May 08, 2013 Prestige Philately - Auction No 182 Page: 1 Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD PICTURE POSTCARDS 2076 C AUSTRALIA: Album of mostly Victorian cards with unusual Melbourne views, Melbourne suburban x33 including Williamstown x9, Marysville guesthouses x15, post offices (not all Victorian) x20, etc, also some non-Australian cards. (160+) 300
Ex Lot 2104 2104 C A/B MARITIME: Large bundle of Ships & Ports with about 40 from Australia & New Zealand including warships, passenger liners, "SS Penguin, Wrecked off Cape Terawhiti", Japanese ships with Australian views x3 etc, similar groups of American & British ships including "Titanic" x2, a dozen superb real photos of the "Iberia"s First Class facilities, also a few French & German, some advertising cards for the various lines, a high proportion are unused but we noted a 1959 commercial usage from Pitcairn, generally fine to very fine. An exceptional lot for the maritime enthusiast. (120 approx) 800 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Revenues
Ex Lot 2323 2323 O* Stockbook with a duplicated array including Customs to 1/- & 20c on 1/-, Tax Instalment $20 strip of 3 **, modern Duck Stamps **; NSW Stamp Duty 1865 4d 1/- & 2/- all unused, Numerals to £10 including 1/8d & 2/1d plus a few perfins & 'GIO' Overprints including 12/- pair, 3d mauve imperf pairs x2 & block of 8, 'RELIEF' Opts to 6/-; Queensland adhesive & impressed groups with useful values, Buffalo Fly $10 *; South Australia KEVII 5/-, Cattle Stamp 10/-; Tasmania 6d cutouts from Tatts tickets x22; Victoria large undenominated types x5 different, Fergusson & Mitchell £5 to £9 (no £8), 'RELIEF' & Tax Instalment values, 'CATTLE' Opts to £1 & 'SWINE' Opts to 10/-; Western Australia array of Swans; etc, also a few on documents. (100s) 500 ANTARCTICA The major section below is the Large Gold Medal exhibit formed by Paul Wales, owner of leading Antarctic dealer Classic Stamps in New Zealand. Robert Falcon Scott's 1901-04 National Antarctic Expedition was one of the major undertakings of the Heroic Age of Antarctic Exploration. Paul Wales' telling of the Expedition story brings home the courage of the expeditioners, the privations and dangers they endured, and the significant discoveries they made. The human element is also interwoven with the social and postal history aspects. We are delighted to have been chosen to present this important Open Class exhibit at auction.
Ex Lot 2395 2395 L A Watercolour illustrations on artpaper (235x180mm) captioned "Capt Scott's Discovery" & "Sir E Shackleton's Endurance" & both signed "WE How". Would come up well if framed. [Walter E How was a seaman aboard "Endurance" on Shackleton's 1914-16 Trans-Antarctic Expedition. How's sketches were used to illustrate a biography of Shackleton] (2 paintings) 2,000T May 08, 2013 Prestige Philately - Auction No 182 Page: 2 ANTARCTICA (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD 2404 C A- BRITISH: 1921 real photo of the "Quest" to GB with 'RMSP ARAGUAYA/POSTED ON THE HIGH SEAS' cachet, message states "...We passed Sir Ernest Shackleton's ship the Quest...& I took this photo of her ploughing her way South..."; also 1908 PPC of the "Araguaya" with different ship's cachet. [The 1921-22 Shackleton-Rowett Expedition is generally regarded as the last of the Heroic Age. The "Quest" was too small, too slow, and too hungry for coal. The Expedition was largely fruitless & is best known for the death of Shackleton, at South Georgia] (2) 200T 1901-04 BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION - Preparations
Lot 2409 2409 L B 1901 holograph letter headed "June 19th" & signed "Robt F Scott", to Sir Clements Markham requesting an appointment to discuss the inadequacies Scott had discerned with the small boats to be carried aboard "Discovery": "...in remembering my own experiences of the unsatisfactory nature of small boats and that these were in fact smaller than the smallest ship in the service posesses, I took every opportunity of consulting practical men on the subject & found them without exception in agreement with me..." An important historical letter. [In March 2012, a 1904 letter from Scott to a removals company sold for £1625 at a London auction. This is an infinitely more important letter] 2,500T
Lot 2410 2410 L B 1901 pamphlet "Special Hymns to be used at the Service...on board the Discovery July 15th 1901", endorsed at upper-right "Kitty from Con", several folds consistent with having been placed in Captain Scott's breast-pocket. An important artefact of the Expedition. ["Con" was not Scott's "nickname" as often written, but the pet name by which he was known in family circles. Con was probably a diminutive form of his middle name "Falcon". Kitty was Scott's sister] 750T
Ex Lot 2411 2411 C A/B Picture postcards comprising JB Corr "The Discovery Dundee" (Margery Wharton MW #DL-1), real photos of "Discovery" in dry dock & two of the ship undergoing sea trials off Dundee, and 1937 series of shipboard views of the base of the mainmast, the wardroom (looking to the left) & inside a cabin (MW #DH-3 4 & 5), generally fine to very fine unused; also advertising PPC "The Discovery with her Remington on board" (MW #XPU-2a for Remington Typewriters), & Debenham (Cowes) PPC "Arctic [sic] Exploration Ship Discovery" (MW #DI-11), both used. [The Dundee Shipbuilding Co was contracted to build Scott's ship. Costing £50,000 she was the first British vessel built specifically for scientific exploration. On 21/3/1901, she was named "Discovery" & launched by Lady Ninna Markham, wife of Sir Clements Markham, chairman of the National Antarctic Expedition] (9) 1,000T May 08, 2013 Prestige Philately - Auction No 182 Page: 3 Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD 1901-04 BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION - Outwards Voyage
Lot 2412 2412 C A- 1901 Wrench Boer War PPC ("A Guardsman ready for Active Service") overprinted by Wrench as a receipt for a set of "Postcards from the South Pole" (MW #DB-2), endorsed "4/-" & "two" (sets) and signed "EWrench", date h/s 'JUL 26 1901' in violet at the base, minor abrasion on the view. Rare ephemera. [John Evelyn Wrench was a postcard publisher best known for his "Links of Empire" series for the Boer War, the Royal Visit to Australia & the Antarctic Expedition, all of 1900-01. The cards were to be posted to subscribers from various ports] 500T
