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British Empire and Foreign Countries
South West Africa (2)
Whaling Mail (14)
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Whaling Mail: Germany: 1938 (Sept. 8) unaddressed postcard whilst at Hamburg, also (Oct. 23) 5pf. Hindenburg stationery card, some creasing at top, whilst approaching Curaçao, and (May 11) plain card bearing Hindenburg 3pf. at the end of the final season, both to Mannheim, each showing Deutsche Schi
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Whaling Mail: Germany: 1938 (Nov. 11) 5pf. Hindenburg printed matter postal stationery card to Regensburg and large piece to Braunschweig bearing Air 5pf. cancelled by Deutsche Schiffspost Eismeer c.d.s. of the WMS “Wikinger”. “Wikinger” had one season in the Antarctic whaling grounds and one this d
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Whaling Mail: Germany: 1939 (Feb. 11) 6pf. Hindenburg unaddressed postal stationery card, (Mar. 18) strike on small piece, (May 11) card to Vienna with Hindenburg 3pf. showing Deutsche Schiffspost Eismeer c.d.s. cancellations of the WMS “Wikinger”. “Wikinger” had one season in the Antarctic whaling
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Whaling Mail: Germany: 1939 (Feb. 11) piece from cover to Ratibor bearing Breslau Tournament 15pf. and (June 16) postcard to Carl Loewe in Flensburg franked Hindenburg 5pf. showing Deutsche Schiffspost Eismeer c.d.s. cancellations of the “Jan Wellem” from her third Antarctic season. “Jan Wellem” (fo
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Whaling Mail: Germany: 1939 (Feb. 15) tying Hindenburg 1pf. to piece, (Feb. 19) postcard to Hamburg franked Hindenburg 3pf. and carried by tanker “Sveve”, (Apr. 3) postcard bearing Hindenburg 1pf. and 5pf., (and May 3) postcard to Carl Loewe in Flensburg franked Hindenburg 5pf., all showing Deutsche
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Whaling Mail: Great Britain: 1920 (Jan.) stampless envelope from Tristan da Cunha to Major G.M. Benny in Shropshire collected by Christian Salvesen transport vessel “Pentaur”, calling with supplies for the community, showing fine type II cachet in purple-black and South Georgia June 4 c.d.s., the co
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Whaling Mail: Great Britain: 1920 (Oct.) stampless envelope from Tristan da Cunha to Douglas Gane in London collected by whale catcher “Southern Cross”, departing on Oct. 3 with fine type II cachet in purple-black and and arriving at Prince Olav Harbour on Nov. 13, later shipped south and backstampe
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Whaling Mail: Great Britain: 1931 envelope from England addressed to Rev. Augustus George Partridge on Tristan da Cunha delivered by Christian Salvesen whaling transport ship “Seringa”, arriving Mar. 6 en route to South Georgia, franked 21/2d. tied by Southampton Jan. 26 machine cancellation with Lo
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Whaling Mail: Norway: 1923 (May) stampless envelope from Tristan da Cunha to Mrs Mary Jose, wife of Rev. Edward Salisbury Jose, in Kent, redirected to Buckinghamshire collected by whale catcher “Hercules” owned by A/S Ørnen en route from whaling grounds around South Shetlands and Graham Land via Sou
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Whaling Mail: Norway: 1929 (Feb. 26) envelope to Valborg Olausen in Vestbanenene, Norway franked Falklands 21/2d. deep steel-blue tied by South Georgia SG1 c.d.s., folds, flap missing. B.P.A. certificate (1994) Photo.
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Whaling Mail: Norway: 1935 (Apr.) stampless envelope from Tristan da Cunha to Devon collected by Thorshammer expedition whale catchers, without customary type V cachet and showing on reverse improvised cachet “FROM/TRISTAN DA CUNHA/20 APR 1935” in violet, with framed “PAQUEBOT” (Hosking 1302, scarce
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Whaling Mail: Norway: 1936 (Jan.) stampless envelope from Tristan da Cunha to Mrs. Joyce Cusworth in Yorkshire collected by whale catcher “Gribb” en route south to the whaling grounds, the mail likely thereafter likely passed to the tanker “Thorsheimer” returning to Europe with a cargo of whale oil,
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Whaling Mail: Norway: Small selection incl. 1941 censored airmail cover to Alf Fandnas at the Norwegian Seaman’s Church in New York from his wife in Sandefjord, “NORSK SKIPSPOST/HANDELSFLÅTEN” rectangular datestamp tying 1943-45 10ø., 15ø. and 20ø. and original set of six values to two plain covers,
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Whaling Mail: Various: Selection incl. 1935 piece believed from “Thorshammer” visit bearing G.B. 1d. and 11/2d. with type V cachet overstruck by London Nov. 19 machine cancellation 1955 (Nov. 12) two ‘Evans’ covers from “Willem Barendsz” and f.d.c. from 1957 Charity set incl. the ship, 1971 Japanes
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South West Africa: 1949 U.P.U. set in horizontal bilingual pairs with sans-serif small “SPECIMEN” rubber overprint from an unidentified receiving authority, centrally applied to each pair, fine with gum. (6) S.G. 138-40. Photo.
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South West Africa: An accumulation in a stockbook and on cards, K.G.V to early Q.E.II, incl. specimens, varieties, postage dues, large multiples, etc. (100s)
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