1933-35: The ‘English’ photographic postcards with images from the 1929 expedition, the set of seventeen views with additional, PA-10, PA-12 and PA-13, all signed by Capt. Robert English of the “Bear of Oakland” and with 3c. cancelled Little America Jan. 30 or 31 1934. (20 items) Wharton PA-1 to PA-17. Photo. Price Realised £200 |
2377
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: Byrd Second Antarctic Expedition 1933-35: Exploration flight covers, examples from four of the five flights dated 1934 (Nov. 15), (Nov. 16), (Nov. 22, slight stain at top) and (Nov. 23), each signed by Byrd and one of just 100 carried, with cachets and datestamps, bearing Byrd II 3c. block of four and Air 8c. Photo. Price Realised £400 |
2378
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: ‘Byrd III’, United States Antarctic Service Expedition 1939-41: A study collection written-up in a Simplex album, with covers and other items incl. a good range of cachets incl. Crosby types, U.S.S. “North Star” cachets, 1940 censored cover sent from Chile, U.S.S. “Bear” cancellations incl. rare “EVACUATION/EAST BASE” (3), ‘Snow Cruiser’ photos and printed covers incl. later use, Chicago-Boston overland trip, covers from or signed by expedition members Sgt. Z. Collier, L. Curtis, W. Czubay, M. Lobell, Sgt. T. Petras, W. Schroeder, T. Smith, J. Wallace, M. Weiner, etc., mainly good to fine. (approx. 67 items) Price Realised £600 |
2379
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: ‘Byrd III’, United States Antarctic Service Expedition 1939-41: U.S.S. “North Star” visit to Pitcairn Island, 1939 (Dec. 14) stampless envelope to Baltimore with original enclosure explaining purpose of visit, showing Richard Black special cachet and Pitcairn Island Postal Agency c.d.s., very slightly stained and creased. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
2380
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: ‘Byrd III’, United States Antarctic Service Expedition 1939-41: U.S.S. “North Star” visit to Pitcairn Island, 1939 (Dec. 14) unaddressed envelope with ‘Antarctic Snow Cruiser’ imprint with signature of Thomas Poulter below, unusually showing the double ring Pitcairn Island Postal Agency reserve c.d.s. of Dec. 14, Dr. Poulter having assisted with the preparation of the mail on Pitcairn, also cancelled by Ahurei, Rapa Island c.d.s. on Dec. 17, carried onward to the Antarctic and retained as a personal memento, two light vertical folds. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
2381
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: ‘Byrd III’, United States Antarctic Service Expedition 1939-41: U.S.S. “North Star” visit to Pitcairn Island, 1939 (Dec. 14) unaddressed envelope with ‘Antarctic Snow Cruiser’ imprint unusually showing the double ring Pitcairn Island Postal Agency reserve c.d.s. of Dec. 14, having belonged to Dr. Thomas Poulter who had assisted with the preparation of the mail on Pitcairn, also cancelled by Ahurei, Rapa Island c.d.s. on Dec. 17, carried onward by Poulter to the Antarctic and retained as a personal memento. Photo. Price Realised £200 |
2382
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: ‘Byrd III’, United States Antarctic Service Expedition 1939-41: U.S.S. “North Star” visit to Rapa Island, 1939 (Dec. 17) envelope sent by Sgt. T. Petras to Richmond, Va., showing Richard Black special cachet and signed by Byrd, bearing New Zealand 21/2d. cancelled by Pitcairn Island Postal Agency c.d.s. of Dec. 14 and further datestamped at Ahurei on Dec. 17 with “AHUREI-ILE RAPA” straight line below. Photo. Price Realised £420 |
2383
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: ‘Byrd III’, United States Antarctic Service Expedition 1939-41: U.S.S. “North Star” visit to Rapa Island, 1939 (Dec. 17) envelope sent by Milton Lobell to Washington D.C., showing Richard Black special cachet and with Pitcairn Island Postal Agency c.d.s. of Dec. 14 initialled “R.E.C.” by Resident Post Agent Richard E. Christian, no further stamps being available, with French Oceania 50c. pair further added and cancelled at Ahurei on Dec. 17. Photo. Price Realised £380 |
