British Empire and Foreign Countries continued... Falkland Islands Dependencies: South Shetlands continued... Lot Symbol Descrip Opening 580 , entire, etc. Falkland Islands Dependencies: South Shetlands: 1930 (Mar. 18) envelope to Oregon, U.S.A. bearing ‘Whale & Penguin’ 1/2d., 1d., 2d. and 21/2d. tied by two fine strikes of B2 c.d.s., carried on the “Fleurus” to Montevideo with ms. receiving note of May 24 on reverse, attractive. S.G. Z149-Z152. Photo. (Image1) Get Market Data for [Falkland Islands Z149-Z152] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Est. £150-180 Closing..Jun-10, 08:00 AM EST. 581 , entire, etc. Falkland Islands Dependencies: South Shetlands: 1931 (Jan. 30) official envelope addressed to A.G.N. ‘Nelson’ Jones in Stanley franked by ‘Whale & Penguin’ 1/2d. pair, tied by neat type B2 c.d.s. (on same day as known attempted use of unauthorised bisects), carried on the “Discovery II” to Stanley with Mar. 16 backstamp. Photo. (Image1) Est. £120-150 Closing..Jun-10, 08:00 AM EST. 582 , entire, etc. Falkland Islands Dependencies: South Shetlands: Operation Tabarin and 1944-45 Overprints, used selection with individual value and full sets on cover or piece incl. 1944 (Feb. 5), envelope with straight line “FIRST DAY COVER” handstamp bearing 1d. self-addressed by Capt. Andrew Taylor at Deception Island, (Apr. 16) envelope (separated without affecting adhesives) from the scarcer third mailing (last of the season) with set of eight, cancelled fine by fine B3 c.d.s. in blue, 1945 (Jan. 28) to Argentina bearing Second printing set etc. (12 items) (Image1) Est. £100-120 Closing..Jun-10, 08:00 AM EST. 583 , entire, etc. Falkland Islands Dependencies: South Shetlands: 1944 (Feb. 6) apparently commercial cover from the first mailing sent by Capt. D.W. Roberts, Colonial Manager, to L.W. Young, Manager of the Falkland Islands Company in Surrey, franked Overprint 1d. neatly cancelled C1, Stanley Mar. 6 transit on reverse. Photo. (Image1) Est. £150-180 Closing..Jun-10, 08:00 AM EST. 584 , entire, etc. Falkland Islands Dependencies: South Shetlands: 1944 (Oct. 9) censored Government envelope addressed by Base B’s radio operator Norman Layther to his mother in Auckland, New Zealand (noted no. 23 in the correspondence) franked 1/2d. pair (one with slight damage at foot), with Naval tombstone censor mark signed by Base Leader W. Flett as acting magistrate, part covered by PC.90 Examiner 2482 resealing tape, backstamped Port Stanley Dec. 15 1944. Mail was not collected from the base until H.M.S. “William Scoresby” arrived on Dec. 11 1944 on her first relief voyage of the season. Photo. (Image1) Est. £250-300 Closing..Jun-10, 08:00 AM EST. 585 , entire, etc. Falkland Islands Dependencies: South Shetlands: 1944 (Dec. 6) uncensored registered cover to Canada, endorsed “Via Airmail” and franked at this rate by Overprint 3d. and 1s. set of eight tied by violet B5 c.d.s. and with scarce “(Fox Bay)” deleted type 11 registration label at left, with a range of transit and arrival backstamps having been redirected within Saskatchewan. Photo. (Image1) Est. £200-250 Closing..Jun-10, 08:00 AM EST. 586 Used Falkland Islands Dependencies: South Shetlands: 1947, 1948 reuse of type B2 c.d.s. with code D after the destruction by fire of Base B, selection of nine covers and Overprint 4d., incl. 1947 (Jan. 30) first day of use in Stanley, (Mar. 30) bearing Map 6d. black and ochre, (Apr. 9) with Map 6d. cancelled in blue with code D reversed, 1948 (Mar. 3) O.H.M.S. stampless to Sheffield with continued use of ‘47’ year slug, (Feb. 5) War Economy envelope to H.M.S. “Snipe” bearing Map set cancelled with ‘48’ slug