Polar Postal History Society of Great Britain Postal Auction 68 Sep 2014

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1 Auction Number no 68 will be a postal auction. Postal/ bidding closes at 17:00 on Saturday 15 th November Terms & Conditions and a bid form can be found elsewhere in the catalogue. Bids below the specified reserve stand little chance of success and are to be discouraged! ARCTIC six flight covers (PAA / SAS) for flights across the North Pole 6 2 Finland 1961 Midnight Sun flight over Arctic Circle, polar circle pmk, dated 4 th August 3 Germany th July cover from MS Regina Maris cruise Hamburg to Nordkap and Spitzbergen 4 Greenland th August LGMC East Greenland Expedition cover to HEJ Evans, signed by 7 team members, scarce 5 Greenland th March Arctic Supply cover to HEJ Evans via MS Nanok S 6 Norway th June Midnight Sun Cruise cover from MV Irpinia, signed 7 Norway th April, Paquebot cover via MS Nordapp 2 8 Russia th Anniversary of Von Sedov Expedition cover, ch, dated 27 th August 9 USA th March 23 rd Iditarod (Dog Race) cover 10 USA nd March 24 th Iditarod (Dog Race) cover carried by Aaron Burmeister 11 USA BMEWS Survival Insurance cover, date indecipherable POSTCARDS Wharton references where applicable 12 AA-8 Bridge of Belgica during over-wintering, unused AB-22 Belgica in the Polar Sea, unused AB-22 Belgica in the Polar Sea, used 1902 Anvers 15 BAS 4, 5, 11, 20 and 37 unused 2 16 CD Argentine Expedition, Segundo Hermelo Commonwealth Institute Grahamland hut scene, unused FC-2511 Dr Charcot s Francais postally used St Malo HH-7 Pourquoi Pas? in harbour unused small piece missing top right 20 HI-10 Pourquoi Pas? Unused HI-2 Pourquoi Pas? unused with rubber stamp Pourquoi Pas? on front KB-7199A Captain Scott, unused 6 23 Modern Hedgehog House set of 8 sepia (large) cards, H1 H8 - Celebrating the Heroic Era 24 SB-1 ANARE stamp Seven Seas card, unused 25 SC-2 Seven Seas Elephant Seal at Macquarie, pmk 23 rd December, 1 st day ch for Anare stamp, scarce BAT these are very large covers A4+ (9 inches x 14 inches) nd January German Antarctic Flights via Rothera and Halley with full set of Marine Life definitive and many ch inc Polarstern and signatures nd January German Antarctic Flights via Rothera and Halley to Neumayer. Full set of Marine Life definitive and many ch and signatures th February German Antarctic Flight via Rothera and Halley to Neumayer, with 1 Marine Life definitive, flown in Dornier, many ch and signatures th December German Antarctic Flights via Rothera and Halley, with many ch inc Polarstern, signatures and Grahamland set of four stamps Falkands th March German Antarctic Flight, registered cover via Bransfield to Stanley, many ch th July German Antarctic Flight registered cover via Rothera and Halley, via Bransfield and Polarstern to South Georgia, many ch th January German Antarctic Flight to Neumayer via Rothera and Halley and Polarstern, many ch, BAT Halley set of four 1986 German Antarctic Flight via Rothera and Halley with many ch inc East and West German bases, Naturalists set of four, Questions? Pottergate Road, Ancaster, Lincs NG32 3QZ Page 1 of 6

