Great Britain and British Commonwealth BRITISH ATLANTIC
Sale No: 3047
Lot No:4449
Symbol:Cat No:2
ANTARCTIC REGION ASSORTMENT of stamps and covers of Australian Antarctic, British Antarctic, Australia, South Africa, USA, Argentina, Chile, New Zealand, South Georgia, Russia, etc. includes FDC, NH sets, singles and S/S, presentation packs, etc., includes a few better as Australia L8-18 NH (2) and used, L23-34 presentation pack, 2001 Exploration mini-sheet, Brit Antarctic 1973 ½d/£1 Explorers issues (27 stamps including two £1) affixed on an oversized OHMS envelope with boxed "British Antarctic Survey/ Argentine Islands" cachet, 72-75 gutter pairs NH, US covers 1930s/2002 for various Antarctic events as Operation Deep Freeze, also a 1929 "War Greetings from a Cold Country" Little America letterhead with message and rubber stamp cachets, 11 covers of the 1934/35 Byrd Expedition delayed mail with some Byrd cachets etc., generally F-VF