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Falkland Islands and Antarctica continued...

Falkland Islands Dependencies: South Orkneys continued...
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682 / c, entire, etc. imageFalkland Islands Dependencies: South Orkneys: A most unusual cover to Lancashire bearing 1944 Overprint 2d. and late use of Falkland Is. 1937 Coronation 1/2d. with ms. addition “DEPENDENCY/SOUTH ORKNEYS”, cancelled Signy Island H2 c.d.s. with date unclear. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £100-120

SOLD for £140.00
Closing..Oct-04, 03:00 AM EST.
Antarctica: German Expedition 1901-03
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683 / c, entire, etc. imageAntarctica: 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)

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Est. £800-1,000

SOLD for £650.00
Closing..Oct-04, 03:00 AM EST.
Antarctica: Scottish National Expedition 1902-04
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684 / c, entire, 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.

Est. £100-120

SOLD for £380.00
Closing..Oct-04, 03:00 AM EST.
Antarctica: British Expedition 1910-13
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685 / On piece, front, etc. imageAntarctica: 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)

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Est. £100-120

SOLD for £170.00
Closing..Oct-04, 03:00 AM EST.
Antarctica: Wilkins-Hearst Expedition 1928-30
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686 / c, entire, etc. imageAntarctica: Wilkins-Hearst Expedition 1928-30: ‘Iceberg’ envelope to U.S.A. signed by Hubert Wilkins dated Mar. 1929, bearing Chile 10c., 15c., cancelled Puerto Montt Feb. 12 and backstamped Valparaiso Feb. 15, with expedition cachet “Wilkins Antarctic/Expedition/Deception/Island” in violet, slightly water affected otherwise fine. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £100-120

CLOSED
Closing..Oct-04, 03:00 AM EST.
Antarctica: British Antarctic Territory
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687 Unmounted imageAntarctica: 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)

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Est. £350-400

SOLD for £260.00
Closing..Oct-04, 03:00 AM EST.
688 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)

Est. £150-200

CLOSED
Closing..Oct-04, 03:00 AM EST.
689 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)

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Est. £120-150

CLOSED
Closing..Oct-04, 03:00 AM EST.
690 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)

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Est. £100-120

CLOSED
Closing..Oct-04, 03:00 AM EST.

The Expeditions of Richard E Byrd

Arctic: MacMillan-Byrd Expedition 1925
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691 / c, entire, etc. imageArctic: MacMillan-Byrd Expedition 1925: Envelope carried on the first leg of the expedition with purple four line “AIR MAIL/Phila - Boston/VIA/MacMillan Expedition” cachet, addressed to Boston bearing 2c. cancelled by Philadelphia Navy Yard Station June 9 duplex with Boston June 11 duplex alongside and on reverse. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £200-250

CLOSED
Closing..Oct-04, 03:00 AM EST.
692 / c, entire, etc. imageArctic: MacMillan-Byrd Expedition 1925: Very small envelope endorsed “Via/US Navy/Plane/Lt. Com./R.E. Byrd” in red, carried and signed by Byrd, addressed to the base at Etah, Greenland with Lexington-Concord 2c. tied to reverse by one of two fine strikes of “U.S.Navy/(anchor)/Polar Expedition” cachet. Rare. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £800-1,000

CLOSED
Closing..Oct-04, 03:00 AM EST.
693 / c, entire, etc. imageArctic: MacMillan-Byrd Expedition 1925: U.S. 1c. postal stationery card, cancelled by Philadelphia Navy Yard Station June 10 duplex, with typed account on reverse confirming having been carried on the attempted Polar flight, signed by both Byrd and MacMillan and with double oval “MACMILLAN AERIAL/POLAR/1925/MAIL/ARCTIC EXPEDITION” cachet in blue. Rare. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £250-300

CLOSED
Closing..Oct-04, 03:00 AM EST.
694 / c, entire, etc. imageArctic: MacMillan-Byrd Expedition 1925: U.S. 1c. postal stationery card, cancelled by Philadelphia Navy Yard Station June 10 duplex, with typed account on reverse confirming having been carried on the attempted Polar flight, signed by both Byrd and MacMillan and with double oval “MACMILLAN AERIAL/POLAR/1925/MAIL/ARCTIC EXPEDITION” cachet in blue. Rare. The property of another vendor. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £250-300

CLOSED
Closing..Oct-04, 03:00 AM EST.
695 / c, entire, etc. imageArctic: MacMillan-Byrd Expedition 1925: Two unused ‘homemade’ real photographic postcards showing expedition ships “Peary” and “Baudouin” respectively. Taken at Wiscasset, Maine before departure on June 20. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £100-120

CLOSED
Closing..Oct-04, 03:00 AM EST.
Arctic: Byrd North Pole Flight 1926
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696 / c, entire, etc. imageArctic: Byrd North Pole Flight 1926: Envelope privately carried by Byrd on the flight, bearing U.S. 2c. tied by one of two strikes of NY-Alesund “–9 V 26” c.d.s., later carried on South Pole expeditions with Byrd II 3c. on reverse cancelled by Little America Jan. 31 1934 and Jan. 30 1935 duplexes, vertical crease and roughly opened but very scarce, having been held for many years in Byrd’s personal archive. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £200-250

SOLD for £150.00
Closing..Oct-04, 03:00 AM EST.
697 / c, entire, etc. imageArctic: Byrd North Pole Flight 1926: Real photographic card incorporating four images of aspects of the flight, endorsed on reverse “To Fred Cleverly/(Wanganui)/N.Z./from Richard W. Konter/(Ukelele Dick)/Byrd Arctic (& Antarctic Expedition” and with printed description (foxed). Also 1935 commemorative cover with Byrd II 3c. cancelled by SS “Jacob Ruppert” May 9 1935 duplex. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £200-250

SOLD for £150.00
Closing..Oct-04, 03:00 AM EST.
Byrd Transatlantic Flight 1927
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698 / c, entire, etc. imageByrd Transatlantic Flight 1927: Very small envelope signed by Byrd, endorsed “Via the Airplane/”America” and addressed to London, with New York June 21 and Ver-sur-Mer July 2 c.d.s’s, resealed by Postes et Telegraphes official tape, the original adhesive washed off, and with American Embassy receiving handstamp. Also 1930 Exhibit Supply Co., Chicago advertising card showing the “America” (incorrectly cited as the plane used by Byrd for the North Pole flight). Competing for the Orteig prize for the first Trans-Atlantic flight, subsequently won by Charles Lindbergh, but delayed by a succession of problems, the “America” ditched in the sea off Caen on July 1. The mail, the first official U.S. Post Office consignment by air across the Atlantic, was duly salvaged but the mailbag had become soaked. Photo. (Image1)

Est. £200-250

SOLD for £250.00
Closing..Oct-04, 03:00 AM EST.
Antarctica: First Byrd Expedition 1928-30
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699 / c, entire, etc. imageAntarctica: 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)

Est. £250-300

SOLD for £190.00
Closing..Oct-04, 03:00 AM EST.
700 / c, entire, etc. imageAntarctica: 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)

Est. £300-350

SOLD for £350.00
Closing..Oct-04, 03:00 AM EST.
701 / c, entire, etc. imageAntarctica: 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)

Est. £250-300

SOLD for £190.00
Closing..Oct-04, 03:00 AM EST.

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