FALKLAND ISLANDS: WWII 'OPERATION TABARIN', 1943-1
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 ORIGIN OF THE NAME "OPERATION TABARIN" - 1938 GLOSSY PROGRAMME + c.1910 PPCs OF THE PARIS BAR; 1938 52-page glossy souvenir
programme (fits album-page) from this famous bar/night-club with many photos of topless 'actresses', etc.; plus c.1910 pair of unused PPCs of the bar's exterior and of a poster, plus c.1945 used entry ticket. An unusual choice for a WWII operation
but with a clear source. (4 items) Cross Reference: EPHEMERA, FRANCE, NUDES (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 48
Currently...£48.00
Currently...USD 64.80
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
| 262 |
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 THE START OF THE OPERATION - Oct. 1943 O.A.S. NAVAL COVER EX WIRELESS OPERATOR, ETC.; c.30 Oct. 1943 stampless env. ex James
Farrington, Senior Wireless Operator on HMS 'Bransfield' on departure to the Falklands, to his wife just as the crew were given the address to which their families could write; plus large original 2 Feb. 1945 photo of Base A at Port Lockroy + of MV
'Highland Monarch' that had to replace HMS 'Bransfield' at the start, and modern copies of 2 1944 photos of the Port Lockroy Base A. (5 items) Cross Reference: PHOTOGRAPHS, MILITARY - WWII, NAVAL MAIL (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 65
Currently...£65.00
Currently...USD 87.75
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
| 263 |
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 DAY ONE - CENSORED COVER TO G.B. EX PORT STANLEY ON DAY OF ARRIVAL OF M.V. 'HIGHLAND MONARCH'; 29 Jan. 1944 env. from the
operation's carpenter Lewis [Chippy] Ashton on the 'Highland Monarch' to his girl friend in Manchester with KGVI ½d pair tied by a 2-ring "PORT STANLEY" cds with 2 plain Falklands "Opened by Censor." labels. Ideal Page One item and
attractive.Cross Reference: MILITARY - WWII, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 130
Currently...£130.00
Currently...USD 175.50
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
| 264 |
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 GRAHAM LAND - 1d-RATE COVER TO NEW ZEALAND WITH PLAIN WHITE PORT STANLEY CENSOR LABEL; 2/12 Feb. 1944 env. to Auckland from "Norman
[Layther]" to his mother in Auckland with brief 2 Feb. note from him inside ref. the scarcity of the stamps, franked by pair of Graham Land ½d's tied by a partly fine 12 Feb. "Graham Land" cds., having a Port Stanley plain white "Opened by Censor."
label at left and 6 Mar. P. Stanley transit cds on the reverse. Cross Reference: MILITARY - WWII, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, NEW ZEALAND, FALKLAND ISLANDS DEPENDENCIES (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 130
Currently...£130.00
Currently...USD 175.50
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
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 GRAHAM LAND - BOOK-POST LABEL-ENV. TO G.B. EX CAPTAIN ROBERTS AT PORT LOCKROY; Rare 12 Feb. 1944 env. originally used as a paste-up
on a parcel of books endorsed "BOOKS ONLY" to Scotland with Graham Land 1/- & 9d tied by fine purple "Graham Land" cds's with a part Port Stanley transit cds (March) at left. Rare 1s-9d rate from the Expedition.Cross Reference: MILITARY -
WWII, FALKLAND ISLANDS DEPENDENCIES (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 130
Currently...£130.00
Currently...USD 175.50
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
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 GRAHAM LAND - 3d-RATE 'PROVING' COVER TO ARGENTINA WITH PURPLE "Graham Land" C.D.S. CANCEL; Fine 12 Feb. 1944 env. (typed address)
from Port Lockroy to the British "Naval Attache...Buenos Ayres" with Graham Land 3d tied by a very fine purple "Graham Land" cds and the offset of the ARgentinian delivery postman's "1808" in circle mark. Sent by Captain Marchesi of HMS 'William
Scoresby' on Admiralty orders to ensure the mails were recognised.Cross Reference: MILITARY - WWII, FALKLAND ISLANDS DEPENDENCIES, ARGENTINA
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Starting at £ 100
Currently...£100.00
Currently...USD 135.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
| 267 |
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 GRAHAM LAND - 1d-RATE COVER TO G.B. FROM HANDY-MAN K. BLAIR OF "NAVAL PARTY 475"; 12 Feb. 1944 env. (minor creasing) to London with
Graham Land 1d tied by fine purple "Graham Land" cds and endorsed by the sender "K.C. GLEESON-BLAIR, NAVAL PARTY 475" on the flap, along with P. Stanley 6 Mar. transit cds. Early cover using the Operation's code-name, sent by Blair who was only with
the Expedition for about a month. Cross Reference: MILITARY - WWII, FALKLAND ISLANDS DEPENDENCIES (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 100
Currently...£100.00
Currently...USD 135.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