Lot 2413 2413 C B 1901 Wrench PPC "Links of Empire Series 3 No 1" of Captain Scott, "Discovery", a poem by Rudyard Kipling, and facsimile signature "RFScott" at lower-left (MW #DA-1), with printed address of E Wrench, London cds of JY31/01, minor corner bend. [Card No 1 was to be posted at London prior to departure. The "Discovery" weighed anchor on 5th August 1901] 500T
Lot 2414 2414 C B 1901 a similar card without the printed address, to Ireland with Jubilee ½d green paying the printed matter rate, 'KILLINEY SO/Co DUBLIN' arrival cds, minor blemishes. 500T
Lot 2415 2415 C A- 1901 a similar card to France with 1d lilac paying the foreign printed matter rate, 'BOULOGNE S MER/PAS-DE- CALAIS' arrival cds. 500T May 08, 2013 Prestige Philately - Auction No 182 Page: 4 1901-04 BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION - Outwards Voyage (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD
Lot 2416 2416 C C 1901 PPC commemorating the visit of the Portuguese Queen to Madeira, to London with Funchal 25r with 'BB/C' perfin of Blandy Brothers & Co, the message states "A token of Remembrance/from EH Shackleton", toning on the viewside. [Ernest Henry Shackleton was Third Officer on the "Discovery", and in 1907 captained the "Nimrod" to Antarctica. Founded in 1811, Blandy Brothers was the local agent for the expedition & the leading madeira producer in the islands. It was also the Madeira agent for Lloyds of London] 500T
Lot 2417 2417 C B 1901 a very similar card - the perfin inverted - also from Shackleton, to his sister Amy "...We have had a good passage so far/Ernest". [This card was illustrated at page 35 of "The Shackleton Voyages" by Roland Huntford] 600T
Lot 2418 2418 L A- 1901 holograph 4pp part-letter in Captain Scott's hand headed "At Sea/Sept 16th" & addressed "Dear Mrs Markham", on Expedition notepaper with embossed 'DISCOVERY ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION/[penguin]' crest in blue. Ex David Flaat. [The letter was written partly en route between Madeira & Cape Town, and completed on the last leg to New Zealand. Scott states "I am conscious of many failings in recognising and acknowledging the work of those who laboured in the cause of the Expedition...The calm of reflection...brings home to me all that we owe to the wisdom & experience of the Ship Committee, from which you will gather that the ship does well and indeed she does...It was steam perpetually till we got to the Line [= the Equator]...the department undermanned, the machinery new, the chief engineer prophecying breakdowns & some hundreds of miles before we could hope to be in the trade winds...We got into the trade only at the last gasp and came through it under sail...a breakdown in the tropics would have been fatal. We have to do at least a third of the distance remaining under sail to eke out our coal..."]
Paul Wales believes that this letter was sent in the envelope in Lot 264997, addressed to Admiral AB Markham] 2,500T May 08, 2013 Prestige Philately - Auction No 182 Page: 5 1901-04 BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION - Outwards Voyage (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD
Lot 2419 2419 C B 1901 Wrench "Links of Empire Series 3, No 2" PPC of a map of the planned journey plus two shipboard views (MW #DA-2), a couple of minor faults on the address side, unused. 150T
Lot 2420 2420 C B 1901 ditto, to "Miss Scott" in London with CofGH 1d tied by hooded 'SIMONSTOWN' d/s, minor faults. 500T
Lot 2421 2421 C A- 1901 a similar card to Ireland with 'KILLINEY/Co DUBLIN' arrival cds. 600T
Lot 2422 2422 C B 1901 (Nov 30) double-weight cover with embossed 'DISCOVERY ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION/[penguin]' crest in blue on the flap, addressed in Scott's own hand to "Admiral AB Markham/Commander-in-Chief/...' in Kent, with NZ 1d Universal x2 tied by 'LYTTELTON' squared-circle, Christchurch transit b/s, superb 'SHEERNESS' cds on the face & redirected to London (arrival b/s), minor blemishes & minor repaired tear across the flap clear of the crest. Ex David Flaat. [ Admiral Sir Albert Hastings Markham was a cousin and close friend of Sir Clements Markham. He was an ardent supporter of polar exploration & was involved in the arrangements for the "Discovery". In the 1860s he had been involved in suppressing "blackbirding" (forced labour) in the South Pacific, and at the age of 28, designed a new flag for New Zealand, which is still in use. Between 1901 & 1903 he was Commander in Chief, the Nore, based at Sheerness. Mount Albert Markham, at 3200 metres, is the highest point in Antarctica's Churchill Mountains, and was named by Scott] 1,000T May 08, 2013 Prestige Philately - Auction No 182 Page: 6 1901-04 BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION - Outwards Voyage (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD
Lot 2423 2423 C B 1901 cover with embossed 'DISCOVERY ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION/[penguin]' crest in blue on the flap, addressed in the hand of Dr Louis Bernacchi to a lady friend in London with 1d Universal tied by 'LYTTELTON' squared-circle & note on the flap "don't destroy this envelope", London arrival on the face & redirected to the USA incurring postage due with US 'COLLECT/POSTAGE 3 CENTS' h/s & Postage Due 3c tied to the reverse by New York duplex & again forwarded, to Ohio with 'YOUNGSTOWN' arrival b/s, minor blemishes. Very few taxed Expedition covers are recorded. [Louis Charles Bernacchi was the Expedition's physicist. In 1906, Scott was best man at Bernacchi's wedding] 1,500T
Lot 2424 2424 C A 1901 "Weekly Press" PPCs "The Discovery's Captain" on pale green & on the reverse "The Discovery in Lyttelton Graving Dock" on pale yellow (MW #DC-1), unused. [Christchurch's "Weekly Press" published a collection of Expedition photographs on 18/12/1901. A set of four PPCs appeared very soon thereafter] 250T
Lot 2425 2425 C A- 1901 "Weekly Press" PPCs ditto, but with the colours reversed, unaddressed but endorsed "This card was brought from the Discovery Antarctic Expedition by the Steam Yacht Morning which arrived at Lyttelton 25th March 1903". [Carried on the first relief voyage by SY "Morning"] 350T
Lot 2426 2426 C A- 1901 "Weekly Press" PPCs "The Discovery in Lyttelton Harbour" on pale yellow & on the reverse "The Stern, Rounded to Resist Ice Pressure" on pale pink (MW #DC-2), a couple of very minor blemishes, unused. 200T May 08, 2013 Prestige Philately - Auction No 182 Page: 7 1901-04 BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION - Outwards Voyage (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD
Lot 2427 2427 C A 1901 "Weekly Press" PPCs "Rattling down the Discovery's Rigging" on orange-buff & on the reverse "The Discovery: Stoker Page and Vinker" (a dog) on pale green (MW #DC-3), unused. 250T
Lot 2428 2428 C B 1901 "Weekly Press" PPCs "Rattling down the Discovery's Rigging" on yellow-buff & on the reverse "The Discovery: Stoker Page and Vinker" (a dog) on pale pink (MW #DC3), very early usage with Christchurch cds of 23DE01. 250T
Lot 2429 2429 C A 1901 "Weekly Press" PPCs "The Discovery: Kaiapoi Maoris' Song of Welcome" on pale green & on the reverse "The Discovery's Penguins" on orange-buff (MW #DC-4), unused. [The birds were presumably snared on Macquarie Island] 250T
Lot 2430 2430 C B 1901 "Weekly Press" PPCs Wrench "Links of Empire Series 3 No 3" PPC of members hauling a sled over ice & the very short list of previous Antarctic explorers (MW #DA-3), minor blemishes, unused. [No 3 was to be posted from the last port of call before heading for Antarctica] 250T May 08, 2013 Prestige Philately - Auction No 182 Page: 8 1901-04 BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION - Outwards Voyage (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD
Lot 2431 2431 C C 1901 "Weekly Press" PPCs ditto, hand-addressed by Captain Scott to his sister in London, Port Chalmers duplex overstruck with Chelsea arrival cds & forwarded to 'BATH' (superb arrival cds), a few faults & repairs. 400T
Lot 2432 2432 C (B) 1901 "Weekly Press" PPCs ditto, to Ireland with 1d tied by Lyttelton squared-circle of 24DE01, superb 'DUBLIN & QUEENSTOWN/ 1 /TPO' transit b/s & 'KILLINEY SO/Co DUBLIN' arrival cds, a couple of reinforced creases. 250T 1901-04 BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION - In the Antarctic
Lot 2433 2433 C A 1903 (c.) Lansdowne (London) real photo PPC "Discovery Held in Pack-Ice" (with seven expeditioners in the background), unused. Unlisted by Margery Wharton. 150T
Lot 2434 2434 C B 1903 cover with embossed 'DISCOVERY ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION 1901/[penguin]' crest in blue on the flap & very fine example of the engraved 'NATIONAL ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION' label in steel-blue - uncancelled as usual - on the face, addressed by Dr Thomas Vere Hodgson - the Expedition's biologist - to his wife in England, carried back to New Zealand on the "Morning", with 1d Universal pair tied by 'LYTTELTON/25MR03' squared-circle, Christchurch transit & light Birmingham arrival b/s, minor blemishes mainly on the reverse. Ex David Flaat. [Cape Hodgson, in the Ross Archipelago, is named after Dr Hodgson] 5,000T May 08, 2013 Prestige Philately - Auction No 182 Page: 9 1901-04 BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION - In the Antarctic (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD
Lot 2435 2435 C B 1903 a rather similar cover from Dr Hodgson to England but unusually with the Expedition label also cancelled at Lyttelton, Christchurch transit & 'PLYMOUTH' arrival b/s, minor blemishes. Ex David Flaat. [Postmarking the label was contrary to Regulations. We have noted very few covers with the label datestamped] 6,000T
Lot 2436 2436 C B 1903 cover front with the engraved 'NATIONAL ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION' label in steel-blue - uncancelled as usual, light tonespots - on the face, addressed by Dr Reginald Koettlitz - the Expedition's surgeon & botanist - to Dr Charles Chilton who was Professor of Biology at Canterbury College (Christchurch), carried back to New Zealand on the "Morning", with 1d Universal tied by 'LYTTELTON/25MR03' squared-circle, soiling, a few wrinkles. [Reginald Koettlitz was a British physician who had previously been a member of the 1894 Jackson-Harmsworth Expedition to Franz Josef Land. The Koettlitz Glacier is named after him. Charles Chilton was awarded the first BSc and DSc conferred by the University of Auckland. In 1907 he was a member of the sub-Antarctic expedition to Campbell Island & the Auckland Islands. The endorsement "per R Koettlitz" was probably written by Chilton] 2,000T
Lot 2437 2437 C (B) 1903 plain cover to Sir Clements Markham in London "via San Francisco" with 1d Universal tied by good 'CHRISTCHURCH/5MY03' cds, opened a little roughly & repaired. [The writer has been identified as Lieutenant Michael Barne who remained on board "Discovery". It was probably entrusted to Shackleton who failed to post it on his arrival back in New Zealand. Barne was highly regarded by Scott for his calming influence in the Antarctic. Barne Inlet is named after him. Barne was the last survivor from the Expedition: he died on 31/5/1961] 400T May 08, 2013 Prestige Philately - Auction No 182 Page: 10 1901-04 BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION - In the Antarctic (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD
Lot 2438 2438 PS C 1903 (May 11) usage of GB KEVII 1d Envelope to "Lieutenant Charles Royds/Antarctic Expedition/Admiralty" with 'KINGSBRIDGE' cds & 'SALCOMBE' transit b/s, redirected to the Royal Society where it was held until departure of the Terra Nova, part of the flap missing from having been roughly opened, & minor toning. A very rare inwards cover to the Expedition, and a marvellous item for the collector of British destination mail. [Charles William Rawson Royds was an officer on the Discovery & was highly regarded by Scott: see Lot 2441. He served until 1926, retiring as Rear-Admiral, after being appointed Assistant Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police] 1,000T
Lot 2439 2439 L A- 1903 typed copy letter headed "12 June 1903" from the Secretary to the Admiralty to the Presidents of the two sponsoring Societies, acknowledging Scott's first report, confirming two minor promotions & advising "Their Lordships...express their gratification at the manner in which the Officers and men of the Naval detachment have carried out the arduous service...", & requesting that advice to be passed on to Scott, a few folds. 300T
Lot 2440 2440 L A- 1903 typed copy letter from the Secretary to the Admiralty to the Presidents of the sponsoring Societies requesting they inform Scott of promotions approved for three crewmen. 300T May 08, 2013 Prestige Philately - Auction No 182 Page: 11 1901-04 BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION - In the Antarctic (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD
Lot 2441 2441 L A 1903 five-page letter in Cyril Longhurst's hand on Expedition foolscap letterhead headed "Copy" & dated "22 May 1903", to the Secretary of the Admiralty enclosing & summarising Scott's first report: "...With regard to the three naval men who returned in the Morning...Macfarlane was invalided...Peters and Page are not recommended ...Captain Scott writes in the highest terms of...Lieutenants Royds and Barne and of Mr Skelton." Continues with glowing approval of Scott's work & leadership, "...His sledge journey when he reached a latitude of 82 degrees 17 minutes is not surpassed...The journey inland made by Lieut Armitage and Mr Skelton is also a most remarkable achievement. Both are likely to yield valuable scientific results..." 1,500T
Ex Lot 2442 2442 C/L A-/A 1904 envelope with embossed 'NATIONAL ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION 1901/[penguin]' crest on the flap & enclosed matching notepaper with 3pp holograph letter headed "Discovery/Winter Quarters/February 11th 1904" & signed "Hartley T Ferrar", to his aunt in Ulster, 1d Universal cancelled on return of the three ships - on 1/4/1904 - with Lyttelton d/s of 2AP04. [Hartley Ferrar was the Expedition's geologist, and the youngest scientist on board. He discovered the first fossils on the Antarctic mainland, and coal at 8000 feet! The Ferrar Glacier is named after him. He states "...You will see by the telegram in the papers that we are all well, and you will also see whether the Discovery gets out or not. At present the open water is five or six miles away...We got through a good deal of sledging...and the last half of the summer was occupied in sawing and blasting the ice with gun-cotton...I have made a very important find in the shape of a [fossilised] plant..."] (2 items) 750T
Lot 2443 2443 C A- 1904 cover with embossed Expedition "penguin" crest in blue on the flap, to Sir Clements Markham in London with 1d Universal tied by Lyttelton d/s of 2AP04, addressed by Dr Reginald Koettiltz, minor blemishes. [The flap can be opened out for display] 600T May 08, 2013 Prestige Philately - Auction No 182 Page: 12 Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD 1901-04 BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION - Relief Expeditions
Ex Lot 2444 2444 L A 1902 4pp notelet & 'MENU' blank with gold borders both with embossed 34½mm 'NATIONAL ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION/ [penguin]/SY MORNING' crest in blue, both unfolded & unused. Rare. [On 9/7/1902, the Expedition's relief vessel, Steam Yacht "Morning", departed London to take fresh food & supplies to the "Discovery", which had returned to the Antarctic] (2 items) 500T
Lot 2445 2445 C A 1902 PPC with a map of the planned voyage of SY "Morning" to the Antarctic (MW #DM-1), unused. 200T
Lot 2446 2446 C B 1902 fold-out card with the same map on one side & two crew photos on the other, blue "ribbon" & red wafer, a bit soiled. Rare. See MW #DM-2. 200T May 08, 2013 Prestige Philately - Auction No 182 Page: 13 1901-04 BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION - Relief Expeditions (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD
Lot 2447 2447 L A 1902 (undated, c.June) 4pp 8vo pamphlet headed "Letter to the Officer Commanding the National Antarctic Expedition" over the names of William Huggins & Clements Markham, being a typset copy of the letter sent aboard the "Morning" to Scott advising that "...The biological and botanical collections arrived in excellent order, and have been entrusted to...the British Museum...The...Museum have offered to receive all the collections made by the Expedition...The Morning is capable of carrying 300 tons of coal...Besides coals, she can also carry about 100 tons of provisions, and she also takes out some warm clothing...especially komagers..." The letter goes on to instruct Scott to "return to Lyttelton in March or April 1903" [which was impossible because Scott had allowed "Discovery" to become ice-bound] and "...we are of opinion that a third season is not feasible from a financial point of view...", unfolded & but for some minor damp-spots on the reverse in remarkably fine condition. An important document, of which Paul Wales has recorded no other example. [Komagers are reindeer-hide boots from Lappland] 300T
Lot 2448 2448 C B 1902 cover with embossed 34½mm 'NATIONAL ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION/[penguin]/SY MORNING' crest in blue on the flap and very fine example of the engraved 'NATIONAL ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION' label in steel-blue - uncancelled as usual - on the face, addressed by Captain Colbeck to the Royal Geographic Society in London, with 1d Universal pair tied by Christchurch cds of 9DE02 & London arrival b/s, minor stain on the face & repaired splitting around the embossing on the flap. [ William Colbeck was captain of the SY "Morning" and made two relief trips to "Discovery"'s winter quarters. Scott named Cape Colbeck and Colbeck Bay after him. However, the Colbeck Archipelago was named after his son William Robinson Colbeck, a member of Sir Douglas Mawson's 1929-31 BANZARE party] 5,000T
Lot 2449 2449 C A- 1903 cover with embossed 'DISCOVERY ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION 1901/[penguin]' crest in blue on the flap & engraved 'NATIONAL ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION' label in steel-blue with manuscript endorsement "Discovery" in the lower tablet, to Ulster with 1d Universal x2 tied by Lyttelton squared-circle of 25MR03 with another strike unusually on the label, 'BELFAST' arrival b/s. [Paul Wales has identified the sender as Fireman Frederick Kemp of the Morning. However, the cover doesn't bear the Morning's crest & the label used is inscribed "Discovery"] 5,000T May 08, 2013 Prestige Philately - Auction No 182 Page: 14 1901-04 BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION - Relief Expeditions (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD
Lot 2450 2450 C A- 1903 cover with embossed 'DISCOVERY ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION 1901/[penguin]' crest in blue on the flap and engraved 'NATIONAL ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION' label in steel-blue with manuscript endorsement "DISCOVERY" in the lower tablet, local usage with Pictorials 4d & the label both tied by 'CHRISTCHURCH/17AP03/NZ' cds, registration cachet in magenta, with the enclosed matching embossed notepaper & a brief message signed "EH Shackleton". A delightful cover, stated to be the only recorded usage of an Expedition label on a registered cover.
