The Helen Davis Collection of Penguins: Great Britain: 1867 (Aug. 2) entire letter from the Phospho Guano Co. of Liverpool with printed heading and red wax seal incorporating attractive penguin company emblem, registered to Edinburgh franked 1d. red pl. 96 ED and 4d. vermilion pl. 9 PA, the former also just tied by “(crown)/REGISTERED” mark in red. Photo. (Image1)

The Helen Davis Collection of Penguins: Great Britain: 1885 (Aug. 24) attractive cover addressed to Penguin Creek, Tasmania franked at left by 1884 1s., green with strong colour, cancelled by Hammersmith duplex with Launceston transit and Penguin Creek May 30 arrival on reverse. Photo. (Image1)

The Helen Davis Collection of Penguins: Great Britain: 1896, 1897, two covers addressed to Captain (later Admiral) Arthur Mostyn Field (1855-1950) of H.M.S. “Penguin”, the first from Dorking to Sydney franked 21/2d. pair, the second from Sandown, Isle of Wight to Suva franked single 21/2d. (Image1)

The Helen Davis Collection of Penguins: Great Britain: British National Antarctic Expedition 1901-04, “NATIONAL ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION” label with “S.S.Discovery/Lat. 77¡ 51’ S” added in ms. below and dated “Feb 03” in right margin, tied to piece by “N.Z./LYTTELTON/5 MR 03/6” squared circle. Photo. (Image1)

The Helen Davis Collection of Penguins: Great Britain: Scottish National Antarctic Expedition 1902-04, P.& W.M. Ltd coloured postcard “Music Hath Charms” (Wharton EI-1) used 1907 Edinburgh to Torquay, also William Ritchie & Sons two ‘Reliable’ series cards of Ringed Penguins at South Orkneys (Wharton EA-4, EA-5), the former used from 1911 Glasgow Exhibition. (3 cards) Photo. (Image1)

The Helen Davis Collection of Penguins: Great Britain: British Antarctic Expedition 1907-09, Stampless O.A.S. censored envelope to Worcester, locally redirected, with 1918 (July 22) F.P.O. D16 c.d.s. with enclosed letter handwritten and signed from 41st Divisional Signal Company by Capt. Raymond Priestley (1886-1974), geologist on both Shackleton’s 1907-09 and Scott’s 1910-13 expeditions, with birthday reminiscences including the consumption of “fried penguin with tinned green peas” on Ross Island in 1908. “Since 1907 I have been very much of a wanderer on the Earth”. Photo. (Image1)

The Helen Davis Collection of Penguins: Great Britain: Selection comprising promotional coloured postcard (Wharton XPU-16b) and penguin shaped sticker for Herbert Ponting’s talk “With Captn. Scott in the Antarctic” at the Philharmonic Hall, the former used in 1917, advertising pamphlet for Ponting’s book “The Great White South” and Fine Art Society 1913 series 2 postcard (Wharton KA-9) unused, each with illustration taken from “The Glad Eye” photograph of an AdŽlie penguin taken at Cape Royds by Ponting, also two Thomas Cook comic penguin postcards, “Follow the Man from Cooks” used 1910, the other unused. (6 items) Photo. (Image1)