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 GRAHAM LAND - 4d-RATE COVER REGISTERED TO G.B. WITH PORT STANLEY TRANSIT "R" LABEL; Long 12 Feb. 1944 env. (minor creasing)
Registered from Port Lockroy to Weybridge with Graham Land 3d + ½d(2) tied by fair to fine purple "Graham Land" cds's and also having a purple h.s. "THE FALKLAND ISLANDS CO. LD./STANLEY, F.I." on the front and v. fine P. Stanley 6 Mar. transit c ds
on the reverse. A very early registered item from the Expedition.Cross Reference: REGISTERED MAIL, FALKLAND ISLANDS DEPENDENCIES, MILITARY - WWII (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 100
Currently...£100.00
Currently...USD 135.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
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 GRAHAM LAND - 1d-RATE 'PROVING COVER' TO G.B. (TO ADMIRALTY INTELLIGENCE OFFICER, J.C. MOSSOP); Long 12 Feb. 1944 env. (minor
creasing) from Port Lockroy Base A to Holbeach with Graham Land ½d pair tied by very fine purple "Graham Land" cds; sent to Mossop's home address to prove the British presence in the Dependencies. Mossop is credited with having invented the name
'Operation Tabarin' "because we had a lot of night work and the organisation was always so chaotic, just as the club [had been]..."! [Ex Harry Evans, 2014; lot 4097.] Cross Reference: MILITARY - WWII, FALKLAND ISLANDS DEPENDENCIES (Image)
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Starting at £ 80
Currently...£80.00
Currently...USD 108.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
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 GRAHAM LAND - 1d-RATE 'PROVING COVER' TO G.B. (TO THE DIRECTOR OF ADMIRALTY NAVAL INTELLIGENCE; 13 Feb. 1944 OHMS env. from Captain
Marchesi at Port Lockroy Base A to the Admiralty in London with Graham Land 1d tied by mainly very fine purple "Graham Land" cds, having a P. Stanley 6 Mar. transit cds on reverse; sent to act as proof of British Sovereignty over the Falklands
Dependencies. Cross Reference: FALKLAND ISLANDS DEPENDENCIES, MILITARY - WWII (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 130
Currently...£130.00
Currently...USD 175.50
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 GRAHAM LAND - 1d-RATE 'PROVING COVER' TO G.B. (TO ADMIRALTY INTELLIGENCE OFFICER, J.C. MOSSOP); 13 Feb. 1944 env. (embossed
"ADMIRALTY" flap; minor creasing) from Port Lockroy Base A to Holbeach with Graham Land 1d tied by very fine purple "Graham Land" cds, with v. fine P. Stanley 6 Mar. transit backstamp. Sent to Mossop's home address to prove the British presence in
the Dependencies. Mossop is credited with having invented the name 'Operation Tabarin' "because we had a lot of night work and the organisation was always so chaotic, just as the club [had been]..."! [Ex Cottis.] Cross Reference: FALKLAND
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Starting at £ 100
Currently...£100.00
Currently...USD 135.00
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 GRAHAM LAND - 1d-RATE COVER TO THE FALKLANDS GOVERNOR IN PORT STANLEY ENDORSED "Most Secret"; Fine 14 Feb. 1944 env. (Government
embossed blue Crown on flap) to "The Governor of the Falkland Islands... Port Stanley" and most exceptionally endorsed "Most Secret" above address with Graham Land ½d pair tied by mainly very fine purple "Graham Land" cds . Only three Operation
Tabarin covers have been recorded with this "Most Secret" endorsement; this one is addressed in Captain Marchesi's hand. Fine Exhibition Item. Cross Reference: FALKLAND ISLANDS DEPENDENCIES, MILITARY - WWII (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 200
Currently...£200.00
Currently...USD 270.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
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 GRAHAM LAND - 2d-RATE COVER TO THE FALKLANDS GOVERNOR IN PORT STANLEY ENDORSED "MOST SECRET"; Long 14 Feb. 1944 OHMS env. (minor
creasing) to The Governor of the Falkland Islands in "Port Stanley" and most exceptionally endorsed "MOST SECRET" above address with Graham Land 2d tied by mainly very fine purple "Graham Land" cds (unusually struck upside down). The envelope had
been used before - addressed with a small label on the reverse; "924/822. Lt. Cdr. J.W.S. Marr, HMS BRANSFIELD" Only three Operation Tabarin covers have been recorded with this "Most Secret" endorsement; this one is addressed in Lt. Cdr. James Marr's
hand. [It is thought to have contained a long report on why Hope Bay had not been accessible and so the Base was set up at Port Lockroy instead.] Cross Reference: FALKLAND ISLANDS DEPENDENCIES, MILITARY - WWII (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 200
Currently...£200.00
Currently...USD 270.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
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 GRAHAM LAND - 4d-RATE COVER REGISTERED TO CANADA & CENSORED IN LONDON IN TRANSIT; 14 Feb. 1944 env. registered to Winnipeg with
Graham Land 1d+3d tied by very fine purple "Graham Land" cds's and having a blue P. Stanley "R" label (tied by London transit "T.162" censor octagon, also having backstamps of P. Stanley (6 Mar.) and Winnipeg (25 May). Probably sent by the