Shackleton had contracted a nasty dose of scurvy in Antarctica. Scott insisted Shackleton return to New Zealand to recuperate, which the latter did most reluctantly. "Morning" departed 2/3/1902, arriving at Lyttleton 25/3/1902. The endorsement on the label is so neat, at first glance it appears to be printed. It's doubtful EHS added the inscription: his handwriting would readily qualify him for the medical or legal professions] 10,000T
Lot 2451 2451 C C 1903 cover with embossed 'NATIONAL ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION/[penguin]/SY MORNING' crest in blue on the flap, from Lieutenant Edgar Evans to Sir Clements Markham in London with 1d Universal tied by Christchurch cds, repaired tears across the flap (not affecting the crest) & the face as a result of Markham's impatience for news from the Expedition. Illustrated by Robert Duns at page 15. 750T
Lot 2452 2452 L B 1903 notepaper with embossed '.../SY MORNING' crest in blue & 2pp holograph letter headed "Aug 22nd 03" & signed "Rupert A England", to the Lyttelton Harbor [sic] Board noting their account & advising "...I will hand [it] to the Commander on his return in early October...I have no intimation as to our movements...we remain here till the time arrives for our departure for the South...", a little aged. [ Lieut England was Colbeck's second-in-command. During Colbeck's lengthy absence in Britain, England had command of a ship that basically had nothing to do for seven months, except rack up port fees] 1,000T May 08, 2013 Prestige Philately - Auction No 182 Page: 15 1901-04 BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION - Relief Expeditions (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD
Lot 2453 2453 C B 1903 real photo PPC of "SS Terra Nova", minor blemishes, unused. [The "Terra Nova", under Captain Harry Mackay, departed London in late September 1903, and arrived at Hobart 8/11/1903] 100T
Lot 2454 2454 C/L B/A 1903 local cover with embossed '.../SY MORNING' crest in blue on the flap - unusually on a "security" envelope - & 2pp holograph letter on matching notepaper headed "17.10.03" & signed "Leonard Burgess", to young friends (relatives?) in Christchurch thanking them for flowers & promising to visit "and tell you a yarn about the South". [A log of the voyage, compiled by Seaman Burgess, is held in the Macmillan Brown Library, Christchurch] 1,500T
Lot 2455 2455 C B 1903 cover with embossed '.../SY MORNING' crest in blue on the flap, in the hand of Captain Colbeck to the Royal Geographical Society in London with Tasmanian 2½d tied by Hobart cds of NO9/1903, repaired tear clear of the stamp & embossed crest, minor soiling/toning. [The "Morning" had arrived at Hobart the previous day] 750T
Lot 2456 2456 C A 1903 Tasmanian PPC to Christchurch with 1d Pictorial tied by Hobart cds of DE3/1903, the message headed "HMS Morning/Dec 2nd 03" & signed "Len Burgess" advising "...Just a few lines before we leave for the Ice..." 500T May 08, 2013 Prestige Philately - Auction No 182 Page: 16 1901-04 BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION - Relief Expeditions (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD
Lot 2457 2457 C A- 1903 a similar PPC with the message headed "HMS Morning/Hobart Tas Dec 5th 03" & signed "Len" advising "...We sail today at noon for the Relief of the Discovery at the South pole...", partial NZ TPO transit cds on the face, corner bend. 750T
Lot 2458 2458 C A 1903 D Craig & Co PPC of "The Discovery" (MW #DI-1) with message headed "HMS Morning/Antarctic Relief Ship/...Ross Sea/Dec 25th 1903" & signed "Leonard Burgess" who states "...there are ice bergs alround us & pack ice & it is thick of snow. We cannot see very far...", 1d Universal cancelled on return of the "Morning" with Lyttelton d/s of 4AP04. A marvellous item for the Christmas collector: eye-witness account of a white Christmas in the Southern Hemisphere! 750T
Lot 2459 2459 C A 1903 a very similar card with message headed "HMS Morning/Time 12.30am Jan 1st 1904" & signed "Leonard" who states "...we never get any rain but it is all snow just like salt...", similarly cancelled. 750T May 08, 2013 Prestige Philately - Auction No 182 Page: 17 1901-04 BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION - Relief Expeditions (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD
Lot 2460 2460 C A- 1904 envelope with embossed .../SY MORNING' crest in blue on the flap & engraved 'NATIONAL ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION/[penguin]' label with manuscript endorsement "SY MORNING" in the lower tablet, endorsed "Winter Quarters/..." at upper-left & signed "WColbeck" at lower-left, 1d Universal - from a booklet pane - cancelled on return of the three ships with Lyttelton d/s of 1AP04 that also just ties the label, 'TRAVELLING PO/INWARDS/-CHRISTCHURCH-DUNEDIN' transit b/s, a few insignificant blemishes. One of the gems of the collection. [The addressee, Mrs WA Moore, was a daughter of the Expedition's agent Joseph Kinsey] 7,500T
Lot 2461 2461 C B 1904 usage of the Relief Expedition "Map" PPC (MW #DM-1) endorsed "Posted at Winter Quarters/SS Discovery/ .../WColbeck" at lower-left, to Joseph Kinsey with 1d Universal - from a booklet pane - cancelled on return of the three ships with Lyttelton d/s of 1AP04, some soiling. [This and the previous lot would be marvellous additions to a collection of booklet stamps!] 500T 1901-04 BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION - Return to New Zealand The "Discovery", "Morning" & "Terra Nova" arrived back at Lyttelton on 1st April 1904. Covers posted from the Antarctic & postmarked in April are included in the two previous sections.
