FALKLAND ISLANDS: WWII 'OPERATION TABARIN', 1943-1 continued...
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 GRAHAM LAND - UNIQUE(?) 3s-9d RATE "AIR MAIL" COVER TO MANCHESTER VIA S. AMERICA & NY EX 'CHIPPY' ASHTON; 17 Apr. 1944 env. (some
edge wear) initialled and endorsed "AIR MAIL" by the Expedition's handy man 'Chippy Ashton' to his girl friend in Manchester with Graham Land 1/- (3) + 9d all tied by light but clear purple "Graham Land" cds's with a faint P. Stanley transit cds on
the reverse. The rate was made up of 3d to Chile or Uruguay plus the 'all the way' 3s-6d rate from S. America via New York to G.B. An exceptional genuine franking from Port Lockroy in Graham Land; believed to be the only such 3s-9d rate Airmail cover
recorded from Tabarin. Cross Reference: AIR MAIL COVERS, MILITARY - WWII, FALKLAND ISLANDS DEPENDENCIES (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 - UNIQUE(?) 2s-6d RATE "By Air Mail" COVER TO LIPHOOK VIA S. AMERICA & NY EX LT. COMMANDER MARR; 17 Apr. 1944 env.
(slight creasing) endorsed "By Air Mail" by the Expedition's Leader and signed with his name and rank on the flap to his wife in Liphook with Graham Land 1/- (2) + 6d all tied by light purple "Graham Land" cds's with a faint P. Stanley transit cds on
the reverse. The rate was made up of 3d to Chile or Uruguay plus the Airmail to NY & then Surface Mail to GB 2s-3d rate. An exceptional genuine franking from Port Lockroy in Graham Land; believed to be the only such 2s-6d rate Airmail cover recorded
from Tabarin. Cross Reference: AIR MAIL COVERS, 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 - 1d-RATE COVER TO "DISCOVERY INVESTIGATIONS" IN LONDON EX TABARIN LEADER, JAMES W.S. MARR; 17 Apr. 1944 env. to the
"Dr. N.A. Mackintosh, Discovery Investigations" in London in Marr's distinctive handwriting with Graham Land 1d tied by a fine purple "Graham Land" cds, with a fine P. Stanley transit cds (25 Apr.) on the reverse. Carried on the last mail out from
Port Lockroy of the 1943/44 season. Cross Reference: 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 - INGOING POSTCARD TO CANADIAN CAPT. A TAYLOR REDIRECTED VIA CANADIAN HQ IN G.B.; 19 Nov. 1943 "PRINTED MATTER" PC
(overall creasing) with red London 1d Meter Frank from the Bank of Montreal in London ref. "a/c Capt. A. Taylor" the Operation's Canadian Surveyor, Captain Andrew Taylor, and addressed to HQ of "1st Cdn. Army, Canadian Army, ENGLAND" but endorsed in
pencil "To D.D. Ivy For information" and so presumably sent to the Falklands by Military means and most remarkably having a very fine purple "Graham Land" arrival cds of 18 April 1944. Rare and most unusual ingoing mail carried on HMS 'William
Scorseby' just before the end of the 1943/44 season. 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 - 2d-RATE COVER TO G.B. WITH PORT LOCKROY NAVAL CENSOR & LONDON CENSOR LABEL; 11 Nov. 1944 env. from Lewis ('Chippy')
Ashton, the carpenter at Port Lockroy Base, to London with the Base A tombstone-framed "FROM H.M. SHIP/PASSED BY CENSOR" initialled & dated by "ATB" (Berry, the Base cook) having Graham Land 1d+½d(2) tied by two v. fine purple "Graham Land" cds's,
and having a faint P. Stanley transit cds on the reverse, as well as the London "9883/P.C.90" censor label at left. The scarce double weight rate.Cross Reference: MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, FALKLAND ISLANDS DEPENDENCIES, MILITARY - WWII (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 160
Currently...£160.00
Currently...USD 216.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
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 GRAHAM LAND - 2d-RATE COVER TO G.B. WITH PORT LOCKROY NAVAL CENSOR & LONDON CENSOR LABEL; 11 Nov. 1944 long O.H.M.S. env. from A.