etc. (Image1) Est. £100-120 Closing..Jun-10, 08:00 AM EST. 587 Used Falkland Islands Dependencies: South Shetlands: Collection of later covers, airletters etc. with range of c.d.s. types from 1947 onward in two binders, variously franked and addressed, commercial and philatelic, incl. Map set on likely backdated cover to H.M.S. “William Scoresby”, Thin Map 21/2d. on 1950 (Dec. 30) to Yorkshire, pair and single on 1951 (Mar. 2) registered cover to Australia, T.A.E. share certificate, F.I.D.A.S.E. incl. 1951 (Dec. 31) to Newcastle with straight line “m.s. ‘OLUF SVEN”, Hunting Aerosurveys cachet on four covers, one from B. Powell, another signed by P. Mott, 1961 to Ohio with framed “O.A.T./F.B.”, later with B.A.T. issue frankings 1963 to 1967 incl. 1967 (Nov. 29) ‘eruption’ cover prepared on the “Shackleton”, flight covers, and a range of Antarctic covers from other nations. (Image1) Est. £100-120 Closing..Jun-10, 08:00 AM EST. 588 , entire, etc. Falkland Islands Dependencies: South Shetlands: 1956 (Jan. 31) cover to U.S.A. franked at surface foreign letter rate by Dependencies 1954 21/2d. (2) and with F.I.D.A.S.E. label (Youle B-HU-03) also unusually tied by B6 c.d.s., this believed to be the only such cover known. Carried on the R.R.S. “John Biscoe” departing Feb. 14 for Stanley and onward transmission via Montevideo. Photo. (Image1) Est. £200-250 Closing..Jun-10, 08:00 AM EST. Antarctica: Swedish Expedition 1901-04 Lot Symbol Descrip Opening 589 , entire, etc. Antarctica: Swedish Expedition 1901-04: Argentine Relief Expedition 1904: Real photographic postcard of the “Uruguay” signed on picture side by seven members of the expedition, Caillet Bois, Galindez, Gorrochátegui, Igurret, Maveroff, Pereyra and Yalour, dated Dec. 10 1904 and used under cover, rare and attractive. Photo. (Image1) Est. £500-600 Closing..Jun-10, 08:00 AM EST. 590 , entire, etc. Antarctica: Swedish Expedition 1901-04: Argentine Relief Expedition, Wharton CI-12 El Diario card with sketch of Irizar used under cover, La Nación series, card 33 featuring General Mitre and others (Wharton XLN-33) unused, also a selection of later commemorative and reproduction cards. (14 items) (Image1) Est. £50-70 Closing..Jun-10, 08:00 AM EST. Antarctica: British Expedition 1907-09 Lot Symbol Descrip Opening 591 Used Antarctica: British Expedition 1907-09: King Edward VII Land 1908 Royle 1d. block of four with central “FE 27/08” expedition c.d.s. (without time slug on the day the post office was fully established), also Victoria Land 1911-13 1d. tied to piece by expedition “3 MR/12”expedition c.d.s. (day on which the “Terra Nova” sailed from the Antarctic base), fine. S.G. A1, A3, cat. £340. (Image1) Get Market Data for [Antarctica A1] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Est. £80-100 Closing..Jun-10, 08:00 AM EST. 592 , entire, etc. Antarctica: British Expedition 1907-09: Expedition envelope endorsed “From E.H. Shackleton” addressed to official representative Joseph Kinsey in Christchurch with King Edward VII Land 1d. cancelled “MR 4/09” and additionally bearing Victoria Land 1d. (2) cancelled “9 FE/11” and “3 MR/12” respectively and Victoria Land 1/2d. pair cancelled “FE 4/13”, all with expedition c.d.s’s. Accompanied by 1931 personal letter from Kinsey confirming that the cover was carried on no fewer than four trips to the Antarctic. S.G. A1-3. Photo. (Image1) Get Market Data for [Antarctica A1-3] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Est. £700-800 Closing..Jun-10, 08:00 AM EST. 593 , entire, etc. Antarctica: British Expedition 1907-09: 1908 (Jan. 15) large part cover unusually addressed to Dorothy Pudsey-Dawson in England, the King Edward VII Land 1d. with expedition c.d.s. cut away and reaffixed at lower left, carried on the “Koonya” which had towed “Nimrod” out of Lyttelton to save coal (just 130 items despatched) with Christchurch Jan. 22 machine cancellation and Oxford Mar. 1 arrival on reverse, some staining, also Victoria Land 1911-13 1d. mint. Photo. (Image1) Est. £200-250 Closing..Jun-10, 08:00 AM EST. Antarctica: French Expedition 1908-10 Lot Symbol Descrip Opening 594 Antarctica: French Antarctic Expedition 1908-10: 1908 expedition label in blue inscribed "POLE SUD - EXPEDITION CHARCOT/POURQUOI PAS?" with "I" in "POURQUOI" apparently created from broken "U" to correct original spelling error, lightly cancelled by three line “EXPEDITION FRANCAISE/AU POLE SUD/abord du POURQUOI PAS” in red, fine and rare. Photo. (Image1) Est. £100-120 Closing..Jun-10, 08:00 AM EST. Antarctica: British Expedition 1910-13 Lot Symbol Descrip Opening 595 , entire, etc. Antarctica: British Expedition 1910-13: Victoria Land 1d. block of four cancelled by expedition “9 FE/11” c.d.s on “Terra Nova” envelope (foreshortened at left) addressed to J. Kinsey in Christchurch. S.G. A4. Photo. (Image1) Get Market Data for [Antarctica A4] View Visual Pricing Guide Make Sample Census Est. £120-150 Closing..Jun-10, 08:00 AM EST. Antarctica: RRS Discovery II Expeditions 1929-52 Lot Symbol Descrip Opening 596 , entire, etc. Antarctica: RRS Discovery II Expeditions 1929-52: “Report of the Interdepartmental Committee on Research and Development in the Dependencies of the Falkland Islands” (Apr. 1920) Government blue paper published by HM Stationery Office, slight cover faults but fascinating and scarce. From this resulted the Discovery Committee expeditions. Also an interesting range of seven incoming covers from whaling and marine research institutions etc. addressed to Dr. N.A. Mackintosh at the “Discovery” Investigations offices in London between 1949 and 1952 from Canada, Gibraltar, Japan (2), Netherlands, Portugal and U.S.A. (8 items) (Image1) Est. £120-150 Closing..Jun-10, 08:00 AM EST. 597 , entire, etc. Antarctica: RRS Discovery II Expeditions 1929-52: 1950-51, three O.H.M.S. envelopes sent airmail from the ship during her 6th and last commission, addressed (believed to be by scientific leader of the expedition Dr. H.F.P. Herdman) to Dr. N.A. Mackintosh at the “Discovery” Investigations offices in London, one sent 1950 (Nov.1) franked 1s.3d. from Wellington, New Zealand, the others from Australia franked 1s.6d., one cancelled Sydney 1951 (May 16), the other uncancelled. (3 covers) Photo. (Image1) Est. £200-250 Closing..Jun-10, 08:00 AM EST. Antarctica: Later Expeditions Lot Symbol Descrip Opening 598 , entire, etc. Antarctica: Orcadas del Sur: Selection incl. six covers or cards and three pieces from the Meteorological Station with Argentine issues cancelled between 1942 and 1981, also British items with Base H 1963 cover etc. (15 items) (Image1) Est. £80-100 Closing..Jun-10, 08:00 AM EST. Antarctica: Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1955-58 Lot Symbol Descrip Opening 599 , entire, etc. Antarctica: Trans-Antarctic Expedition 1955-58: 1957, four matching envelopes to New Zealand bearing Dependencies overprint set cancelled at Bases A, N, O (showing asterisk at foot error) and W respectively, also similar cover from Base G but to London, each with enclosed printed letter from Private Secretary of the Duke of Edinburgh, the last cover with Duke’s crest on flap. (5 covers) (Image1) Est. £100-120 Closing..Jun-10, 08:00 AM EST. Previous Page, Next Page or Return to Table of Contents

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