Lot 2462 2462 C B 1904 real photo PPC of the "Terra Nova" & the wharf at Lyttelton - stated to be "berthed at No 1 Breastwork" - with two children & a photographer on the adjacent railway tracks, minor defects, unused. A wonderful photograph. Unlisted by Margery Wharton. 300T May 08, 2013 Prestige Philately - Auction No 182 Page: 18 1901-04 BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION - Return to New Zealand (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD
Lot 2463 2463 C A 1904 real photo PPC of the "Terra Nova" in dry dock Lyttelton with three men on ladders, unused. Another excellent photograph but a bit over-exposed. Unlisted by Margery Wharton. 250T
Lot 2464 2464 C A+ 1904 real photo PPC of the "Terra Nova" at anchor, endorsed at the base of the view "from/Will Smith/ Terra Nova", locally used with Christchurch cds of 14MY04. Superb! Unlisted by Margery Wharton. 250T
Lot 2465 2465 C B 1904 real photo PPC of the "Discovery" & a small lighthouse from across the harbour, endorsed on the viewside "Great excitement in Chch on the Discovery's return Ap 6 1904", to Wellington with Christchurch cds of 6AP04, minor blemishes. Unlisted by Margery Wharton. 200T
Lot 2466 2466 C B 1904 plain mourning cover to Sir Clements Markham in London "via San Francisco" with 1d Universal tied by 'UPPER RICCARTON/5AP04' cds, minor opening faults. [This cover is almost certainly from a member - albeit unidentified - of the Expedition. Riccarton is a Christchurch suburb; the date of posting is only a few days after the "Morning" returned to Lyttelton; and the addressee has an obvious connection] 300T May 08, 2013 Prestige Philately - Auction No 182 Page: 19 1901-04 BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION - Return to New Zealand (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD
Lot 2467 2467 C A- 1904 Wrench's "Links of Empire Series 3 No 4" PPC with polar bear & text advising that the cards were carried by the Discovery "during her wanderings" & were posted "at the port of call on their return to civilisation" (MW #DA-4), addressed in Scott's hand to Mrs Wrench in Ireland, Christchurch cds of 25AP04, a couple of tiny blemishes. [The image is of a polar bear, that inhabits only the Arctic region. Over the years, much ridicule has been uncharitably heaped on this image. Of course, when these cards were designed, nobody had a clue what fauna might be found anywhere in Antarctica] 500T
Lot 2468 2468 C A- 1904 a very similar card addressed in Scott's hand to a friend in England, unusually with Barred Numeral '134' of Bristol struck on arrival, a couple of tiny blemishes. 500T
Lot 2469 2469 C B 1904 another example from a different sender, bumped corners. 400T
Ex Lot 2470 2470 C A/B 1904 "The Weekly Press" (Christchurch) complete second set of 12 PPCs of Expedition photographs (mostly) or illustrations (MW #DD-1 to DD-12) on various pastel-coloured stocks, a few minor blemishes but fine to very fine unused. A very desirable set that is rarely available complete. [Unlike the first set, these cards have no illustration on the address side] (12) 2,500T May 08, 2013 Prestige Philately - Auction No 182 Page: 20 1901-04 BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION - Return to New Zealand (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD
Ex Lot 2471 2471 C A/B 1904 ditto "Blasting the Ice" blue/buff (small ink mark on the viewside), "The Discovery in Winter Harbour" buff/blue (minor blemish on the address side) & "Seals on the Floe" green/pink (very fine) MW #DD-1 4 & 11, fine to very fine unused. (3) 500T
Ex Lot 2472 2472 C B 1904 ditto "Born in the Antarctic" (dog) pink/blue, local usage at Christchurch; & "Seals on the Floe" blue/buff, to the USA with the stamp unusually on the viewside; MW #DD-3 & 11, a couple of minor blemishes. (2) 400T
Lot 2473 2473 C A 1904 "The Canterbury Times" (Christchurch) PPCs Series One with the address side text Printed in Blue "Discovery and Terra Nova at Anchor in Robertson Bay" with 'SAMPLE.' at Right (MW #DE-16s), unused. Stated to be the only known example. [In the nature of a proof or specimen card] 400T
Lot 2474 2474 C A 1904 ditto, "Discovery in Winter Quarters" with 'SAMPLE.' at Right (MW #DE-17s), unused. Stated to be the only known example. 400T May 08, 2013 Prestige Philately - Auction No 182 Page: 21 1901-04 BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION - Return to New Zealand (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD
Ex Lot 2475 2475 C A/A+ 1904 ditto, issued cards "Dog Team" (an exceptional photograph), "Emperor Penguins" (vertical), "Gangway from Ship to Berg Ice", "The Spot where Discovery was Frozen-In..." & "A Weddell Seal Rookery..." (MW #DE-3 5 6 10 & 12), very fine to superb unused. (5) 750T
Ex Lot 2476 2476 C A/B 1904 ditto, "Gun Cotton Explosion" & "Two of the Dogs" (light bend) MX #DE-7 & 11, at 1d postcard or ½d printed matter rates. (2) 250T
Lot 2477 2477 C A 1904 reprint with the address side text Printed in Orange-Brown "Discovery in Winter Quarters" (MW #DE-2var), to Nelson, 1d Universal x2 with Lyttelton cds & 'LATE FEE' h/s, Wellington transit cds! Very scarce: Margery Wharton states only that "A further limited printing of set 1 in orange-brown was made but its purpose is unknown". Robert Duns recorded only four views, not including this one. 250T
Ex Lot 2478 2478 C A/B 1904 "The Canterbury Times" PPCs Series Two with the address side text Printed in Green almost complete set of eleven of the 12 views (MW #DE-13 to 24, missing only #DE-14), some excellent photos including "Ballooning in the Antarctic", "Digging Out the Boats", "Discovery in Winter Quarters", "Sledging Party at Razorback Island" etc, #DE-18 19 21 & 24 are postally used, a few very minor blemishes but generally very fine. (11) 1,400T May 08, 2013 Prestige Philately - Auction No 182 Page: 22 1901-04 BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION - Return to New Zealand (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD
Ex Lot 2479 2479 C A/B 1904 NSW Bookstall Co PPCs "Harnessing in Dogs and Preparing to Start" (used NSW to England), "Part of a Pressed-Up Ice Ridge..." (used WA to NSW, stamp neatly removed), "Seal Bay..." (locally used at Sydney) and "Start of the Southern Depot Party" (unused, damp-spotting on the address side) MW #DF-5 9 10 & 11, a few minor blemishes. The only Australian series devoted to the Expedition, and very scarce. (4) 600T 1901-04 BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION - Homeward Voyage "Discovery" & "Morning" departed Lyttelton on 8/6/1904. "Discovery" reached Port Stanley in the Falklands on 12/7/1904; "Morning" arrived five days later. Scott tired of waiting for "Terra Nova" & departed for England on 20th July. "Morning" arrived a month later. "Terra Nova" had actually made it home in August!