2384
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: ‘Byrd III’, United States Antarctic Service Expedition 1939-41: U.S.S. “North Star” visit to Rapa Island, 1939 (Dec. 17) envelope with ‘Antarctic Snow Cruiser’ imprint, unusually showing the double ring Pitcairn Island Postal Agency reserve c.d.s. of Dec. 14 and Ahurei, Rapa Island c.d.s. of Dec. 17, the envelope having belonged to Dr. Thomas Poulter who had assisted with the preparation of the mail on Pitcairn, and carried onward to the Antarctic, the envelope said to have been later addressed by a ‘local celebrity’ exiled to the island after a triple murder. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
2385
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: ‘Byrd III’, United States Antarctic Service Expedition 1939-41: U.S.S. “North Star” visit to Rapa Island, 1939 (Dec. 17) stampless envelope with Ahurei c.d.s. and “AHUREI-ILE RAPA” straight line, self-addressed on board the “North Star” by meteorologist Arnold Court, unusual. Photo. Price Realised £140 |
2386
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: ‘Byrd III’, United States Antarctic Service Expedition 1939-41: Two envelopes with ‘Antarctic Snow Cruiser’ imprint sent by Sgt. T. Petras to wife in Richmond, Va., the first bearing New Zealand 21/2d. cancelled by Pitcairn Island Postal Agency c.d.s. Dec. 14, French Oceania 15c. (damaged) Ahurei Dec. 17 and with “AHUREI-ILE RAPA” straight line below, and N.Z. 3d. cancelled at Wellington on Dec. 27, the second with Bearse ‘penguin and husky’ cachet and endorsed “Special Delivery”, bearing U.S. 10c. cancelled U.S.S. “Bear” Feb. 1 1940. (2 items) Photo. Price Realised £200 |
2387
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: ‘Byrd III’, United States Antarctic Service Expedition 1939-41: Envelope sent by Sgt. Zadik Collier to his wife in Philadelphia showing Richard Black special cachet and bearing not only New Zealand 1d. and 11/2d. cancelled by three strikes of Dec. 14 1939 Pitcairn Island Postal Agency c.d.s.’s but also a further ten U.S., New Zealand, Chilean, Argentine or Brazilian adhesives variously cancelled afterward documenting the sergeant’s journey. Attractive and rare. Photo. Price Realised £320 |
2388
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: ‘Byrd III’, United States Antarctic Service Expedition 1939-41: Envelope sent by Sgt. Zadik Collier to his wife in Philadelphia bearing Canal Zone 3c. cancelled Nov. 30 1939, New Zealand 21/2d. cancelled by Pitcairn Island Postal Agency c.d.s. Dec. 14, 3d. at Wellington Dec. 23, and a further nine U.S., Chilean, Argentine or Brazilian adhesives variously cancelled afterward, as well as Ahurei c.d.s. of Dec. 17 and straight line “AHUREI-ILE RAPA” at foot, documenting the sergeant’s journey. Attractive and rare. Photo. Price Realised £290 |
2389
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: ‘Byrd III’, United States Antarctic Service Expedition 1939-41: Evacuation of East Base, two envelopes bearing 3c. with U.S.S. “Bear” “EVACUATION/EAST BASE” special cancellation, sent by Sgt. Z. Collier (photograph included) to Philadelphia, one with printed cachet for East Base-Neny Fjord (only 300 printed and used solely by expedition members) and ‘Greetings’ enclosure, the other with eight line cachet overtyped and amended in ms. for “Emergency/Evacuation Day”. (4 items) Photo. Price Realised £400 |
2390
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: ‘Byrd III’, United States Antarctic Service Expedition 1939-41: Two envelopes with matching printed cachets for East Base-Neny Fjord and West Base-Little America used by expedition members only, both with Greetings enclosure and sent by Sgt. T. Petras, cancelled U.S.S. “Bear” Jan. 10 and Jan. 28 1941 respectively, slight stains. Photo. Price Realised £300 |
2391
