1948 (Mar 7) hand-illustrated cover (with a polar bear!!!) to USA, 1d Princess block of 4 with Macquarie Island cancel of 7MR48, signed by 3 Expedition members on face, crease at base, detracts little. (Image1)

Estimate AU$70

1948 (Mar 7) opening day registered cover from Macquarie Island with range of stamps incl 10/- (thin) & £1 (thick) Robes. The registration label has been separated, and appears to have been applied on the back when the mail arrived back to Australia, Very unusual. (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

1948 (Mar 7) opening day registered cover from Macquarie Island with 5/- Robes thin paper. Unusual. (Image1)

Estimate AU$60

1948 (Mar 7) opening day registered cover from Macquarie Island with Robes set (5/- thin and 10/- & £1 thick), unfortunate toning mainly on perfs. Very unusual. (Image1)

Estimate AU$120

1948 Operation Sinbad (Jul 21) commercial cover to Perth with 1/- Lyrebird tied by Macquarie Island cds, hand-drawn registration cachet, transit backstamps of Sydney, 'RAAF PO RATHMINES/NSW-AUST' & Perth and 'COTTESLOE' arrival backstamp of August 1948, proving that this cover was returned by the emergency flight Catalina. The enclosed lengthy social letter refers to this letter being on the first Antarctic airmail and also ...It is not a bad sort of place...suppose you heard about our tragedy last week...we have not found the body yet...It is so rugged that a couple of miles a day is a good trip....
[On 4.7.1948, engineer Charles Henry Scoble died in a skiing accident when ice on a lake gave way under his weight. Operation Sinbad flew a replacement engineer to Macquarie Island and this cover was went back to be on the return flight. However the Catalina left with only the mail already prepared by the expeditioners and the mail, bought down by the Catalina, did not leave until HMAS Labuan visited in April 1949.] (Image1)

Estimate AU$200

1948 Operation Sinbad (Aug 4) generic Wide World cover to Adelaide, 1/- Lyrebird cancelled with Macquarie Island cds. (Image1)

Estimate AU$80

1948 Operation Sinbad (Aug 4) cover to Victoria, 2½d Farrer cancelled with Macquarie Island cds, signed by G Lindholm Biologist. (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

1948 Operation Sinbad 'Bergen' Cover with 'SPECIAL AIR-MAIL/from/ANTARCTICA/(by Catalina Aircraft) First Flight.......To Melbourne', unaddressed. (Image1)

Estimate AU$120

1948 Operation Sinbad (Aug 4) cover to Tasmania with 3d & 2½d tied by light Macquarie Island cds, 'OPERATION/"SINBAD"' and violet 'R.A.A.F. No. 11 SQUADRON/PT. COOK VICTORIA' handstamps on face (Image1)

Estimate AU$150

1948 Operation Sinbad cover to Macquarie Island with 1d & 1½d tied by Hobart machine cancel of 1AUG48, 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$100

1948 Operation Sinbad (Aug 4) cover to NZ with 2½d, 2d & 1d tied by Macquarie Island cds, provisional registration label on face, Melbourne backstamp of 20AP49. (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

1948 Operation Sinbad (Aug 4) cover to Tasmania with 2½d Farrer x3 tied by light Macquarie Island cds, violet 'ANARE/[M]ACQUARIE IS' handstamp on face, signed by RHS Gray (Catalina OIC). (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

1948 Operation Sinbad Bergen cover with 'SPECIAL AIR-MAIL/to/ANTARCTICA/(by Catalina Aircraft) First Flight.......From Melbourne' to James Stapleton (NZ). (Image1)

Estimate AU$120

1948 Operation Sinbad (Aug 4) EA Chrome cover from Macquarie Island with 5½d Newcastle tied by Macquarie Island cds. (Image1)

Estimate AU$80

1949-54 large range of Macquarie Island covers, representing many of the dates of ships visiting, quite a few registered, also a few PPCs. Many different cachets, with some being quite difficult. A good range of FE Wood covers. Begins with 1949 QSL card from the Island. (c.120) (Image1)

Estimate AU$120

1950 (Dec 14) inwards cover from NZ to Macquarie Island via RRS Discovery II, remained on island until 7MY51 then returned NZ on SS River Fitzroy, a bit messy. Plus poor photo of Discovery II upon its return to Dunedin (2) (Image1)

Estimate AU$80

1950 (Dec 14) cover from Macquarie Island to Queensland, with blue '.../DISCOVERY II/VISITS/HEARD ISLAND/...' and black Discovery II handstamp, both on face. (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

1950 inwards cover from NZ to Macquarie Island via RRS Discovery II, indistinct Macquarie Island cancel, returned on Discovery II to Williamstown, Vic and cancelled on 30DE50, signed on back by John Blackburn captain of Discovery II. (Image1)

Estimate AU$80

1950 (Dec 14) inwards cover from NZ to Macquarie Island via RRS Discovery II, remained on island until 7MY51 then returned to NZ on SS River Fitzroy. (Image1)

Estimate AU$60

1951 (May 7) cover from Macquarie Island, with rare red 'S.S. "RIVER FITZROY"' on face. (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

1953 (Jan 19) Garrard registered cover with fine Macquarie Island cancel. From unknown visiting ship. (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

1953 (Dec 21) social cover with expedition & 'MACQUARIE ISLAND' handstamps, to Glen Huntly Melb with superb 'MISSENT TO/BRIGHTON' handstamp & Brighton cds of 30DE53. The enclosed short letter states they are on the Kista Dan preparing to unload. (Image1)

Estimate AU$120

1954 (Mar 17) Garrard cover with good Macquarie Island cancel. The MV Holmlea made an emergency trip from NZ to pick up an ill expeditioner. Plus contemporary newspaper cutting about this trip. (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

1955-65 large range of Macquarie Island covers, representing many of the dates of ships visiting, quite a few registered, also a few PPCs. Many different cachets, with some being quite difficult. (c.110) (Image1)

Estimate AU$100

1957 (Dec 11) AR certified express WCS cover from Macquarie Island to Victoria, poor Macquarie penquin FDI handstamp on face, a few stains. AR & Express Delivery is very unusual. (Image1)

Estimate AU$60