Lot 65226 – 1928 (Oct 29) Wilkins Antarctic Expedition cover with Falkland Islands 1d, re-used in 1931 and carried on the Wilkins-Ellsworth Trans-Arctic Submarine Expedition,
Lot 65226 – 1928 (Oct 29) Wilkins Antarctic Expedition cover with Falkland Islands 1d, re-used in 1931 and carried on the Wilkins-Ellsworth Trans-Arctic Submarine Expedition,
Lot 65226 – 1928 (Oct 29) Wilkins Antarctic Expedition cover with Falkland Islands 1d, re-used in 1931 and carried on the Wilkins-Ellsworth Trans-Arctic Submarine Expedition,
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Unsold
Estimate
400 – 600 GBP
Auction date
Thu 29 May 2025 at 10:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1928 (Oct 29) Wilkins Antarctic Expedition cover with Falkland Islands 1d tied by Port Stanley cds and “Deception Island” cachet adjacent, then re-used in 1931 and carried to England on the Wilkins-Ellsworth Trans-Arctic Submarine Expedition, with large violet cachet, franked with KGV 1 1/2d tied by London cds to the US, then redirected to New York; cert. BPA (1969).
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