Cover franked with official stamps sent from "Islas Orcadas del Sur" to PARAGUAY on 15/DE/1961, with transit backstamp of Ushuaia and arrival mark of ASUNCIÓN, VF quality, rare destination!
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MAIL SENT FROM SOUTH POLE TO NORTH POLE: Card sent from the Orcadas Base to LONGYEARBYEN (Norway) on 20/FE/1963, transit mark of Ushuaia (20/FE/1964), and arrival cancel for 18/MAY, returned to sender, VF quality, rare!
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MAIL SENT FROM SOUTH POLE TO NORTH POLE: Cover sent from the Orcadas Base to NORDCAP (Norway) on 21/JUN/1963, transit mark of Ushuaia (20/FE/1964), and arrival of Honningsvag for 4/MAR, and returned to sender, VF quality, rare!
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Cover sent from NORWAY to Destacamento Naval Orcadas on 4/JUN/1963, with transit mark of Ushuaia for 25/JUL (back) and arrival on 11/JA/1964, VF, rare origin!
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MAIL SENT FROM SOUTH POLE TO NORTH POLE: Cover sent from Orcadas Base to Napiiri (Finland) on 21/JUN/1963, with transit marks of Ushuaia (25/FE/1964) and Rowaniemi (Finland) 5/MAR, and arrival on 21/MAR. It was returned to sender, via Helsinki (transit mark 30/MAR), VF, rare!
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Cover sent on 15/NO/1961 from SWITZERLAND to Buenos Aires (arrival backstamp of 13/DE/1961) and from there forwarded to the Destacamento Naval Orcadas, with arrival mark of 8/DE/1962, very interesting, rare origin!
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MAIL SENT FROM SOUTH POLE TO NORTH POLE: Cover sent from Orcadas Base to Observatory Dikson (Russia) on 15/DE/1961. It bears transit mark of Ushuaia (6/MAY/1963), and arrival datestamp for 16/NO/1964 (on back), returned to sender, VF quality, rare!
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MAIL SENT FROM SOUTH POLE TO NORTH POLE: Card sent from the Orcadas Base to LONGYEARBYEN (Norway) on 20/FE/1963, transit mark of Ushuaia (20/FE/1964), and arrival cancel for 18/MAY, returned to sender, VF quality, rare!
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MAIL SENT FROM SOUTH POLE TO NORTH POLE: Cover sent from Orcadas Base to Jan Mayen (Norway) on 21/FE/1963, with transit mark of Ushuaia (20/FE/1964), and arrival on 25/JUN/64. It was returned to sender, via Bodo (transit mark 27/JUN), VF, rare!
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Cover franked with $20, sent from Buenos Aires to Orcadas on 15/DE/1961, with arrival cancel of 9/JA/62, and several handstamps of the station, VF
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