1904 "Weeks Ltd" picture postcard illustrating the route taken from England to the Antarctic by the "Discovery" and "Morning" during the 1901-04 Antarctic Expedition, franked N.Z 1d booklet stamp tied by Lyttelton squared circle of 1st April, the day the two ships arrived back in New Zealand, signed by W. Colbeck, Captain of the "Morning". Addressed to J.J Kinsey, agent for the 1901-04, 1908-09 and 1910-13 Scott and Shackleton Antarctic...
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Lot #27 - antarctica 1908-09 shackleton expedition
Two fine original real photos of the "Nimrod", one showing the ship’s departure from Lyttelton on January 1st 1908 (140x96mm), the other a small Photo cut to a vertical oval shape (approx. 47x68mm) showing the ship under sail. (2).
Suggested price: £ 80-100
Lot #28 - antarctica 1908-09 shackleton expedition
1907 (Dec 21) Piece headed "P.O. No. 264 / MEMO." bearing proof impressions of the "BRIT. ANTARCTIC EXPD / N.Z" c.d.s and "BRIT. ANT. EXP. / (crown)" intaglio mailbag seal, applied on the day the two handstamps were manufactured. One similar piece is known and is illustrated in "New Zealand Antarctic Postal History to 1941" by R. Duns. A rare item; the c.d.s was not used on philatelic mail until 1st January 1908 (and expedition mail on Jan...
Lot #29 - antarctica 1908-09 shackleton expedition
King Edward VII Land 1d mint, one short perf at the upper right corner, also used singles (2) and pairs (2). S.G. A1, £715. (7). Photo on Page 10.
Suggested price: £ 150-200
Lot #30 - antarctica 1908-09 shackleton expedition
King Edward VII Land 1d fine mint. S.G. A1, £475. Photo on Page 10.
Suggested price: £ 150-180
Lot #31 - antarctica 1908-09 shackleton expedition
King Edward VII Land 1d horizontal pair superb mint, lightly mounted, scarce. S.G. A1, £950. Photo on Page 10.
Suggested price: £ 300-400
Lot #32 - antarctica 1908-09 shackleton expedition
King Edward VII Land 1d mint block of twelve, a few tiny stain spots on the reverse, otherwise fine mint, lightly mounted on the upper row of four stamps only, the other eight stamps unmounted, superb appearance and a great rarity. The KEVII Land stamps were not sold to the general public and only about 5% of the 24,000 printed stamps are estimated to have remained unused; this block is the largest known mint block of this issue. S.G. A1, £...
Lot #33 - antarctica 1908-09 shackleton expedition
King Edward VII Land 1d, twelve used singles showing variations in both the position and depth of colour of the overprint. Also two stamps with crude forgeries of the overprint. S.G. A1, £480+. (14).
Suggested price: £ 150-200
Lot #34 - antarctica 1908-09 shackleton expedition
King Edward VII Land 1d marginal blocks of four all showing marginal alignment arrows, three blocks with plate 3 or plate 4 (2) marginal dots close to the central arrow in the lower margin, all C.T.O with FE 27 08 or MR 4 09 datestamps. S.G. A1, £1,760. (11 blocks).
Suggested price: £ 550-650
Lot #35 - antarctica 1908-09 shackleton expedition
King Edward VII Land 1d marginal block of six C.T.O with MR 4 09 datestamps. S.G. A1, £240+.
Suggested price: £ 100-120
Lot #36 - antarctica 1908-09 shackleton expedition
King Edward VII Land 1d marginal block of twelve C.T.O with MR 4 09 datestamps, the lower right stamp torn, otherwise fine with alignment arrow in upper margin. S.G. A1, £440+. Photo on Page 10.
Suggested price: £ 200-240
Lot #37 - antarctica 1908-09 shackleton expedition
King Edward VII Land 1d block of six C.T.O with FE 3 08 datestamps, an uncommon date for C.T.O stamps. S.G. A1, £240+. Photo on Page 10.
Suggested price: £ 100-120
Lot #38 - antarctica 1908-09 shackleton expedition
King Edward VII Land 1d C.T.O with FE 27 08 datestamps comprising pairs (2) and blocks of four (2, one with a stain to two stamps) with the c.d.s in black, and two singles on separate pieces unusually with the c.d.s in green. S.G. A1, £560. (14).
Suggested price: £ 170-220
Lot #39 - antarctica 1908-09 shackleton expedition
King Edward VII Land 1d, multiples C.T.O with MR 4 09 datestamps, comprising blocks of four (4, one marginal) and a block of six, all fine. S.G. A1, £880+. (22 stamps in 5 blocks).
