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  • Lot# : 2183 Brit. Antarctic Territories

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    1912 (June 14): Scott, Robert Falcon Capt. (1868-1912) - Menue card (skillfully repaired) of the Farewell Dinner given to Capt. Scott and Officers of the Terra Nova Expedition, at the Royal Hotel by the Members of the Commercial Community of Cardiff, Monday 13th June 1910 with pencil signature of R. Capt. Scott, Lieut. Edward 'Teddy' Wilson Navigation Officer and Frederick Hooper among others. Scott left two days later Cardiff with a Crew of 65 men on his Ship 'Terra Nova' June 15th to his last expedition to the South Pole, from where he never returned. An outstanding document.
    Starting bid : 1,000 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,100 CHF

    Lot# : 2184 Brit. Antarctic Territories

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    1908/10: Scott, Robert Falcon Capt. (1868-1912) - Handwritten and autographed letter (March 22, 1908) mentioning the 'Discovery' and  his main rival Shakleton, who was on his Nimrod Expedition (1907-1909), further New Zealand 1911 horizontal overprint VICTORIA LAND. in two lines on 1/2 d. green tied by clear strike of "BRITISH ANTARCTICA EXPD. JA 18 13" to piece as well as horizontal block of 14 of 1 d. carmine unused mint and one example used on official certificate issued for Scott's expedition to the South Pole and used at the Cape Evans base and on the ship TERRA NOVA.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200 CHF

    Lot# : 2185 Brit. Antarctic Territories

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    1907/09: Shakleton, Ernest Henry (1875-1922) handwritten and autographed  letter with official heading BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION 1907, written in August 22, 1921: "Many thanks for al you have done for my expeditions ....", handwritten and signed picture postcard (Nov 12 1909) depicting 'S.Y. Nimrod in Floe Ice', signed first book page ANTARCTIC DAYS (1913) together wtih autographs of James Murray and George Marston, further New Zealand 1908 block of four 1 d. rose-carmine vertically overprinted '"King Edward VIII Land" in two lines cancelled with centric BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPD MR 4 09.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 550 CHF

    Lot# : 2186 Brit. Antarctic Territories

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    1909/55: New Zealand 1 d. rose-carmine cancelled by "BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPD. NZ FE 27 08" in green on official cover of Shakleton's "Nimrod" Expedition 1907/09 together with "Kind Edward VII Land" overprint on 1 d. rose-carmine cancelled "BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPD. NZ MR 4 09" in black and two copies with VICTORIA LAND overprint on 1 d. carmine issued for Scott's Terra Nova Expedition, both tied by "BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPD. NZ 9 FE 11" with further 1954 Australia 3 1/2 d. cancelled by "MAWSON A.N.R.E. AUST. ANTARCTIC TERR 16 FE 55" (Mawson Station established 1954) and addressed to Christchurch NZ. Envelope vertically folded away from stamps. An outstanding cover documenting three diff. expeditions. Lot  241 of Mohrmann Sale 112 in Hamburg (Nov. 1962), the Burrus Sale, mounted on original album page with opinion Edgar Mohrmann (Jan. 1963) included.
    Starting bid : 500 CHF
    Hammer price : 500 CHF

    Lot# : 2187 Brit. Antarctic Territories

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    1960/90: Lot with stamp issues unused mint of Falkland Islands, B.A.T., South Georgia, Fakland Dependencies, Ross Dependency and New Zealand together with small special collection Canada 'The Northwest Passage' with many covers, further a small collection Capt. Cook as well as an album with commemorative covers of Cruiser M.S. 'Lindblad Explorer', the first south-going passenger ship ever in the Ross Sea.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 650 CHF

    Lot# : 2188 Brit. Antarctic Territories

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    1802/1972: BRITISH POLAR EXPLORERS, Collection in an album with original signed letters of James Clark Ross (1800/1862), Sir Douglas Mawson (1882/1958), Sir John Ross (1777/1856) and some original photocards including one signed by Ernest H. Shakleton (1874/1922) together with homonymous set issued 1972 and used on commemorative covers and cards.
    Starting bid : 200 CHF
    Hammer price : 1,200 CHF
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