Dec.1928 Deception Island-Antarctica per Sir Hubert Wilkins & Carl Ben Eielson with Falklands 1d just tied by 'Wilkins Antarctic/Deception/Island/Expedition' cachet in green and by 'PORT STANLEY/29OC/30/FALKLAND ISLANDS' datestamp, another strike of the cachet at upper-left, signed by the pilot "CB Eielson"; subsequently carried on the 1931 Wilkins-Ellsworth Trans-Arctic Submarine Expedition & signed "Hubert Wilkins". The Antarctic flight proved that Graham Land was an archipelago and not a peninsula.  (Image)

Estimate AU$500-750
Min. Bid. AU$460