ARGENTINE: 1962 (Dec 30) philatelic cover with 'BASE GENERAL SAN MARTINO/...' cds & '[horse & carriage]/28NOV63/BUENOS AIRES...' b/s, with Posts & Telegraphs official cover (214x162mm) in which the cover was returned to the original sender in Texas with Austin arrival b/s of JUN/19/1964, plus the roneo'd advice in English stating the Base mail "was delayed & incorrectly handled by the...Base's staff..." (Qty 3 items)

Grade A-/B (Image1)

Estimate AU$75

AUSTRALIAN: 1949 (Mar 12) OHMS cover to Hobart with Lyrebird 1/- block of 8 with 'ANARE MACQUARIE ISLAND/AUST' cds, French 'PER COMMANDANT/CHARCOT' ship's cachet in violet, Hobart arrival b/s of 21MR49. [The sender, NR Laird, was the botanist with the expedition]

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

AUSTRALIAN: 1964 (Feb 20) airmail cover to Cheshire with AAT 5d 8d & 1/- tied by 'MAWSON/ANARE/...' cds, 'MAWSON/AUST ANTARCTIC TERR' h/s in violet at L/L. The rate was 2/3d but the underpayment of 2d was not detected.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$60

AUSTRALIAN: 1966 (Feb 10) airmail cover to Cheshire with Australian 2/3d ANZAC tied by 'MAWSON/ANARE/...' cds, autographs of three expeditioners on the face, minor blemishes. [The 2/3d Anzac is very scarce on cover & this is the only example we have seen used from the AAT]

Grade B (Image1)

Estimate AU$75

AUSTRALIAN: 1966 Definitives sets on Australia Post official 'Emblem' covers with 'WILKES', 'MAWSON' & 'MACQUARIE ISLAND' Base Cancels, then sets of four Base Cancels FDCs with the latter two plus 'CASEY' & 'DAVIS' for 1971 Treaty singles & blocks of 4, 1972 Cook singles & blocks of 4, 1973 Pictorials blocks of 4 and larger on 48 individual covers, 1979 First Flight Anniversary singles & Ships Part I singles, condition very fine. (Qty 86 covers)

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

AUSTRALIAN: 1968 ANARE PPC 'Thala Dan at Lewis Is' (with penguins) airmail to Hong Kong (!) with AAT 2c Penguin & 4c Ice Floes x2 tied by 'ANARE MACQUARIE IS' cds, the lengthy social message headed "En route to Macquarie Is" states "...incessant blare of the fog horn Jap fishing boats all we'd have hit...We're in the Nella Dan". A rare non-philatelic postcard usage to a most unusual destination from Antarctica. The rate had been 1/- which converted to 10c.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

AUSTRALIAN: 1987 Antarctic Scenes (Third Issue) stampsize colour photographic essays of the five designs all denominated with the issued values endorsed below "2c 10c 20c 36c 60c", affixed to thin greenish card (230x170mm), a couple of tiny blemishes.

Grade A/A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

BRITISH ANTARCTIC TERRITORY: 1963-82 collection on leaves complete including 1963 Pictorials set plus 1969 £1 red & brown-black, 1973 Explorers set plus 1975 Watermark Diagonal set, etc, condition generally very fine with just a few showing some very light toning mostly on perf tips, Cat £500+. (Qty 116)

Grade A/A- (Image1)

Estimate AU$250

BRITISH ANTARCTIC TERRITORY: 1963-69 QEII Pictorials set SG 1-16, very fine unmounted, Cat £250. (Qty 16)

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$120

UNITED STATES: 1929 Byrd Expedition cover unusually to Australia with Washington 2c tied by 'SS/MAR/21/1929/ELEANOR BOLLING' cancel in purple with huge cachet in the same ink at U/L, Dunedin transit cds on the face.

Grade A (Image1)

Estimate AU$100