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: ‘Byrd III’, United States Antarctic Service Expedition 1939-41: Evacuation of East Base, envelope with printed cachet for East Base-Neny Fjord, only 300 printed and used solely by expedition members, sent by Sgt. Z. Collier to Quantico, Va. with enclosed letter, bearing 3c. with U.S.S. “Bear” “EVACUATION/EAST BASE” special cancellation. Photo. Price Realised £210 |
2392
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: ‘Operation Highjump’ 1946-47: A study collection, written-up in a Senator album, with cachets incl. proof strikes of official type, unofficial incl. ‘Byrds of a Feather’ (most destroyed), U.S.S. “Merrick” ‘Bear” type (inappropriate and with misspelling), cancellations incl. scarcer types and dates, covers from Jan. 7 onward incl. U.S.S. “Sennet” (typically smudged), some written or signed by expedition members incl. Admiral Byrd (2), Cdr. T. Vogeley, Cdr. C. Campbell, Lt. W. Kearns, Father M. Menster, etc., and a good range of photos, mainly good to fine. (approx. 83 items) Price Realised £320 |
2393
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: ‘Operation Highjump’ 1946-47: 1947 (Feb. 2) two envelopes to U.S.A., one with expedition cachet and showing mimeographed U.S.S. “Merrick”/Little America cancellation cancelling Byrd II 3c., only known on this date, the other stampless with Task Force 68 cachet on reverse, cancelled without year slug and showing scarce “Bear” cachet (inappropriate for this hemisphere) with misspelling “ANTARTIC”. Photo. Price Realised £70 |
2394
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: ‘Operation Highjump’ 1946-47: Envelope addressed by Commander Vogeley to Chicago with handwritten ‘Greetings’ enclosure written at Little America on Feb. 2 1947, endorsed “Free” overstruck by Mount Olympus Feb. 3 datestamp (rare date) and with expedition cachet. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
2395
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: ‘Operation Highjump’ 1946-47: Envelope sent by Commander Vogeley to New Zealand signed by both joint leaders of the expedition, Admirals Byrd and Cruzen, bearing Air 5c. cancelled Mount Olympus Feb. 4 1947 in purple (believed unique with this date) and with expedition cachet. Photo. Price Realised £140 |
2396
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: ‘Operation Highjump’ 1946-47: Second South Pole Flight 1947 (Feb. 15), airmail envelope with Expedition cachet on both sides and five line typewritten cachet signed by pilot Lt. G. Anderson, bearing Air 5c. cancelled Mount Olympus Feb. 16 (“6” entered in ms. for correct date), also a photo of aircaft employing jet assisted take-off. Very rare. Photo. Price Realised £350 |
2397
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition 1947-57: A collection of covers, cards etc. written-up on leaves, with cachets incl. 1947 Expedition from Heard Island or Macquarie Island (8, two registered) incl. 1948 “OPERATION/SINBAD”, undated cachet (5), ship cachets from the “Discovery II”, “River Fitzroy”, “Labuan”, etc. (43 items) Price Realised £400 |
2398
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: Finn Ronne Expedition 1947-48: Incoming 5c. airmail envelope sent Feb. 3 1947 from his wife in Buffalo, N.Y. to climatologist Larry Fiske whilst on board M.V. “Port of Beaumont” at Balboa, Canal Zone, also two radiograms from Fiske sent as letter mail from New Orleans to his wife, and photo of Oleana Base. Photo. Price Realised £85 |
2399
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: Finn Ronne Expedition 1947-48: U.S. Department of the Interior envelope unaddressed, with scarce Oleona Base, Antarctica, datestamp of Mar. 12 1947, opening day of the base, signed by Finn Ronne and showing I.G.Y. Ellsworth Station and Capt. Ronne four line cachets added at a later date, the cover previously carried on U.S.A.S.E. visit to Rapa Island with French Oceania 15c. and 50c. pair cancelled Ahurei Dec. 17 1939, only sixteen known. Also 1941 censored Australian stationery card addressed to Ronne in Pittsburgh. Photo. Price Realised £1000 |