Lot 2480 2480 PS C 1904 usage of Falklands QV 1d Postal Card sent under cover, message signed "CR Ford" states "The stamps on this letter are all that this benighted colony possess [sic] of the new [KEVII] issue..." & endorsed on the face "Brought by the Discovery", the printed stamp excised & replaced. [Charles Reginald (Chas) Ford was Chief Steward on the "Discovery". A ridge called Ford Spur was named after him] 300T
Lot 2481 2481 C A- 1904 usage of Falklands PPC ("Ross Road, Stanley") with KEVII 1d tied by double-circle 'FALKLAND/JY20/04/ ISLANDS' cds, to New Zealand with 'MONTEVIDEO' (Uruguay) transit of 28JUL/1904 & superb 'SUMNER/28SP04' arrival cds, indicating carriage was via London rather than via Panama, endorsed "From an arctartic [sic] ship which called there", minor corner bend, Heijtz Cat £1000+. [The sender is identified only as "Chas". CR Ford is a candidate but he was generally known as Reginald. The writing is not that of Charles Royds, who also wasn't known as "Chas". The most likely candidate is perhaps the Second Cook on the "Discovery", Charles Clarke] 500T May 08, 2013 Prestige Philately - Auction No 182 Page: 23 1901-04 BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION - Homeward Voyage (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD
Lot 2482 2482 C B 1904 cover with embossed 'DISCOVERY ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION 1901/[penguin]' crest in blue on the flap, to the Colonial Museum in New Zealand with QV ½d pair tied by double-circle 'FALKLAND/JY18/04/ISLANDS' cds, to New Zealand with 'MONTEVIDEO' (Uruguay) transit of 28JUL/1904 & unusual (scarce?) 'WELLINGTON/27SP04/ W.-N.Z.-2. ' machine on the reverse, minor blemishes, opened-out for display. A wonderful origin/destination cover, Heijtz Cat £1000+. [The sender was Hartley Ferrar, the Expedition's geologist. This cover is not included in Robert Duns' Census of only 6 Expedition covers posted at Port Stanley] 1,250T 1901-04 BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION - Back at Last On 20/7/1904, "Discovery" departed Port Stanley & arrived at Porsmouth 10/9/1904, and at London five days later.
Lot 2483 2483 L B 1904 dinner programme for the Officers of the "Discovery" with a real photo heroic portrait of Captain Scott in full dress uniform on the reverse, a few blemishes, central separation & rejoined with archival tape, no folds or creases. 250T
Lot 2484 2484 L A 1904 brief holograph letter headed "Sept 23 1904" & signed "RobtFScott" on Scott's personal notepaper stating "I enclose my card which will admit you to the Discovery but I fear there is little to see". 1,000T May 08, 2013 Prestige Philately - Auction No 182 Page: 24 1901-04 BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION - Back at Last (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD
Lot 2485 2485 L B 1904 The Lecture Agency 4pp brochure (203x253mm) promoting Scott's First Public Lecture "Farthest South" on Friday 8/11/1904 advising "The lecture will be copiously illustrated by photographs taken by the Expedition, and shown on the screen by the oxy-hydrogen light". Ticket prices ranged from 1/- to 10/6d for "sofa stalls", while big-noters could pay one guinea (21/-) to be seated on the platform. The brochure features photos of Scott, "Discovery" Ice-Bound & a sledging party plus a map of the Antarctic showing Scott's journeys & sledging expeditions. Minor splitting has been reinforced with archival tape. [The language is quite free of hyperbole but for this little gem: "The discovery of a fossil flora by Mr Ferrar is alone worth the whole cost of the expedition". (!!) However, on the last page, an extract from "The Times" of 10/9/1904 sparkles with patriotic zeal] 250T
Lot 2486 2486 C A 1904 (Nov 18) postcard with real photo of Dr WC Souter on the viewside & written in his hand, to New Zealand "Via Frisco" with KEVII 1d tied by superb 'ABERDEEN' cds. [Souter had been the surgeon aboard the "Morning", and also took many photographs on the Expedition] 500T
Lot 2487 2487 L A- 1904 (Nov 5) large format menu card (325x249mm) for London's Savage Club "Welcome Home Dinner to the Officers of the National Antarctic Expedition" with a listing of the attendees including Sir Clements Markham & Cyril Longhurst. The card features an absurdist illustration - signed "Dudley Gardy" - of a group of rascally savages greeting a sled full of heroic explorers pulled by a domesticated polar bear! with "Discovery" in the distance, minor corner bend at lower-left, unfolded and with minor blemishes only. [At least as fine as the example sold by Christie's for £2032 on 25/9/2002] 1,000T 2488 L B 1904 The Lecture Agency "Preliminary List" of dates for Scott's lecture tour, revealing a gruelling five months tour to all parts of the United Kingdom with only Sundays & three other days off, minor peripheral defects but unfolded. 