WORLD AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC TERRITORY Postal History
Sale No: 95
Lot No: 1593
Symbol: c
1955 (Dec 13) urgent radio telegram from Fred Elliott (weather observer at Mawson) to Creswick. Nice use of ANARE codes, and their translations, to shorten the transmission times. Includes the ANARE envelope used to mail the telegram from Melbourne to Creswick. (Image1)
Estimate AU$70
Opening AU$ 55.00
Sold...AU$ 190.00
Closed..Oct-27-2022, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 190
Sale No: 95
Lot No: 1595
Symbol: c
1989 five different cards produced for the sea trials of the Aurora Australis. Very scarce as generally less than 10 of each were produced. Also a colour photo of the Aurora Australis and some newspaper articles and five photos of the Nella Dan aground at Macquarie Island, lastly a ANARE Club letter appealing for stories about the Little Red Ship. (14 items) (Image1)