Great Britain and British Commonwealth AUSTRALIAN ANTARCTIC TERRITORY Wilkes Postal History
Sale No: 94
Lot No:150
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1958 (Dec 1) cover endorsed Air Mail with huge American 'WILKES STATION/USARP' cachet & 'AUST ANTARCTIC TERRITORY/[seal]/OPENING OF/WILKES POST OFFICE' handstamp both in purple, commercially used to Melbourne with Australian 1d & 6d tied by Wilkes cds, enclosed Christmas greetings on American '[crest]/ANTARCTICA/IGY/1957-1958' notepaper headed Wilkes & signed George. (Image1)
Estimate AU$150
Opening AU$ 115.00
Sold...AU$ 420.00
Closed..Aug-17-2022, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 420
Sale No: 94
Lot No:151
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1959-66 large range of Wilkes covers, many opening day covers and FDCs, quite a few registered, also a few PPCs. Many different cachets. Includes 4 earlier covers when it was an American base. (c.140) (Image1)
Estimate AU$150
Opening AU$ 115.00
Sold...AU$ 650.00
Closed..Aug-17-2022, 18:00:00 EST
Sold For 650
Sale No: 94
Lot No:152
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1967-69 large range of Wilkes covers, almost all FDCs, odd registered. Many different cachets, with some being quite difficult. Few signed covers. (c.100) (Image1)