1909 (Mar 4) Cover with "BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION 1907" printed flap, addressed to Christchurch with King Edward VII Land 1d tied by "BRIT. ANTARCTIC EXPD." c.d.s applied on the "Nimrod" which sailed past Cape Royds on this day, light horizontal fold, otherwise fine. The final mail from the Shackleton Expedition, the c.d.s mainly used on loose C.T.O stamps on this date with few covers cancelled.
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1913 (Jan 18) Registered cover to "Conrad Fry Esq, Director, J.S Fry & Sons Ltd, Union Street, Bristol, England" franked Victoria Land 1d strip of three and bearing a blank registration label (no. 67), with "BRIT. ANTARCTIC EXPD" datestamp on the label and stamps, applied on the "Terra Nova" on the day the ship arrived at Cape Evans and learnt of the death of Scott and his companions, backstamped at Lyttelton (Feb 12), Auckland and T.P.O Wanganui Wellington. Also a Victoria Land 1d tied by JA.18.13 c.d.s to printed certificate confirming the stamp is genuine, reproduction signatures of Comdr. Evans and Francis Drake, central horizontal fold. Fry & Sons, cocoa and chocolate manufactures, were one of the sponsors of Scott s Expedition and used pictures of the expedition in their adverts. The cover with minor soiling and vertical fold at left but very scarce, just 100 registered covers sent by the expedition, few of which still exist. (2). Photo on Page 122. (Image1)