Lot 60844 – 1952 Expedition illustrated postcard franked by Madahascar 1F Provisional air tied by Terre Adelie 24 Jan. 1952 cds
Lot 60844 – 1952 Expedition illustrated postcard franked by Madahascar 1F Provisional air tied by Terre Adelie 24 Jan. 1952 cds
Thematics » Polar
Price realised
160 EUR
Estimate
200 – 300 EUR
Auction date
Thu 17 Jun 2021 at 17:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1952 Expedition illustrated postcard franked by Madahascar 1F Provisional air tied by Terre Adelie 24 Jan. 1952 cds and with “Base Pointe Geologie / 1951 / 1952” cachet, sent the night the main building of the base Marret caught fire and was destroyed, the personnel evacuated by the “Tottan” which happened to be there, scarce, very fine, recently discovered in Duhamel family archive.For more information about this event, visit:
http://terreadelie-antarctique.blogspot.com/2017/09/la-cabane-marret.html
http://terreadelie-antarctique.blogspot.com/2017/09/la-cabane-marret.html
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