Albania: A range of modern unmounted mint sets and miniature sheets on leaves. Stated to cat. £650. (100s)

Antarctica: British Antarctic Territory: 1971 10p. on 2s. violet and orange-sepia, variety watermark inverted, fine unmounted mint from the lower left corner of the sheet. S.G. 34w, cat. £750. Photo. (Image1)

Antarctica: British Antarctic Territory: An unmounted mint Q.E.II selection, incl. 1963-69 £1 black and light blue (3), £1 red and brownish black, etc. (66)

Antarctica: British Antarctic Territory: A collection on leaves, from 1963 to 1988, much unmounted mint incl. 1963 both £1, also 1966 Churchill miniature sheet, etc. (100s)

Antarctica: British Antarctic Territory: A collection in two albums, incl. 1963-69 to 10s. mint, HMS Endurance covers, f.d.c’s, etc. (few 100s)

Antarctica: British Antarctic Expedition 1910-13: Victoria Land 1913 1d. two examples, tied by “JA 18/13” expedition c.d.s’s to piece (110 x 55mm) from expedition lettersheet, fine. S.G. A3. Photo. (Image1)

Antarctica: The balance of the Richard E Byrd collection, with contemporary and reproduced photographs, Byrd I, II, III Expedition and U.S. Antarctic Service medal ribbons, lecture tour promotional leaflets, covers incl. ‘Snow Cruiser’, later commemorative items etc. (Image1)

Antarctica: Byrd First Antarctic Expedition 1928-30: Envelope flown over South Pole on first flight, with “SOUTH POLE AIR MAIL” imprint and expedition cachets, handstamped date “NOV 28 ‘29”, bearing U.S. Air 5c. cancelled S.S. “City of New York” Feb. 19 1930, on arrival at Little America. One of 50 carried and very scarce, being from Byrd’s personal archive and subsequently taken back to Antarctica on the second expedition with special stamp on reverse tied by Little America Jan. 30 duplex (short bars) with next day long bars version alongside. Photo. (Image1)

Antarctica: First Byrd Expedition 1928-30: SS “City of New York”, envelope sent by Sgt. Benjamin Roth to Massachussetts with ship’s expedition cachet on reverse, bearing 1/2c. block of four cancelled by ship’s duplex of June 19 1930, enclosing fascinating and informative letter written months earlier headed “aboard the City of New York/at the Bay of Whales/Antarctica/Jan 31st” in which Roth tells of his recent close call, falling into the sea when the ice barrier cracked during unloading, “Commander Byrd jumped into the water trying to save me but could not reach me on account of the ice and because I was drifting to (sic) fast . . . I was in the water for 15 minutes before I was picked up.” Ex Harry Evans. Photo. (Image1)

Antarctica: Byrd First Antarctic Expedition 1928-30: Interesting selection of items incl. covers with “City of New York” and “Eleanor Bolling” ship cancellation types, cachets incl. “Bay/of/Whales” (2), covers sent by expedition members incl. Esmonde O’Brien (sent Jan. 4 1930 from Dunedin with enclosure), (Feb. 19) long envelope (with enclosed “Warm Greetings/from a/Cold Country” letter) prepared by Richard Konter, greetings card with letter on reverse from Fred Voight, personal two page letter headed “Bay of Whales/The Barrier/1.2.1929” from Percy Wallis, and ‘sweetheart’ letter from Arthur Berlin (with photo of the couple), photographs, postcards incl. photographic cards of arrival of “City of New York” at Port Chalmers and “Eleanor Bolling” at Dunedin, “Greetings from a Wanderer” personal card for Willard van der Veer and Fred Voight (without signature), unused prescription note printed for Dr. Coman, 1928 cover addressed to Floyd Bennett during test flight period, (May 16) two page Expedition Radiogram with latest international news, etc. (Image1)

