Lot 40000 – Arctic and Antarctic Expedition Collection
1897
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Lot 40000 – Arctic and Antarctic Expedition Collection 1897
Unknown
Price realised
12’500 EUR
Estimate
15’000 – 20’000 EUR
Auction date
Wed 8 Jun 2016 at 20:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
Arctic and Antarctic Expedition Collection
1897- 1997 Attractive and valuable collection of Expedition postcards, cigarette cards, covers etc., with Arctic (350 items) and Antarctic (188 items), Mount Everest (19 items), plus array of other expeditions incl. Paris to Peking, plus array of African expedition items (210 items) from the classic period of the early expeditions to the more modern era, including four large postcards albums showing strength in Arctic and Antarctic postcards with many signed by expedition members, the following Arctic Expeditions: 1897 Expedition of Andrée to the North Pole, 1899 Luigi Amedeo at the North Pole, The Nobile Expedition, The Princesse Alice Expedition etc., Antarctic Expeditions: Recuerdo, Le Francais, Pourquoi Pas, Charcot, Shackleton, Scott, Byrd etc., plus much more, a wonderful lot for study and expansion (760+ items)
Estimate: € 15’000 – € 20’000 Auction
Catalogue
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