Great Britain and British Commonwealth AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC TERRITORY Collections and Miscellaneous Groupings
Sale No: 97
Lot No: 1517
Symbol: **/*/
Cat No: Collection
1957-2013 Collection with the 1957-91 period being patchy mixed used and unused missing the better early decimal definitives and commemoratives; 1992 to 2013 appears to be complete MUH with some used & unused inclusions and extras. (few 100s) (Image1)
Estimate AU$100
Opening AU$ 75.00
Sold...AU$ 75.00
Closed..Mar-06-2023, 15:00:00 EST
Sold For 75
First Day Covers
Sale No: 97
Lot No: 1520
Symbol: C
Cat No: Collection
Australia 1954 3½d ANARE FDC collection all with base cds's comprising all different cachet types & colours for various bases each with added PO First Day of Issue rubber stamp cachet. Includes Challis specific-to-issue and Guthrie long & short types. Mostly fine. (30) (Image1)
Estimate AU$150
Opening AU$ 115.00
Sold...AU$ 130.00
Closed..Mar-06-2023, 15:00:00 EST
Sold For 130
Heard Island Covers By Manufacturer
Sale No: 97
Lot No: 1525
Symbol: c
Bergen 1949 HMAS Labuan Special Antarctic Mail Voyage on commemerative cover to Heard Is with fair Heard Island cancel of 5FE49 and 'H.M.A. SHIPS.' boxed rubber handstamp. (Image1)
Estimate AU$75
Opening AU$ 55.00
Sold...AU$ 75.00
Closed..Mar-06-2023, 15:00:00 EST
Sold For 75
Sale No: 97
Lot No: 1526
Symbol: c
Bergen 1955 Heard Island illustrated cover with map of Antarctica, Heard Island cancel of 23JA55 on 3½d ANARE. (Image1)
Estimate AU$46
Opening AU$ 34.00
Sold...AU$ 46.00
Closed..Mar-06-2023, 15:00:00 EST
Sold For 46
Sale No: 97
Lot No: 1527
Symbol: c
Bodin 1947 Heard Island PO Formation x2 one with 2d KGVI the other with 3d Bridge, both with Heard Island cancels of 25DE47. (2) (Image1)
Estimate AU$46
Opening AU$ 34.00
Sold...AU$ 50.00
Closed..Mar-06-2023, 15:00:00 EST
Sold For 50
Heard Island Postal History
Sale No: 97
Lot No: 1529
Symbol: c
1947 (Dec 25) cover from Heard Island signed on back by KW York (Meteorologist). (Image1)
Estimate AU$46
Opening AU$ 34.00
Sold...AU$ 40.00
Closed..Mar-06-2023, 15:00:00 EST
Sold For 40
Sale No: 97
Lot No: 1533
Symbol: c
1950 (Jly 27) cover from Melbourne to Heard Island and return Melbourne, endorsed Per/H.M.A.S. Australia. Unfortunately the cover either missed going down on the Australia or was not cancelled and returned with the Australia and had to wait until the Labuan visited in Feb 1951. It eventually arrived back in Melbourne on 6MR51. (Image1)
Estimate AU$75
Opening AU$ 55.00
Sold...AU$ 55.00
Closed..Mar-06-2023, 15:00:00 EST
Sold For 55
Macquarie Island Postal History
Sale No: 97
Lot No: 1542
Symbol: c
1948 Operation Sinbad 'ANARE' cover to Macquarie Island with 2½d tied by poor Hobart, Macquarie Island cds of 4AU48 alongside, 'OPERATION/"SINBAD"' and violet 'R.A.A.F. No. 11 SQUADRON/PT. COOK VICTORIA' handstamps on face (Image1)
Estimate AU$110
Opening AU$ 85.00
Sold...AU$ 105.00
Closed..Mar-06-2023, 15:00:00 EST
Sold For 105
Postal History
Sale No: 97
Lot No: 1521
Symbol: c
1954 QEII Coronation set (2/- occurs twice) cancelled by 'MAWSON/ANARE/15FE54/AUST-ANTARCTIC TERR' bearing 4 different expedition labels & straight-line 'FIRST MAIL' & 'Australia's - Antarctic/Territory' in purple, 2/- covers are Registered & 1 also has straight-line 'Mawson' in purple, plus 3d QE2 Post Card with all four Expedition labels and 3½ Antarctic Research adhesive on Wesley FDC used at four different bases. (9) (Image1)