2 BAT three covers with range of BAT definitives to 3d, pmk Halley, Signy, Argentine Is st February pl fdc for ½ d to 1/- values (10 values) pmk Deception th March flight cover HMS Protector to Deception, pilot signed to Cutler, UK nd December Flight cover Adelaide Island to Deception Island, pilot signed to USA definitive set range on four covers ships ch, Shackleton / Biscoe / Bases correct rates to UK and Europe th January cover from Deception via RRS Shackleton to Sweden th January airmail cover to Ireland from Deception with range of BAT defs inc 9d th January cover from Halley Bay, to Cutler UK, correct rate, signed four base members th January pl env to HEJ Evans, Argentine Islands, HMS Endurance CO boxed ch and Penguin in Duffle coat date ch th January pl env to HEJ Evans with Base ch and scarce purple M?S Perla Dan ch th February Scientific set Argentine Islands to USA, Shackleton ch, signed Captain th January pl env from Argentine Islands with HMS Endurance Albatross date ch 6 th December th February from Base Z to UK with boxed Baird Coast ch Whales fdc pmk Halley Bay, unaddressed th January commercial cover from Halley Bay, SH Z6, to USA sent ex MO/BAS/Halley nd March pl env from Faraday with HMS Endurance date ch rd December 15 Years SA Patrol HMS Endurance cover Valpariso Chile th January HMS Endurance card from Faraday with large Palmer Station map ch and boxed Palmer and Faraday ch th February pl env pmk Brabant Island, with Endurance ch with Polish base ch th February15 Years SA Patrol HMS Endurance cover to Tony Bray numbered st February pl env from Signy via Endurance with red Endurance circular ch th February pl env from Basille Expedition to Antarctic Peninsula sent to HEJ Evans Grahamland (Faraday) and 1987 Scott (Rothera) clean and unaddressed fdcs th December pl env from Faraday to UK, via Biscoe Operation Tabarin fdc, pmk Faraday, registered with Chester backstamp th January ppc of Penguins with scarce commercial use of 35p Xmas stamp, Port Lockroy cds Antarctic Clothing fdc pmk Port Lockroy st December Otter flight cover from Sanae to Halley, pilot signed to Germany th March postcard of RRS Ernest Shackleton from Lockroy with ships ch FALKLAND ISLANDS May Aquila Airways illustrated cover to London with large First Flight pmk (Heijtz PS.Airs.1) th November reg env to UK with First Overseas Airmail pmk and ch, (Heijtz PS.Airs.2) Heraldic Arms, 1976 Sheep Farming, 1979 Kelp, 1085 Railway four clean and unaddressed fdcs range of 7 covers via RRS Bransfield, various ch and pmks st December tatty crumpled envelope to UK from Port Stanley with First Flight Pembroke Airfield ch (Heijtz PS.Airs.3) Butterflies definitive on three clean and unaddressed fdcs th May Flown souvenir cover World Record Flight Mount Pleasant to Brize Norton, signed, numbered 1474 / Royal Engineers fdc pm Stanley with boxed ch and signed by Capt KE Bingham Questions? Pottergate Road, Ancaster, Lincs NG32 3QZ Page 2 of 6

3 (41/50) Royal Engineers fdc pm Stanley with boxed ch and signed by Col WT Dennison (1/50) Royal Engineers fdc pm Stanley with boxed ch and signed by Gen WGH Beach (41/50) Royal Engineers fdc pm Stanley with boxed ch and signed by Leslie Curtis (designer) (42/50) Royal Engineers fdc pm Stanley with boxed ch and signed by Sir Rex Hunt (40/50) th Anniversary fdc pmk Stanley 2 FALKLAND ISLANDS DEPENDENCIES th May South Georgia o/p set of eight on pl env to Australia, backstamped on arrival range of six covers inc Shackleton TAE set, Argentine Is, Bransfield, yacht Mischief etc th December South Georgia GVI 6d on pl env to Stanley th March Coronation 1d on pl env from Deception to Stanley, scarce internal post st January pl env with TAE set of four, pmk Port Lockroy to Stanley st January TAE set on registered env to UK pmk South Georgia January pl env with faint Anvers Is pmk, to Fisher, UK th June pl env to UK, handwritten address, IGY cds th June pl env to UK, handwritten address, Shackleton cds th December Silver Wedding set on pl env, pmk South Shetlands, penguin ch on front th December TAE set on slight cover from USS Staten Island to Halley, signed base leader and pilot, rare st January pl env to UK, type-written address, 3d Ships