Operation's Canadian Surveyor, Captain Andrew Taylor. Rare destination from Tabarin and over 3 months in transit. Exhibition Quality. Cross Reference: FALKLAND ISLANDS DEPENDENCIES, CANADA, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, REGISTERED MAIL (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 130
Currently...£130.00
Currently...USD 175.50
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
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 GRAHAM LAND - 4d-RATE COVER REGISTERED TO PORT STANLEY EX PORT LOCKROY BASE; 14 Feb. 1944 env. registered to Port Stanley's
Librarian "Miss Madge B. Biggs" with Graham Land ½d(2)+1d+2d tied by very fine purple "Graham Land" cds's and having a blue P. Stanley "R" label, with 7 Mar. P. Stanley backstamp. Addressed in the handwriting of the Operation's Canadian Surveyor,
Major Andrew Taylor. Exhibition Quality. Cross Reference: REGISTERED MAIL, FALKLAND ISLANDS DEPENDENCIES, MILITARY - WWII (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 100
Currently...£100.00
Currently...USD 135.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
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 INGOING MAIL TO TABARIN's LEADER, LT. COMMANDER JAMES MARR, AT 1d RATE TO "GRAHAM LAND"; 11 Mar. 1944 env. (Government House arms on
flap; some creasing) with Falklands 1d tied by partly fine 2-ring "PORT STANLEY/C/*FALKLAND ISLANDS*" cds and thought to have been delivered at the Port Lockroy Base in Graham Land on 19 March. Rare ingoing mail to Marr himself. Cross
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Starting at £ 100
Currently...£100.00
Currently...USD 135.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
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 GRAHAM LAND - 1d-RATE COVER TO PORT STANLEY FROM TABARIN COOK, ALFRED T. BERRY; Fine 23 Mar. 1944 env. to "Miss M[aude]. Carey, Port
Stanley" with Graham Land 1d tied by very fine purple "Graham Land" cds and addressed in Berry's very distinctive handwriting, with mainly fine P. Stanley 8 Apr. arrival cds on the reverse. Cross Reference: MILITARY - WWII, FALKLAND ISLANDS
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Starting at £ 100
Currently...£100.00
Currently...USD 135.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
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 GRAHAM LAND - PAIR OF 1d-RATE COVERS (ONE WITH CONTENTS) TO PORT STANLEY FROM TABARIN CREWMAN & COMMANDER; 21 Mar. 1944 env. (+
contents ref. borrowed books and voyage problems) to "Miss Irene Biggs, Port Stanley" ex "usual address" with Graham Land 1d tied by partly fine purple 23 Mar. "Graham Land" cds and sent by HMS 'William Scoresby' crewman "Charles Averill" with
partial P. Stanley 8 Apr. arrival cds on the reverse. Plus similar 23 Mar. 1944 env. (no contents) ex Commander JS Marr to "Captain Roberts, Stanley House, Port Stanley" but with a very fine cds cancel and mainly fine arrival cds. (2 covers) Cross
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Starting at £ 130
Currently...£130.00
Currently...USD 175.50
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
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 GRAHAM LAND - 1d-RATE COVER TO GOVERNOR's REPRESENTATIVE, "AUSTIN CATHIE" IN PORT STANLEY; Fine 23 Mar. 1944 env. to "Austin Cathie,
Port Stanley F.I." with Graham Land ½d pair tied very fine purple "Graham Land" cds's and addressed in Berry's very distinctive handwriting, with partly fine P. Stanley 8 Apr. arrival cds on the reverse. The sender may have been Cathie himself as he
visited Port Lockroy Base on behalf of the Governor in March & April 1944. Cross Reference: MILITARY - WWII, FALKLAND ISLANDS DEPENDENCIES
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Starting at £ 65
Currently...£65.00
Currently...USD 87.75
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
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 GRAHAM LAND - 1d-RATE COVER TO LONDON WITH CONTENTS FROM TABARIN LEADER, "JAMES W.S. MARR"; Fine 16/17 Apr. 1944 env. to the British
Museum with Graham Land 1d tied by a fine purple "Graham Land" cds and addressed to "Dr. F.C. Fraser, British Museum (Natural History)...", with a faint P. Stanley transit cds on the reverse. With original contents on "MAGISTRATES OFFICE, GRAHAM
LAND, DEPENDENCY OF THE FALKLAND ISLANDS" headed notepaper; "I thought that perhaps you would like to have this interesting souvenir. We are having a grand time but of course have been very busy, as you can imagine. Lamb is absolutely first-class and
a fine botanist. With warm regards to you and Ann...". Rare thus. [Ex Harry Evans, Nov. 2014; lot 4115, realised £1,250+BP.] Cross Reference: MILITARY - WWII, FALKLAND ISLANDS DEPENDENCIES (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 260
Currently...£260.00
Currently...USD 351.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