Tom Berry the cook at Port Lockroy Base, to London (redirected to Surrey) with the Base A tombstone-framed "FROM H.M. SHIP/PASSED BY CENSOR" initialled & dated by "ATB" (Berry himself!) having Graham Land 2d tied by a v. fine black "Graham Land" cds,
and having a partly fine P. Stanley transit cds on the reverse, as well as the London "844/P.C.90" censor label at right. The scarce double weight rate. Cross Reference: MILITARY - WWII, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, FALKLAND ISLANDS
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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 G.B. ONLY WITH PORT LOCKROY NAVAL CENSOR; 11 Nov. 1944 env. from "Surg. Lt. E.H. Back" (note on flap)
the doctor at Port Lockroy Base, to London (redirected to his sister in Plymouth) with the Base A tombstone-framed "FROM H.M. SHIP/PASSED BY CENSOR" initialled & dated by "EHB" (Back himself!) having Graham Land ½d pair tied by a mainly v. fine black
"Graham Land" cds, and having a mostly fine P. Stanley transit cds (15 Dec.) on the reverse, but with no London censor label.Cross Reference: FALKLAND ISLANDS DEPENDENCIES, 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 |
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 GRAHAM LAND - 1d-RATE COVER TO G.B. ONLY WITH PORT LOCKROY NAVAL CENSOR; 11 Nov. 1944 env. from "Surg. Lt. E.H. Back R.N.V.R." (note
on flap) the doctor at Port Lockroy Base, to Emsworth (Hants.) with the Base A tombstone-framed "FROM H.M. SHIP/PASSED BY CENSOR" initialled & dated by "EHB" (Back himself!) having Graham Land ½d pair tied by a mainly v. fine purple "Graham Land"
cds, and having a very fine P. Stanley transit cds (15 Dec.) on the reverse, but with no London censor label. Attractive. Cross Reference: FALKLAND ISLANDS DEPENDENCIES, 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 |
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 GRAHAM LAND - 1d-RATE COVER EX PORT LOCKROY TO CANADA FROM SURVEYOR ANDREW TAYLOR; 11 Nov. 1944 env. (corner fault) to the "First
Canadian Army, England" but redirected to Canada endorsed "Returned to Canada" with Graham Land 1d tied by a mainly fine purple "Graham Land" cds and having the Base A tombstone-framed "FROM H.M. SHIP/PASSED BY CENSOR" (self signed!) as well as cds
backstamps of Canadian "F.P.O./499 (15 Feb. 1945) and P. Stanley (15 Dec. 1944). Sent by the Operation's Canadian Surveyor, Captain Andrew Taylor. Rare destination from Tabarin.Cross Reference: CANADA, FALKLAND ISLANDS DEPENDENCIES, MILITARY -
WWII, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 110
Currently...£110.00
Currently...USD 148.50
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
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 GRAHAM LAND - UNIQUE(?) 43p CHILEAN RATE AIR MAIL COVER TO G.B. VIA F. IS. CO. AGENT "OFICINA DICK"; 13 Jan. 1945 env. (slight edge
wear) sent by the Expedition's Leader, James W.S. Marr (in his handwriting) to his wife in Liphook with Chile 20p(2)+3p all tied to each other by "Pa. ARENAS/CHILE" bridge cds's with blue crayon lines and clearly sent by Air Mail. There is a very
fine large purple oval "OFICINA DICK/COMISIONES/Y/REPRESENTACIONES/PUNTA ARENAS" FAC on the reverse. Clearly sent under cover or by private means by Marr to Chile and posted from there. Routed via New York etc. and having the London white "405"
censor label over the US San Juan (P. Rico) brown censor tape. An exceptional genuine franking from Port Lockroy in Graham Land; believed to be the only such Chilean Airmail cover recorded from Tabarin.Cross Reference: AIR MAIL COVERS,
FALKLAND ISLANDS DEPENDENCIES, CHILE, FORWARDING AGENTS (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 - 1d-RATE COVER TO PORT STANLEY WITH PORT LOCKROY NAVAL CENSOR; 9 Dec. 1944 env. from Radio Operator "J.E.S. Farrington"
(signature on censor mark) at Port Lockroy Base to Port Stanley with the Base A tombstone-framed "FROM H.M. SHIP/PASSED BY CENSOR" (self signed!) having Graham Land 1d tied by a v. fine purple "Graham Land" cds, and with 15 Dec. P. Stanley arrival
cds on reverse. Cross Reference: FALKLAND ISLANDS DEPENDENCIES, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, MILITARY - WWII (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 - 2d-RATE COVER TO G.B. WITH PORT LOCKROY NAVAL CENSOR; 9 Dec. 1944 env. (old sellotape stain in corner well clear of
stamp & marks) from carpenter 'Chippy' Ashton at Port Lockroy Base to his girl friend in Manchester with the Base A tombstone-framed "FROM H.M. SHIP/PASSED BY CENSOR" (self initialled!), having a Graham Land 1d tied by a v. fine purple "Graham Land"
cds, and with 15 Dec. P. Stanley transit cds on reverse.Cross Reference: FALKLAND ISLANDS: WWII 'OPERATION TABARIN', 1943-1945, 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 |
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 GRAHAM LAND - 3d-RATE COVER TO G.B. (REUSED WITH O.H.M.S. LABEL) WITH PORT LOCKROY NAVAL CENSOR; 9 Dec. 1944 long env. Port Lockroy
