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Arctic Exploration 1850/51: Balloon Message slip printed on ...mehr
Arctic Exploration 1850/51: Balloon Message slip printed on yellow
silk (150 x 60 mm.), an unused example made for the Expedition led
by Sir John Ross in his search for the ill-fated Sir John Franklin
Expedition, which had left London in May 1845 with the ships
"Erebus" and "Terror" intending to explore the Canadian Arctic
region. They reached Greenland and headed North but were never seen
again. Four years later Ross set out in the schooner "Felix" to
Lancaster Sound, largely to restore his name after finding the
famous North West passage but not recognising he had done so due to
ice-blindness (it was later 'found' again by his colleagues on that
journey), to search for Franklin and traces of his crew. The
Balloon slips were used to attach or be placed inside small
balloons, marking where provisions could be found and indicating
where the despatching ship intended to spend the winter months when
icebound. Ross failed to find Franklin or any of his men and Ross
returned to England in October 1851 by way of Greenland, where he
encountered rumours that Franklin and his party were all dead.
Although most people disregarded these, Ross stood by them. An
extraordinary item for the Balloon specialist and the first example
this describer has seen.
French Southern & Antarctic Territory-Sc#C58,#C57-SHIP MAIL-MARTIN
DE ...mehr French Southern & Antarctic Territory-Sc#C58,#C57-SHIP MAIL-MARTIN DE VIVIES~ST PAUL AMS T.A.A.F. 12/12/1984-CAPTAIN AUTOGRAPH-AIR MAIL TO USA
1948, TAAF, Airmail 100fr. "Icarus" on cover from "TERRE ...mehr
1948, TAAF, Airmail 100fr. "Icarus" on cover from "TERRE ADELIE
24.1.1952" to Paris with "EXPEDITION ANTARCTIQUE FRANCAISE" and
boxed "BASE POINTE GEOLOGIE 1951/1952" alongside, on reverse
further circular expedition cachet
Carton lot with Antarctica collection inc AAT 1966 & 1973 Pic ...mehr
Carton lot with Antarctica collection inc AAT 1966 & 1973 Pic sets
(cat £45) TAAF 1972 Crozet 100Fr & 250Fr set (£130), BAT 1973 Pics
to £1 & Belgium 1957-58 Expedition M/Sheet (UN, cat £225)
thematics, plus covers (54) in a separate vol inc AAT 1971 Treaty &
1972 Cook Base cancel set of 4 (retail $100). TAAF (17, cat £580)
inc 1956 Penguin 85f (cat £85), 1968 St Paul Isle 40f, 1969
Airmails 100f Kerguelen & 200f Island Atoll & 1969 Concorde. BAT
1963 Pics (9) to 5/- pmk 'Adelaide Island' & Ross Dependency set.
All variable condition. Ethiopia 1909-78 collection with 250 stamps
inc 1931 Airmail set. Native/Folk Art collection (300) with good
variety throughout. Dominica/Ecuador M/U collection with 1100+
stamps in well-filled 1950s s/book. World collection in 2
'Swift-Sure' springback albums. Pacific Island collection inc Nauru
1970s Pic/Commem sets (120) inc blks of 4, NZ 1970s Health M/Sheets
(12) to 1975 Children's Art (retail $80), plus 1967 Lighthouse set
of 6 blks of 4 M (retail $60). Norfolk Is 1970s CTO/FDC collection,
plus 1967 Ships & 1969 Birds to $1 blks of 4 MNH. Usual variable
condition as always in carton with 14 albums in total. (Estimate
450 A$)
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1948, TAAF, Airmail 100fr. "Icarus" on registered airmail
expedition ...mehr 1948, TAAF, Airmail 100fr. "Icarus" on registered airmail expedition cover "EXPEDITION ANTARCTIQUE FRANCAISE TERRE ADELIE 1948-1950" to Paris, alongside with circular "OUVERTURE DU SERVICE POSTAL", black 4line mark with signature and red boxed "BATIMENT POLAIRE / Commandant CHARCOT", postmarked twice with 1949 and 1950 date, on reverse transit marks "HOBART 23 FEB 1950" and "SYDNEY 25FE50". (T)
1948, TAAF, Airmail 100fr. "Icarus" on registered airmail
expedition ...mehr 1948, TAAF, Airmail 100fr. "Icarus" on registered airmail expedition cover "EXPEDITION ANTARCTIQUE FRANCAISE TERRE ADELIE 1948-1950" from "TERRE ADELIE 22.6.1950" to France and redirected with arrival marks on reverse, slight postal wear. (T)
1948, TAAF, Airmail 100fr. "Icarus" on cover from "TERRE ...mehr
1948, TAAF, Airmail 100fr. "Icarus" on cover from "TERRE ADELIE
21.1.1951" to Paris with "EXPEDITION ANTARCTIQUE FRANCAISE
1948-1950" alongside, on reverse violet boxed "BATIMENT POLAIRE /
Commandant CHARCOT"
1955, TAAF, Surcharge 15fr., two covers: strip of three ...mehr
1955, TAAF, Surcharge 15fr., two covers: strip of three in
combination with Madagascar 2fr. on airmail cover from "TERRE
ADELIE 1.1.1956" to USA; five copies on registered cover from
"ARCHIPEL KERGUELEN 20.11.1956" to Great Britain with Madagascar
transit mark 7.12. on reverse
1953/1967, lot of eleven entires, e.g. TAAF, Kerguelen, St.Paul ...mehr
1953/1967, lot of eleven entires, e.g. TAAF, Kerguelen, St.Paul et
Amsterdam, First Flight covers Tromelin-Madagascar and vice versa
etc. (T)
1948, TAAF, Airmail 100fr. "Icarus" on airmail cover from ...mehr
1948, TAAF, Airmail 100fr. "Icarus" on airmail cover from "TERRE
ADELIE 18.1.1952" to Naples/Italy, transported by ship "Tottan"
with endorsement
British Antarctic Territory SG#11(x2)#10-BASE Z HALLEY ...mehr
British Antarctic Territory SG#11(x2)#10-BASE Z HALLEY BAY
21/JU/69-RETURN ADDRESS(reverse)-AIR MAIL TO USA-SCARCE USAGE
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Lot a70471
DE ...mehr French Southern & Antarctic Territory-Sc#C58,#C57-SHIP MAIL-MARTIN DE VIVIES~ST PAUL AMS T.A.A.F. 12/12/1984-CAPTAIN AUTOGRAPH-AIR MAIL TO USA
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expedition ...mehr 1948, TAAF, Airmail 100fr. "Icarus" on registered airmail expedition cover "EXPEDITION ANTARCTIQUE FRANCAISE TERRE ADELIE 1948-1950" to Paris, alongside with circular "OUVERTURE DU SERVICE POSTAL", black 4line mark with signature and red boxed "BATIMENT POLAIRE / Commandant CHARCOT", postmarked twice with 1949 and 1950 date, on reverse transit marks "HOBART 23 FEB 1950" and "SYDNEY 25FE50". (T)
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expedition ...mehr 1948, TAAF, Airmail 100fr. "Icarus" on registered airmail expedition cover "EXPEDITION ANTARCTIQUE FRANCAISE TERRE ADELIE 1948-1950" from "TERRE ADELIE 22.6.1950" to France and redirected with arrival marks on reverse, slight postal wear. (T)
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