2400
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: Finn Ronne Expedition 1947-48: Expedition envelope unaddressed, bearing 2c. cancelled by scarce Oleona Base, Antarctica, Feb. 21 1948 cancellation, signed by Finn Ronne and with I.G.Y. Ellsworth Station, Atomic Reactor and Capt. Ronne four line cachets added at a later date. Rare, one of only around sixteen such covers known. Photo. Price Realised £620 |
2401
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: ‘Operation Windmill’ 1947-48: A selection of items on leaves, with covers incl. scarce ‘commercial’ airmail envelope with interesting enclosed letter bearing F.I.D. Thick Map set sent 1948 (Feb. 12) from Stonington Island to Los Angeles, and (Feb. 20) printed expedition envelope with Thick Map 2d., redirected to U.S.S. “Burton Island”, both with cancellations displaying previous year dates, etc. (13 items) Price Realised £290 |
2402
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: French Antarctic Expedition 1948-50: A collection of T.A.A.F. and other covers from 1950 to 1994 contained in a Senator album, incl. f.d.c.’s, expedition and other cachets, some signed, incl. 1950 (June 22, inverted “9” for month) ‘Midwinter’ cover with Terre Adélie overprint 100f., registration label, double ring P-E. Victor Expéditions Polaires and four line Antarctic Expedition cachets, 1956 (Jan. 1) to Surrey bearing Madagascar 2f. and T.A.A.F. overprint 15f. and with straight line “TERRE ADELIE”, 1957 (Dec. 4) with Air 50f., 100f., slight toning, 1957 (Dec. 5) from Kerguelen and 1958 (Jan. 15) from Terre Adélie both with I.G.Y. set, 1959 unusual incoming cover from France carried by “Le Gallieni”, 1960 (Jan. 1) with Postage values to 15f., (Jan. 1) and and 1951 (Dec. 26) from Iles Paul et Amsterdam with Kerguelen 25f. (latter also with Postage 10f.), 1962-64 Expedition covers from “Magga Dan” and “Thala Dan”, 1962 (Feb. 4) from Crozet with Charcot 25f. and Mission d’Installation cachet, 1963 (Dec. 21) Quiet Sun set cancelled Kerguelen and signed by engraver Bequet, 1973-74 Expedition cover bearing 1971 Treaty 75f., 1974-76 Expedition registered cover with 1956 Air 50f., 100f., illustrated f.d.c.’s incl. 1971 Fishes 22f., 35f., 135f., 1971 Port-aux-Français strip (also on “Gallieni” cover signed by commander), 1972 Insects, 1974 Crozet strip, U.P.U. Air 150f., Ships, philatelic documents etc. chiefly fine. (approx. 70 items) Price Realised £500 |
2403
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: French Antarctic Expedition 1948-50: Expedition airmail envelope addressed to Expedition H.Q. in Paris bearing Terre Adélie overprint 100f. cancelled Feb. 15 1949 and Jan. 20 1950 on both “Charcot” attempts, signed by expedition leader Andre-Frank Liotard and Paul-Emile Victor, with registration label, “BATIMENT POLAIRE/“Commandant Charcot”” in red, circular pictorial ‘Ouverture du Service Postal’ and four line Expedition cachets, backstamped Hobart Feb. 23 and Sydney Feb. 25 1950. Photo. Price Realised £220 |
2404
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: French Antarctic Expedition 1948-50: Envelope addressed to Marseille bearing marginal Terre Adélie overprint 100f. cancelled Feb. 15 1949 and Jan. 20 1950 on both “Charcot” attempts, with registration label, circular pictorial ‘Ouverture du Service Postal’, four line Antarctic Expedition and violet double ring P-E. Victor Expéditions Polaires cachets, backstamped Hobart Feb. 23 and Sydney Feb. 25 1950, vertical fold clear of adhesive and strikes. Photo. Price Realised £130 |
2405
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: French Antarctic Expedition 1948-50: Three ‘commercial’ envelopes to New Zealand, Madagascar and England respectively, all bearing Madagascar adhesives cancelled by Archipel Kerguelen c.d.s.’s, the first 1950 (Apr. 7) with “BATIMENT POLAIRE/“Commandant Charcot”” cachet in violet on reverse. Price Realised £420 |
