1901 German "Gauss" South Pole Expedition; expedition card showing seals observing ship franked with Germany 10pf tied by a light Seepost cds and the 3-line "Deutsche Südpol Exped/ Kerguelen Insel/ Royal-Sound 9 NOV 1901" datestamp, Nordhausen arrival cancel, written message on design side, Fine and rare; this was the first mail from the "Gauss" expedition and the first use of a dated name marking from any French Antarctic territory; accompanied by another Expedition postcard showing an Expedition research site addressed 1903 to Cape Town (no expedition markings) (Image 2)(Image)
CV. Starting Price 1,000
Opening US$ 17,000.00
Sold...US$ 17,000.00
Closed..Jun-03-2016, 14:11:33 EST
Sold For 17000
Transatlantic Covers by Origin
Sale No: 3010
Lot No:97
Symbol:img s
1868 Prussia and North German Confederation Cover to Curacao, Franked with Prussia 1866 10sgr rose red rouletted on transparent paper (Scott 21, Michel 20) and No German Confederation rouletted ¼gr brown lilac and two 2gr blue (Scott 1, 5, Michel 1, 5) all tied by blue Hamburg Jan 13 68 date stamps, additional red London «PAID» transit cds, red «12½ Cents» U.S. credit marking and red Curacao Feb 7 arrival cds, Very Fine and attractive dual franking cover, a scarce combination to a rare destination used in the first month of the New German Confederation adhesives; 2004 Flemming certificate (Image 2)(Image)