definitive, Admiralty Bay cds rd January with special IGY pmk to HEJ Evans th February illustrated cover Loubet Coast, Base W cds, to UK, typed address th March pl env with TAE set of four, pmk Signy Island rd April flight cover HMS Protector to Deception, pilot signed to HEJ Evans th May TAE range South Georgia to USA, RRS Shackleton ch on reverse, scarce use th March air letter to Bridger & Kay with 6d Ship pmk Argentine Islands th January reg cover to UK with 1/- Ship tied to Base Z, Halley Bay pmk March pl env with note no postal facilities at Base T and signed by leader, correct surface rate st January Flight cover HMS Protector to Base E, pilot signed to USA, rd February Helicopter Flight from HMS Protector to Arg Islands, on cover to USA th April pl env from South Georgia with Southern Harvester ch signed by master to UK, scarce st December Flight cover Adelaide to Stonington Island, pilot signed cover to USA st December Otter Flight Stonington Island to Fossil Bluff, pilot signed cover to USA th December large cover from HMS Protector to South Georgia with definitives to 2/6 also postcard of ship th December correct rate to USA via HMS Endurance, ch with signature th August reg cover with range of South Georgia decimal o/p defs 2 ½ p, 5p 7 ½ p. 10p Silver Wedding, 1982 Insects, fdcs, unaddressed th December pl env to Wickham with HMS endurance date ch, 11 th December Ships Definitives on 3 fdcs, pmk South Georgia, unaddressed th March Ship (Endurance) from South Georgia to HEJ Evans with Bird Is and Endurance ch nd March HMS Endurance cover signed Major Rhind OC South Georgia Questions? Pottergate Road, Ancaster, Lincs NG32 3QZ Page 3 of 6

4 FSAT / TAAF th March pl cover from Thala Dan, lge ch, plus 13 th Expedition ch, signed by master, pmk Le Havre th December pl cover from Thala Dan, lge ch, 16 th Exepdition ch, signed, pm Hobart th March pl env to Jagger via Marion Dufresne, ch, signed three covers from Marianne Dufresne, various ch and signatures rd January two covers with Ross set, pmk Crozet, both signed by postmaster th January lge env pmk St Paul, two signatures, and base ch th October pl env to UK, pmk St Paul, Marine Mammals set of two th March pl env to HEJ Evans via Adelie with 33 rd Expedition ch rd December cover pmk Kerguelen from Kapitan Klebnikov, several ch, to Cutler Carnet de Voyage Tourism, three large fdcs Carnet de Voyage Terre Adelie, three large fdcs th February pl env to Garbutt via Astrolab, signed, 60 th Expedition ch VARIOUS 121 AAT th March pair of registered covers from MacQuarie, Anare 1947 ch 122 Argentina 1959 February FANU Tourist Ship cover with various pmks Melchior, Deception 123 Belgium th January expedition cover with special ch and pmk tied to Dogs stamp (as issued and from m/s), signed by de Gerlache 124 Belgium th January, th March (2) and 22 nd February four plain env from Belgian South Pole base Belgium 1988 Belgica 90 th Anniversary three souvenir covers (special postmark) 126 Belgium 50 covers , range of dates, ch and markings, some duplication also 1957 Huskies m/s mint (not on leaves) Chile 1971 Antarctic Treaty 1981 Teniente Marsh th Anniversary three fdcs Chile th February 25 th Anniversary cover for Base O Higgins 129 Japan th January 3 rd expedition cover with special pmk 130 Japan range of 10 covers with various ch, pmks Ross Dependency th January Maiden Voyage of HMNZS Endeavour 132 Ross Dependency six covers all with the 4d or 3c Scott and Shackleton stamp 133 Ross Dependency th July Introduction of decimal currency fdc, special pmk 134 Ross Dependency 1982 Canterbury Museum souvenir card taken to Cape Adare, numbered 69 / 120, signed 135 RSA th October Marion Island