2406
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: French Antarctic Expedition 1948-50: Envelope addressed to Expedition H.Q. in Paris bearing Terre Adélie overprint 100f. with midwinter cancellation of June 22 1950 (showing inverted “9” for month) and four line Expedition cachet alongside. Photo. Price Realised £140 |
2407
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition 1954: Selection of ten covers or cards from Mawson Base incl. (Feb. 15) opening date cover bearing value to 2s. kangaroo registered to Chicago, souvenir cover with signatures of all original members of base, cover with four coloured expedition labels and another (Feb. 16) with sheetlet in black. Price Realised £85 |
2408
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1955-58: 1956 Trans-Antarctic set used on 1956 (Jan. 30) plain f.d.c., from Shackleton Base to Madeira, with Madeira 50c. Postage due pair, and showing signatures of Fuchs, Hillary, Pilot Lewis, Stratton, pilot Heslop, and captain of the “Theron”, rare. The property of another vendor. The property of another vendor. Photo Price Realised £380 |
2409
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1955-58: 1956 Trans-Antarctic set used on 1956 (Nov. 24) cover from Shackleton Base to England, endorsed “Carried across Antarctica with T.A.E.”, signed on reverse by “David Homard TAE 1955-58/Carried on Sno-cat County of Kent”, very rare. The property of another vendor. Photo Price Realised £290 |
2410
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1955-58: Ross Dependency 1957 (Jan. 11) set used on special f.d.c. from Scott Base, used for sending the Hillary facsimile official letter to supporters from the Polar Plateau, refering to Captain Scott, Claydon Pilot, Fuchs, etc., scarce. The property of another vendor.Photo Price Realised UNSOLD |
2411
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1955-58: Selection of items written-up on leaves, with cachets and cancellations incl. Shackleton Base, envelope carried up Ferrar Glacier by N.Z. advance party, with typed endorsement and three signatures, cancelled U.S.S. “Edisto” Jan. 16 1956 (only ten produced), Scott Base, later commemorative covers, etc. (22 items) Photo. Price Realised £200 |
2412
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: ‘Operation Deepfreeze’: An extensive collection in two albums, with ranges of covers and cards, some signed, from 1955 (Dec. 20) first day in Antarctica (2) to 2001 with U.S.S. “Atka” 1955 helicopter mail flights to Dunedin and Little America, 1962 (Feb. 4) two covers with Marie Byrd Land Coast cancellation (one day only), 1972 cover soiled in McMurdo Station post office with cachet, a comprehensive range of cachets and cancellations from bases and ships, QSL cards, photos, etc., fair to fine. (approx. 185 items) Price Realised £320 |
2413
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: ‘Operation Deepfreeze’: 1956 (Oct. 26) First Polar Overflight, two covers, one to Wellington, N.Z., with boxed flight cachets and adhesives cancelled at Greeville, S.C. on Dec. 6, the other a 6c. airmail stationery envelope to Florida cancelled U.S. Navy 17046 on Nov. 6, with ms. endorsement, double circle and three line cachets, also QSL card from McMurdo Sound with ‘Deepfreeze’ cachet confirming conversation on Aug. 6. (3 items) Price Realised UNSOLD |
2414
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: ‘Operation Deepfreeze’: 1960 (Feb. 17) envelope to Washington D.C. with typed endorsement “CARRIED BY HELICOPTER/TO EIGHTS COAST 2.17.60” and bearing 8c. with Eights Coast, Bellingshausen Sea Expedition cancellation used on this day only, scarce. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
2415
| Sale number: 77 Antarctica: ‘Operation Deepfreeze’: 1961 (Mar. 4) ‘commercial’ cover signed and sent by commander of U.S.S. “Glacier”, bearing 7c. with Amundsen Sea Coast cancellation used on this day only, scarce. Photo. Price Realised UNSOLD |
