Worldwide Stamps and Postal History

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 Expeditions, in Christchurch with an arrival datestamp. Kinsey has subsequently applied a King Edward VII Land 1d and tied it by the "BRIT. ANTARCTIC EXPD / N.Z" c.d.s of MR 4 09 (the day "Nimrod" sailed back past Cape Royds and the final day of use of the 1908-09 Expedition c.d.s), and two Victoria Land 1d stamps each tied by the same Antarctic Expd. c.d.s for 9 FE 11 (when the "Terra Nova" was at Cape Evans) or 31 JA 12 (when the ship was in pack ice, en route from Robertson Bay to Cape Evans). An interesting souvenir of three great British Antarctic Expeditions. Photo on Page 13.
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