Antarctica: First Byrd Expedition 1928-30: Post-Expedition Tour 1930-31, an unusual collection of 45 commemorative covers from Byrd’s lecture tour to raise funds to cover the expedition’s debts, cacheted or printed, incl. from New York signed by aerial surveyor Ashley McKinley, etc. (46 items)

Antarctica: First Byrd Expedition 1928-30: Aotea-Roa real photographic postcards, Wharton PB-1 to PB-8 with additional unlisted card “Arrival of the CITY of NEW YORK/at Port Chalmers” (white title), PB-3 with message on reverse and unlisted card with small surface scuff at left otherwise mainly fine unused. (9 cards) (Image1)

Antarctica: First Byrd Expedition 1928-30: 1933 Chicago World’s Fair postcards, small selection comprising Wharton types PC-1 and PC-2 used, PC-3, PC-5, PC-6, PC-8, PC-48a and unlisted card by C.R. Childs Co. (similar to PC-49) unused. (9 cards)

Antarctica: First Byrd Expedition 1928-30: New York Times 'radiogram' large postcard with comic illustrations of penguins, explorers, (even polar bears) etc. registered 1934 (May 15) from Guayaquil, Ecuador to Chuquicamata copper mine, Chile bearing eight different adhesives, attractive. The property of another vendor. Photo. (Image1)

Antarctica: German Expedition 1901-03: 1905 (Dec 31) printed "DEUTSCHE SU¨DPOLAR EXPEDITION" envelope and two page letter on expedition stationery written and signed by Emil Werth to fellow botanist Carl Skottsberg in Sweden, sent from Berlin franked 10pf. pair. A very scarce item from the later planned expedition which never transpired. Emil Werth (1869-1958) served on the ‘Gauss’ expedition and headed the Kerguelen station in a small group independent of the main expedition, overwintering in 1903, during which meteorologist Josef Enzensperger died of vitamin deficiency. Photo. (Image1)

Antarctica: ‘Operation Highjump’ 1946-47: USS “Pine Island”, two ‘Penalty for Private Use’ envelope sent officially from medical officers on board, stampless and with U.S. Navy 15763 BR. duplex, the first (Jan. 11, with “1946” year error) to Commander Western Sea Frontier in San Francisco on the day of discovery of the crash site of the aircraft “George I” in which the captain of the ship had been travelling, the second (Jan. 17) with Task Force 68 cachet sent to the Chief of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery in Washington DC sent five days after the survivors had been recovered. Henry Howard Caldwell (1905-1985) was declared officially missing after the flying boat (in which he was an observer) crashed on the Thurston peninsula. Three of the crew were killed and Caldwell, with other survivors, was marooned for thirteen days before rescue. Photo. (Image1)

Antarctica: Operation Highjump 1946-47: South Pole Flight, 5c. airmail stationery envelope endorsed “CARRIED OVER SOUTH POLE ON 15/16 FEBR 1947” cancelled by ?USS “Mount Olympus” Jan. 6 duplex, signed by Byrd, co-pilot James McCoy, photographer Kenneth Swain and radio operator Joseph Valinski. Photo. (Image1)

Antarctica: ‘Operation Highjump’ 1946-47: Second South Pole Flight 1947 (Feb. 15), airmail envelope with Expedition cachet on both sides and five line typewritten cachet signed by pilot Lt. G. Anderson, bearing Air 5c. cancelled Mount Olympus Feb. 16 (“6” entered in ms. for correct date), also official photograph taken same day of aircraft with tracks in snow. Photo. (Image1)

