Worldwide Stamps and Covers Antarctica: Australasian Expedition 1911-14
Sale No: 122
Lot No:699
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Antarctica: Australasian Expedition 1911-14: 1913 (Mar. 17) envelope addressed to J.J. Kinsey in Christchurch, carried on the “Aurora” to the Antarctic with “LOOSE SHIP’S LETTER/POSTED IN/ANTARCTICA/(penguin)/S.Y. AURORA/A.A.E.” and mailed from Hobart on Mar. 17 1912 with Tasmania 1d. Pictorial, the cover having previously been carried on Scott’s 1910-13 Expedition with Victoria Land 1d. cancelled by Mar. 3 1912 expedition c.d.s. on the “Terra Nova”. A rare dual expedition item. Photo. (Image1)