Mowe IIII purple ch, crossed out on illustrated cover, signed WA van Huyston (?) and RRS Shackleton signed by master scarce 24 expedition cover 136 RSA th April cover from Bouvet Island via HMS Protector with scarce flight ch, on Island with AB Crawford label on reverse 137 Russia 1978 Fauna of Antarctica five single stamp fdcs Tristan da Cunha st March Gough Island cover with boxed Department of Transport Weather Office ch, via Tristania!! some ch slightly feint 139 USA th May Byrd Snow Cruiser certified 7714, pmk Boston 140 USA pictorial covers postmarked at South Pole Station or McMurdo Station 141 USA Cape Hallett Station range of 43 covers and 6 photos , expedition ch and some signed USA South Pole Station range of 15 covers posted to the base, all with Station ch Questions? Pottergate Road, Ancaster, Lincs NG32 3QZ Page 4 of 6

5 Abbreviations which may be used in the catalogue: Addr addressed adh adhesive cds circular date stamps ch or c cachet(s); comm commemorative Env envelope fdc first day cover fdi first day of issue grn green ill/illus illustrated MW Margery Wharton catalogue paq paquebot ppc picture postcard pmk postmark pur purple TERMS AND CONDITIONS 1. Each lot is sold subject to any reserve price, disclosed or not. 2. Subject to the above the highest valid bid shall secure the lot. 3. The conduct of the auction shall be regulated by, and be at the discretion of, the Auction Manager. 4. Bidding steps shall be: 25p up to, 50p up to, 1 up to 20, 2 up to 0 and thereafter. 5. Vendors have described their own lots and stated their estimates/reserves. The Society, its Officers and the Auction Manager accepts no responsibility for any statements in the catalogue or elsewhere.disputes are to be resolved between the vendor and purchaser although the Auction Manager may act as arbitrator 6. All bids should be sent on the bid form (or ed) to the Auction Manager : All bids (postal and ) should be with the Auction Manager by 17:00 on Wednesday 18 th September In the case of tied bids the first one received shall have priority so bid early! TO BID ON ANY OF THE LOTS ABOVE EITHER: 1) Send by Post fully complete the bidding form and post to the address shown - or - 2) Send by to Billtilbury@btinternet.com - or - 3) By telephone call or from outside the UK Payment: All payment is to be made in Sterling either cash, cheques or money orders. For non-uk members please note that UK Banks charge a fortune to handle non sterling cheques or currency and you are advised not to pay this way. For non-uk members I am happy for payment to be made into my Paypal account (provided the relevant costs are covered). I will then pass the funds on to the society. This is a much cheaper way to pay that trying to negotiate currency transactions through the banking system. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Questions? Pottergate Road, Ancaster, Lincs NG32 3QZ Page 5 of 6

6 ************** POSTAL BIDS PLEASE CUT ALONG THIS LINE AND RETURN FORM ****************** Name PPHSGB Bid Form Postal Auction September 2014 I authorise you to bid on my behalf for the following lots in the above auction. Signature Address Phone Please note: Lots will be sent on CoP / Signed For or via Special Delivery according to the value of the Lot. Lot No Amount Lot No Amount Lot No Amount Lot No Amount SIGNING THIS FORM IS TAKEN TO MEAN ACCEPTANCE OF THE TERMS & CONDITIONS AS DETAILED IN THE CATALOGUE Post to: Bil Tilbury (PPHSGB) 6 Pottergate Road, Ancaster, Lincs NG32 3QZ The next auction will be a postal auction. Material for inclusion to Bil Tilbury by Feb 28 th Auction date April 30 th Questions? Pottergate Road, Ancaster, Lincs NG32 3QZ Page 6 of 6