Antarctica: ‘Operation Highjump’ 1946-47: Collection of covers, photos etc. incl. 1947 (Jan. 16) with scarce USS “Merrick” ‘bear’ cachet with misspelling “ANTARTIC”, (Feb. 2) envelope with mimeographed USS “Merrick”/Little America cancellation (only known on this date), ranges of cancellations and other scarcer cachets incl. “BYRDS OF A FEATHER ...”, ‘zoot suit penguin’, unofficial USS “Currituck”, etc., signed and serviced items incl. “Mount Olympus” datestamps from Jan. 7 with unusual cover to London franked G.B. 1/2d., 2d. with Jan. 10 mark at left, (Jan. 24) two covers endorsed ‘Free’, one stampless to Baltimore, the other to Washington DC with Canal Zone 5c. and purple “Mailed At/Little America” mark, both showing USCGC “Northwind” duplex, scarce incoming cover sent 1946 (Nov. 26) from California, mapping and helicopter flights, submarine USS “Sennet” cover with 1947 (Apr. 7) typically smudged duplex, Byrd’s own ‘certificate of service’ on USS “Philippine Sea”, etc. (Image1)

Antarctica: Selection of mainly scarcer covers etc. from later expeditions incl. Operation Windmill with 1948 (Feb. 20) U.S. Navy Antarctic Expedition printed envelope (addressed locally to USS “Burton Island” franked F.I.D. Thick Map 1/2d. pair tied by E1 c.d.s. showing “1947” year date error, Operation Deepfreeze with 1956 (Oct. 26) First Polar Overflight with cachets, late use of Snow Cruiser envelope in 1958 signed by joint leaders of the second wintering over party, Fuchs and Hillary, also Richard (’Dickey’) Byrd Jr. with items from family archive incl. German 1931 ‘catapult’ cover, etc.

Antarctica: Scottish National Expedition 1902-04: Dr. Mareno, Museo de la Plata picture postcard of the “Scotia” overwintering, signed on picture side by expedition leader William Speirs Bruce, used locally within Edinburgh Apr. 12 1904 to Prof. Ralph Copeland, Astronomer Royal for Scotland at the Blackford Hill Observatory. Wharton ED-1.

Antarctica: Second Byrd Expedition 1933-35: Selection of photographic picture postcards with images from the 1929 expedition, most used with 3c. cancelled by Little America Jan. 30 duplex or Jan. 31 1934 machine and with greetings cachet signed by Capt. Robert English, comprising Wharton types PA-1 (2, one sepia shade), PA-2, PA-6 to PA-12 less PA-9, PA-16 all with inscription, PA-3 to PA-5 each with image reversed, PA-8, PA-12, PA-14, PA-15, PA-17 all without inscription, also PA-2 and PA-7 unused original cards with images reversed and unused reproduction of PA-9, also with inscription PE-2 and PE-12, without inscription PE-3, PE-4, without inscription PE-3, PE-4, PE-8, PE-11, PE-13 cards unused. (28 cards) (Image1)

Antarctica: Second Byrd Expedition 1933-35: Incoming mail, scarce items sent 1933 (Dec. 9) from Wellington addressed to Finn Ronne on SS “Jacob Ruppert” with large expedition cachet on reverse, 1934 (Feb. 12) from Palmerston North addressed to Little America P.O. “Per Discovery II”, also two philatelic covers to Byrd from U.S.A. marked ‘personal’ as a gambit. (4 covers) Photo. (Image1)

Antarctica: Second Byrd Expedition 1933-35: 1934, two envelopes with interesting enclosed letters, sent from Dunedin by radio operator on the “Bear of Oakland”, Dick Watson, to the same correspondent in Manchester, NH, the first (Jan. 14) handwritten on expedition stationery with card of “WHEW” ship’s radio station, the second (Oct. 7) typewritten and telling of recent encounters incl. with members of the Ellsworth Expedition on the “Wyatt Earp” which had recently departed. Photo. (Image1)

Antarctica: Second Byrd Expedition 1933-35: Attractive greetings card with handwritten message from Finn Ronne (sent under cover 1934 (Jan. 30), ex Gibbs), also Auckland-Invercargill first flight cover addressed to Ronne at Little America with large expedition cachet on reverse and pamphlet advertising lectures by Ronne. (3 items)