falkland islands and antarctica - Stamp Auctions
 Lot 3726 - falkland islands and antarctica falkland islands dependencies: south georgia - regular issues - Grosvenor Auctions Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal HistoryFalkland Islands Dependencies: South Georgia: 1929 (Mar. 26) ‘Townsend’ envelope to New Jersey franked by Falklands 1d. and 1/2d. strip of three tied by SG2 c.d.s, with Buenos Aires transit backstamp, previously thought to have been addressed and initialled by Hubert Wilkins at the end of the first Wilkins-Hearst Expedition but now known to be addressed by Karl Lellman with source of initials unknown. The property of another vendor. Photo. Grosvenor Auctions Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal Historyfalkland islands and antarctica falkland islands dependencies: south georgia - regular issues |
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Lot 4199 - falkland islands and antarctica antarctica: french southern and antarctic territories - collections - Grosvenor Auctions Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal HistoryAntarctica: French Southern and Antarctic Territories: An extensive selection of covers incl. range of cachets and frankings incl. scarcer issues, some commercial, f.d.c’s, some minor toning otherwise mainly good to fine. (100s) Grosvenor Auctions Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal Historyfalkland islands and antarctica antarctica: french southern and antarctic territories - collections |
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 Lot 3974 - falkland islands and antarctica antarctica: british expedition 1910-13 - regular issues - Grosvenor Auctions Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal HistoryAntarctica: British Expedition 1910-13: Large expedition envelope addressed to Elsmie Ward, daughter of a prominent Wellington businessman, addressed by assistant postmaster Francis Drake, franked Victoria Land neatly cancelled by Feb. 9 1911 expedition c.d.s. with Lyttelton Mar. 31 transit on reverse. One of a group of 58 covers sent to important people in New Zealand. Photo. Grosvenor Auctions Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal Historyfalkland islands and antarctica antarctica: british expedition 1910-13 - regular issues |
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 Lot 3892 - falkland islands and antarctica antarctica: scottish national expedition 1902-04 - regular issues - Grosvenor Auctions Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal HistoryAntarctica: Scottish National Expedition 1902-04: Expedition envelope addressed by Gilbert Kerr, laboratory assistant and bagpipe player, to London with requested redirection to Rotherham, endorsed “South Orkneys/28 VIII 03” and sent from Port Stanley franked Falklands 1d. cancelled Dec. 7 1903 overstruck by Hornsey “JA 5/04” squared circles with same day arrival backstamp, slight soiling. Photo. Grosvenor Auctions Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal Historyfalkland islands and antarctica antarctica: scottish national expedition 1902-04 - regular issues |
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 Lot 4128 - falkland islands and antarctica antarctica: operation tabarin 1944-45: graham land - regular issues - Grosvenor Auctions Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal HistoryAntarctica: Operation Tabarin 1944-45: Graham Land: 1945 (Feb. 4) registered cover to Tanganyika, bearing South Orkneys Overprint 1/2d., 1d., 3d. and 9d. cancelled by Port Lockroy A1 c.d.s’s, the 1d. and 9d. additionally tied by octagonal R/1 censor handstamp in violet applied in Great Britain, resealed at left by P.C. 90 “OPENED BY/EXAMINER 3954” label and also showing, on the reverse, scarce type 11A “NEW ISLAND” deleted registration label, Port Stanley Feb. 21, Montevideo Mar. 2, Durban June 5, Dodoma June 19 and Dar-es-Salaam June 21 arrival. A most unusual cover, one of very few showing irregular cancellation of the Overprint issues. Also 1945 (Feb. 20) matching registered cover from South Georgia bearing 1/2d. to 3d. with registration label SG5A but uncensored. Photo. Grosvenor Auctions Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal Historyfalkland islands and antarctica antarctica: operation tabarin 1944-45: graham land - regular issues |
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 Lot 4047 - falkland islands and antarctica antarctica: rrs discovery ii expeditions 1929-39 - regular issues - Grosvenor Auctions Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal HistoryAntarctica: RRS Discovery II Expeditions 1929-39: Two O.H.M.S. Discovery Expedition envelopes self-addressed on “Discovery II” by T.H.B. Oates, one a long envelope registered from South Georgia Dec. 22 1936 bearing Falklands Silver Jubilee 1d., 21/2d. and 4d. and with SG5A registration label, the other a small envelope (with inverted commas around ship’s name) from Gibraltar May 28 1935 bearing Silver Jubilee set. Grosvenor Auctions Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal Historyfalkland islands and antarctica antarctica: rrs discovery ii expeditions 1929-39 - regular issues |
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 Lot 3589 - falkland islands and antarctica falkland islands: king george v issues - regular issues - Grosvenor Auctions Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal HistoryFalkland Islands: 1935 Silver Jubilee 1s. lower right corner marginal block of ten (2 x 5), unmounted mint, mainly fine. S.G. 142, cat. £150+. Photo. Grosvenor Auctions Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal Historyfalkland islands and antarctica falkland islands: king george v issues - regular issues |
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 Lot 3822 - falkland islands and antarctica whaling mail - regular issues - Grosvenor Auctions Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal HistoryWhaling Mail: 1938 (Dec. 31), 1939, two whalers’ covers to Tønsberg, Norway, both with senders’ endorsement on flap and franked by 1938 21/2d. sheep, the first sent by Capt. C. Adamson at Leith Harbour, the second from Einar Andersen of the whale factory ship “Strombus” with adhesive (faults) uncancelled but Tønsberg Mar. 25 machine arrival on reverse, folded and roughly opened. Photo. Grosvenor Auctions Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal Historyfalkland islands and antarctica whaling mail - regular issues |
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 Lot 3742 - falkland islands and antarctica falkland islands dependencies: south georgia - regular issues - Grosvenor Auctions Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal HistoryFalkland Islands Dependencies: South Georgia: 1949 (Feb. 16) envelope addressed to Lt. Cdr. A.J. Bellamy on HMS “Glasgow” franked by Thick Map 1/2d. pair tied by SG7 c.d.s. Also a photograph of the ship. HMS “Glasgow” arrived at Grytviken on Feb. 16 and after calling at Stromness left for Montevideo on Feb.18. Photo. Grosvenor Auctions Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal Historyfalkland islands and antarctica falkland islands dependencies: south georgia - regular issues |
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 Lot 3908 - falkland islands and antarctica antarctica: french expedition 1903-05 - regular issues - Grosvenor Auctions Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal HistoryAntarctica: French Antarctic Expedition 1903-05: Theo Fumière picture postcard of the “Français” in dry dock signed by Dr. Jean-Baptiste Charcot and his five officers, bearing Argentine 5c. cancelled Ushuaia Jan. 13 1904, all on picture side, this due to the practice in certain countries of sending cards in special envelopes with positioned hole to reveal stamp and postmark. Wharton FG-4, illustrated on p. 121 of “Postcards of Antarctic Expeditions: A Catalogue: 1898-1958”. Photo. Grosvenor Auctions Auction of British Empire and Foreign Countries Postage Stamps and Postal Historyfalkland islands and antarctica antarctica: french expedition 1903-05 - regular issues |
