Worldwide Stamps and Covers Antarctica: Australian Antarctic Territory
Sale No: 137
Lot No:637
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Antarctica: Australian Antarctic Territory: Collection from 1948 to 1992 in three F.G. albums with issues mint, mainly unmounted, incl. 1966-68 set and an extensive range of approx. 300 covers and f.d.c's with cancellations incl. Heard Island form 1947 with first cachet, 1950 registered (2), 1965 South Indian Expedition with signatures, Macquarie Island from 1947 with first two line cachet (2), 1966 (Dec. 11) f.d.c's, Mawson base from 1954 (Feb. 15) five items incl. card bearing expedition label set of four, 1955 (Feb. 16) f.d.c's, 1960 (Feb. 10) to England with "DAMAGED BY/WATER" cachet, 1967 (Feb. 16) five f.d.c's, Davis base from 1957 with Vestfold Hills and other cachets, 1972 Midwinter Day with base party signatures, Wilkes base from 1961, Casey from 1970, Law, ship cachets incl. "Nella Dan", "Thala Dan", etc. also "Postal History of the Australian Antarctic 1911-1965" by Milner (1975). Ex Leppard.