Base seemingly to "J.C. Mossop, Esq., Military Branch I, Admiralty" London with no censor mark or label but having a Graham Land 3d tied by a v. fine black "Graham Land" cds, and with 15 Dec. P. Stanley transit cds unusually also on the front. The
envelope had been used before in (within?) London as an OHMS cover with a 16 Aug. 1944 Official Paid m/c mark and a re-use label tied by Canadian London High Commissioner cachet. [Possibly originally reused as a paste-up on a larger 'proving'
cover?]Cross Reference: FALKLAND ISLANDS DEPENDENCIES, MILITARY - WWII, CANADA, OFFICIAL 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 - RARE INGOING EX G.B. 1d-RATE COVER VIA CANADIAN ARMY P.O. WITH PORT LOCKROY ARRIVAL C.D.S.; Much-travelled 22 July
1944 env. (some creasing) from Cheltenham with GB KGVI 1d tied b m/c addressed to Tabarin's surveyor "Lieut. A. Taylor R.C.E., Survey HQ, Canadian Army England" but redirected a few times and finally to "Naval Party 475 c/o GPO LONDON" and so with
mainly fine large purple "CANADIAN OVERSEAS.../DIRECTORY/SERVICES/C.P.C." cds (3 Aug.) and v. fine 2-ring FPO/496 cds (11 Aug.; Canadian Army in GB) on reverse along with v. fine black Port Lockroy Base "Graham Land" cds (9 Dec.). Exceptional
item.Cross Reference: KGVI ISSUES, FALKLAND ISLANDS DEPENDENCIES, CANADA (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 - 1d-RATE COVER EX PORT LOCKROY TO CANADA FROM SURVEYOR ANDREW TAYLOR; 24 Jan. 1945 env. (minor creases & small flap
fault) to Vancouver with Graham Land 1d tied by a large part very fine purple "Graham Land" cds and having the Base A tombstone-framed "FROM H.M. SHIP/PASSED BY CENSOR" (self signed!). Sent by the Operation's Canadian Surveyor, Captain Andrew Taylor.
Rare destination from Tabarin.Cross Reference: CANADA, FALKLAND ISLANDS DEPENDENCIES, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, MILITARY - WWII
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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 PORT STANLEY FROM TABARIN's LEADER, LT. COMMANDER JAMES MARR; Fine 1 Feb. 1945 OHMS env. to "Lt.
Benneton R.A.O.C., F.I.F., Port Stanley" (Falkland Islands Force) with Graham Land 1d tied by very fine purple "Graham Land" cds and addressed in Marr's very distinctive handwriting, with partly fine P. Stanley 16 Feb. arrival cds on the reverse.
Sent shortly before Marr's recall to G.B.Cross Reference: 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 COVER TO G.B. EX PORT LOCKROY WITHOUT CENSOR MARK OR LABEL; 4 Feb. 1945 env. (vert. crease clear of stamp &
marks) from Dr. Ivan Mackenzie Lamb (in his handwriting) the botanist at Port Lockroy Base, to the British Museum in London having Graham Land 1d pair tied by a v. fine purple "Graham Land" cds, and having a mostly very fine P. Stanley transit cds
(16 Feb.) on the reverse, but with no Naval or London censor marks or label. Cross Reference: FALKLAND ISLANDS DEPENDENCIES, MILITARY - WWII
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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 EX PORT LOCKROY TO NEW ZEALAND FROM THE PORT LOCKROY BASE; 7 Mar. 1945 env. (some edge wear) to Auckland
with Graham Land 1d tied by a very fine black "Graham Land" cds but having no Naval censor mark and so with the N.Z. "D.D.A./101" censor label at left and a near fine P. Stanley backstamp (11 Mar). Sent by the Operation's Radio Operator, Norman
Layther to his mother. Rare destination from Tabarin.Cross Reference: NEW ZEALAND, MILITARY - WWII, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL, 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 - INGOING COVER TO PORT LOCKROY BASE EX PORT STANLEY AT 1d RATE; 7 Apr. 1945 env. to "Captain Andrew Taylor, R.C.E.,
Grahamland" (Marr's successor as Base Commander from Feb. 1945) with Falklands 1d tied by a mainly v. fine Port Stanley cds and having a nearly very fine purple "Graham Land" arrival cds (16 Jan. 1946!) on the flaps on the reverse. Rare ingoing mail
delayed by the onset of winter and so not censored and not delivered for 9 months.Cross Reference: FALKLAND ISLANDS DEPENDENCIES, FALKLAND ISLANDS, MILITARY - WWII (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 110
Currently...£110.00
Currently...USD 148.50
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
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 GRAHAM LAND - RARE HOPE BAY BASE D 'DOTTED CIRCLE' CANCEL ON NAVAL CENSOR COVER TO G.B.; 14 Apr. 1945 env. to Glasgow University
from the Operation's Geologist, Bill Flett, with Graham Land 1d tied by fine and very rare purple dotted-circle "Graham Land" cds, having a blue tombstone-framed Naval censor mark (signed & dated by Flett himself!) on the front. This letter did not
leave the base until 1946. Thought to be a Unique Commercial usage from Tabarin. Exhibition Item.Cross Reference: FALKLAND ISLANDS DEPENDENCIES, MILITARY - WWII, MILITARY - CENSORED MAIL (Image) (Image2)
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Starting at £ 260
Currently...£260.00
Currently...USD 351.00
Closing..Nov-04, 04:00 AM |