Suggested price: £ 300-350
Lot #40 - antarctica 1908-09 shackleton expedition
King Edward VII Land 1d, proper postal uses on pieces comprising a single (damaged) with JA 15 08 c.d.s (used on the first mail from the expedition, sent back on the "Koonya"); and ten stamps on six pieces comprising a single 1d (4 pieces), two singles, or a single + strip of three, all with FE 3 08 c.d.s, used at Cape Royds. The occasional light stain, one stamp creased, but an uncommon group S.G. A1, £400++. (11).
Suggested price: £...
Lot #41 - antarctica 1908-09 shackleton expedition
King Edward VII Land 1d with double overprint fine used, very scarce. This error occurred on just 30 stamps (the upper half of one pane) which were found amongst Sir Joseph Kinsey’s papers after his death; this pane was cancelled to order with the MR 4 09 c.d.s. S.G. A1a, £1,600. Photo on Page 10.
Suggested price: £ 800-1000
Lot #42 - antarctica 1908-09 shackleton expedition
King Edward VII Land 1d block of four C.T.O with MR 4 09 c.d.s, the upper two stamps with the variety overprint double, the lower pair with the normal overprint. Extremely rare, the double overprint occurring on just 30 stamps (the upper half of one pane), just six vertical pairs showing the combination of double and normal overprints therefore possible, this one block accounting for a third of this total. An exceptional block, with RPSNZ...
Lot #43 - antarctica 1908-09 shackleton expedition
King Edward VII Land 1d, Waterlow printing, fine unused without gum. Very rare, probably only one sheet of the Waterlow stamps overprinted. S.G. A1b, £1,600. Photo on Page 10.
Suggested price: £ 500-600
Lot #44 - antarctica 1908-09 shackleton expedition
King Edward VII Land 1d, Waterlow printing, fine used, with RPSNZ Certificate (1971). S.G. A1b, £850. Photo on Page 10.
Suggested price: £ 300-350
Lot #45 - antarctica 1908-09 shackleton expedition
King Edward VII Land 1d, Waterlow printing, block of four from the central two rows of the sheet spanning the two overprint settings, the overprint much paler on the upper pair, C.T.O with MR 4 09 c.d.s. One of three recorded blocks of four from the Waterlow printing, these blocks being the largest recorded multiples from this single Waterlow sheet. S.G. A1b, £3,400++. Photo included on Front Cover.
Suggested price: £ 1,500-1,800
Lot #46 - antarctica 1908-09 shackleton expedition
New Zealand 1d Universal on piece with FE 8 08 (11AM) c.d.s. and part machine cancel, and 1d Universal with OFFICIAL overprint on piece with FE 8 08 (12.30PM) c.d.s, very unusual N.Z uses, the FE 8 08 datestamp previously unrecorded. (2). Photo on Page 10.
Suggested price: £ 250-300
Lot #47 - antarctica 1908-09 shackleton expedition
New Zealand 1d Universal booklet pane of six (S.G. 303b) and a single 1d booklet stamp all C.T.O with the FE 27 08 c.d.s, the pane with a few small stain spots, otherwise fine, very scarce and unusual used with the Antarctic Expd. c.d.s. (2). Photo on Page 10.
Suggested price: £ 400-500
Lot #48 - antarctica 1908-09 shackleton expedition
New Zealand 1906 Christchurch Exhibition set, 1⁄2d pair and 1d used on separate pieces each cancelled by light 1 JA 08 c.d.s in green, then further cancelled by bolder FE 27 08 datestamps in black, the 1⁄2d piece with light staining and 1d piece partly cut to shape around the second datestamp; and single 3d and 6d stamps both with fine FE 27 08 datestamps. An unusual and scarce use of this set with the Antarctic datestamps, the 1 JA 08 date...
Lot #49 - antarctica 1908-09 shackleton expedition
New Zealand 1906 Christchurch Exhibition 6d block of four C.T.O with FE 27 08 datestamps, the only recorded block from this 1906 set with the Antarctic Expd. datestamp, fine and scarce. (S.G. 373, £1,100+ as stamps used in N.Z). Photo on Page 10.
Suggested price: £ 700-800
Lot #50 - antarctica 1908-09 shackleton expedition
1908 (Jan 15) Picture postcard to Otago, written from the S.Y "Nimrod" by Ernest E. Joyce, a seaman and general handy-man on the ship, with KEVII Land 1d tied by the Antarctic c.d.s, a further strike of the datestamp on the picture side. A fine and scarce item of expedition mail, the first day of use of the KEVII Land stamps and the first mail from the expedition, sent back on the "Koonya" from the edge of the Antarctic ice pack. Photo on...
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