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ANTARCTICA

Antarctica
image Sale No: 43
Lot No:751
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1904 "Weeks Ltd" picture postcard showing the route taken to the Antarctic by the "Morning" and "Discovery", signed by the Captain of the "Morning" W. Colbeck, posted at Lyttelton franked N.Z 1d (Apr 1, the day the ships arrived back from the Antarctic), to the expedition's agent J. Kinsey in Christchurch. Kinsey subsequently applied a King Edward VII Land 1d tied by the "BRIT. ANTARCTIC EXPD" c.d.s (4 Mar 1909, the day "Nimrod" sailed past Cape Royds and the final day of use of the 1908-09 Expedition c.d.s), and two Victoria Land 1d stamps each tied by the same Antarctic c.d.s for 9 FE 11 (when "Terra Nova" was at Cape Evans) or 31 JA 12 (when the ship was in pack ice, en route from Robertson Bay to Cape Evans). An interesting souvenir of the 1901-04 and 1910-13 Scott Expeditions and the 1908-09 Shackleton Expedition. Photo on Page 144. (Image1)



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Sold...GBP 420.00


Closed..Feb-28-2019, 23:59:00 EST
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image Sale No: 43
Lot No:752
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1911 (Feb 9) Picture postcard of Cape Town written from "Terra Nova, Victoria Land, Antarctic" by James Paton, a member of the ships crew, with Victoria Land 1d tied by "BRIT. ANTARCTIC EXPD" c.d.s, applied at Cape Evans. Sent to the Revd. A.R Falconer, Seaman Missionary, Dunedin, thanking him for his kindness shown to the "Terra Nova" crew upon their visit to Port Chalmers. A fine commercial card from a crew member on the Scott Expedition. Photo on Page 144. (Image1)



Opening GBP 500.00
Sold...GBP 550.00


Closed..Feb-28-2019, 23:59:00 EST
Sold For 550


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