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Lot# 499 - Auction 309-320

  • Lot# : 499 Argentina

    1911: South Pole Expedition by Wilhelm Filchner 1911/12. Greeting card from Buenos Aires with text (in German) 'Greetings from E. Hegneck we  continue on 1st 10.  via South Georgia to the Ice. Last greetings, to Buenos Aires, German consulate'. The cards bears a 5 Centavos stamp 'San Martin' and the red label of the expedition 'DEUTSCHE SÜDPOLAR EXPEDITION", with cancellation "RE VITTORIO PIROSCAFO POSTALE ITALIANO 19 SET.11"  stamp and label are cancelled together, a second strike of the cancel is placed aside (possibly the cancel hadn't been updated). Some staining all round the the perforations otherwise fine condition.
    Starting bid : 120 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF