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Postal Auction November 2023 - 339

Bids to be received by Monday 6th of November 2023 1:00 PM

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Lot 241
Arctic

1925 British Arctic Expedition Specimen Algarsson Airship Flight label on printed cover. Blue label tied by vertical SPECIMEN handstamp in violet numbered 60. The expedition was led jointly by Frank Worsley & Grettir Algarsson to sail to Spitzbergen and Algarsson would fly to the Pole by plane or small airship, crash the plane and sledge back. Lack of funds forced them to abandon the idea of the conquest by air. Labels were produced for a proposed trial flight by dirigible from London to Liverpool and this is one of approx. 100 covers produced. Very scarce. AA #PP38a.

Estimate £ 150.00
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Lot 242
Arctic

1949 Macmillan Expedition printed card with illustration of the Arctic ship schooner BOWDOIN (minor faults) mailed to USA on 10th Dec. with technical data and remarks pen ink printed form from Thomas J Hutchinson & Sherburn Becker posted at Brunswick Maine to Wireless W1FET/2, Stoneham Massachusetts. Mail from this expedition to Baffin Island was previously unknown in the literature. Scarce.

Estimate £ 180.00
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Lot 243
Arctic

ICE ISLAND / Unusual group of USA covers 1958-1965 On an ice island 10 miles long, 4½ miles wide, with 20 personnel including USAF & 10 scientists established a station called T3. Seven covers used in the period from the mail office for 18 months incl scarce 1958 ICE SKATE Drifting station A (APO 942), four from Barrow Alaska T3 cachets, plus typed information sheet. (7).

Estimate £ 125.00
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Lot 244
Arctic

Wilkins - Ellsworth Trans Arctic Submarine Expedition: 1931 cacheted cover with dual Norway and GB defins tied Bergen or London W1 CDS with two single h/s BERGEN TO NORTH POLE, LONDON TO NORTH POLE addr to Sir Hubert Wilkins London, & Herman Eisele Ohio, USA. This expedition carried by submarine under the North Pole in 1931, Sir Hubert Wilkins was an Australian pilot who pioneered many Arctic & Antarctic flights, knighted for his efforts.

Estimate £ 125.00
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Lot 245
Arctic

Wilkins - Ellsworth Trans Arctic Submarine Expedition: 1931 Collection of ten cacheted covers including dual Norway / GB, Norway / USA, couple with triple Frankings with single h/s NEW YORK TO NORTH POLE (5), NEW YORK TO SPITSBERGEN, NEW YORK TO LONDON, LONDON TO NORTH POLE, BERGEN TO NORTH POLE, all carried by submarine under the North Pole in 1931, three are signed by Sir Hubert Wilkins who was an Australian pilot who pioneered many Arctic & Antarctic flights, knighted for his efforts. (10).

Estimate £ 600.00
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Lot 246
Argentina

1939 Postal Congress cancels on Ministry of Interior envelope to Simla bearing 20c blue (2), 50c brown and 1p maroon tied 19 April 1939 CDS postmarks. Addressed to the Director General of Posts & Telegraphs.

Estimate £ 40.00
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Lot 247
Argentina

Collection in three albums / binders 1858-2015 with an extensive all periods mainly used collection, good range of early imperfs (taken as is), defins to middle values, Miniature sheets, and good collection of departmentals, huge quantity. Approx. 2500+

Estimate £ 480.00
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Lot 248
Aruba

1986-1989 Unmounted mint complete collection on KA-BE hingeless printed leaves, all nice sets, thematics and good catalogue £180+. Fine.

Estimate £ 60.00
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Lot 249
ASCENSION

1922 3s black and violet very fine used part cds, sound stamp, SG 8.

Estimate £ 65.00
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Lot 250
ASCENSION

1922 Complete set of 9 to 3s mounted mint, 2s has toned gum, 3s very fine attractive set, SG 1/9.

Estimate £ 85.00
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Lot 251
ASCENSION

1922-1953 Ex-estate lot from a lifetimes British Empire collection totally unpicked and intact, attractive and clean mint (mainly) and fine used assembly noted 1924 mainly mounted mint set SG (10/20), 1938 mainly mounted mint SG (38/47) unchecked, interesting lot worth a look. approx (70)

Estimate £ 340.00
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Lot 252
ASCENSION

1924-33 1d grey black and deep blue green, re inforced pair mounted mint, with right hand stamp showing torn flag variety SG11b.

Estimate £ 60.00
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