150T 2489 L B/C 1905 (June 14) University of Cambridge Order of Proceedings (197x286mm) for the conferring of honorary degrees including Doctor of Science to Captain Scott, some discolouration & reinforcing of the folds; also a galley proof on newsprint - typically aged & discoloured - for the lengthy report of the proceedings from the "Cambridge Chronicle" of 16/6/1905 signed "JE Sandys", the Public Orator who had addressed the congregation. [John Edwin Sandys was a highly regarded Classical scholar. He was Public Orator at Cambridge University between 1876 & 1919, and was knighted in 1911] (2 items) 150T May 08, 2013 Prestige Philately - Auction No 182 Page: 25 Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD 1901-04 BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION - Longhurst Letters Cyril Longhurst was Secretary to Sir Clements Markham & the National Antarctic Expedition. He was also a confidante of Mrs Hannah Scott, Captain Scott's mother, & is revealed by the letters in this section to have been both an informative and at times remarkably injudicious correspondent. All are holograph letters - written entirely by Longhurst - to Hannah Scott, on Expedition octavo notepaper, unless noted otherwise, Longhurst was Ernest Shackleton's best man &, in 1907, Shackleton named Antarctica's Mount Cyril after his friend. (We expect the estimates will prove to be quite conservative: in 2007, Christie's sold a relatively bland & largely non-Antarctic group of Longhurst letters plus other memorabilia for £4375.)
Lot 2490 2490 L A 1901 letter headed "29 November" & signed "Cyril Longhurst", advising of receipt of a telegram from Captain Scott "Lyttelton...Entered Pack [ice]...called Macquaree [sic; Macquarie Island] obtained series of magnetic observations... ship behaves well...only regret very limited time". 1,000T
Lot 2491 2491 L A- 1901 letter headed "Nov 29" & signed "Ninna Markham" - wife of Sir Clements Markham - to Hannah Scott, advising of the same telegram and repeating Scott's error "Macquaree". 750T
Ex Lot 2492 2492 C/L B/A 1901 cover with 'National Antarctic/Expedition' imprint on the flap (affected by repaired opening faults), to Hannah Scott at Bath, with letter on Expedition notepaper headed "3 Dec 1901" & signed "Cyril Longhurst" who states "No news has been received from your son about the leak...I hope Reuters (who published the cable you saw) were making up a story as you suggest". (2 items) 750T May 08, 2013 Prestige Philately - Auction No 182 Page: 26 1901-04 BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION - Longhurst Letters (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD
Lot 2493 2493 L A 1903 letter headed "14 July 1903" & signed "Cyril Longhurst", advising of problems between Sir Clements Markham and Treasury: "...Dr Kaltie thinks Sir Clements...will eventually sign the necessary document for the transfer of ownership of the Morning...but [Sir C] feels more strongly than ever how wrong it will be to transfer the ownership, giving up several thousands of our property...I fear the poor old man will break up over this mental strain...I am very sorry indeed for him...[He] is gradually being drawn to despair from worry & anxiety..." [A second relief expedition was planned for the Spring of 1903. The British Treasury agreed to meet expenses but insisted ownership of the "Morning" be transferred to the Government] 1,500T
Lot 2494 2494 L A 1903 4pp letter dated "19 July 1903" in which Longhurst states "...having regard to the strained feelings...of the Council, think it would be fatal to Sir Clements to summon another meeting. I enclose a copy of Sir C's memorandum...This is a stolen copy & if it was not Sunday I should not have been able to steal it!!...Though I sympathize most sincerely with Sir C...I can see no way out of the difficult position we have...The letters I get from Sir C are quite heart-breaking. The Treasury have acted in a most mean way...Personal spite goes a long way too...your son's great work can never be anyone else's..." [How often would someone in a position of trust openly confess in writing to being a thief!] 1,500T
Lot 2495 2495 L A 1903 8pp letter dated "23 July 1903" with the Expedition imprint crossed-through & headed "Queens Hotel Dundee" in which Longhurst states "...Sir Clements writes 'I shall make a hard fight for the ship single-handed...but single-handed, deserted, and beaten down, I must be overpowered at last' so conclude he will have signed it by now...The Terra Nova has arrived & was got into dry dock...I doubt if she will be ready to sail...by the middle of August, as they talk about now...There is a lot of news to give you but I cannot write it for more reasons than one! ..." 2,000T May 08, 2013 Prestige Philately - Auction No 182 Page: 27 1901-04 BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION - Longhurst Letters (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD
Lot 2496 2496 L A 1903 letter headed "9 August 1903" & signed "Cyril Longhurst" on Queen's Hotel Dundee notepaper, advising of postal arrangements etc for the second relief Expedition: "...Hobart is to be the last port...The Morning is to leave Lyttelton and join the Terra Nova at Hobart. This of course is distasteful to Captain Colbeck [of the "Morning", who was unpopular at the Admiralty]...he has been irritated, and moreover has very just grievances...The Admiralty...do not approve of Captain Colbeck going to see Sir Clements in Norway & I think have stopped him going...he is to go out to New Zealand again very soon...letters for the Discovery are to reach Hobart before Dec 1st but they say nothing about parcels because...[they] 'did not want shoals of parcels coming down'. However if you want to send any parcels - don't consider the size - you must send them before August 25th...to the Admiralty...and they will send them on the Terra Nova...", and finishes with further complaints about the Admiralty, and the Hotel! 1,500T
Ex Lot 2497 2497 L A/B 1903 a brief 2pp note advising of Captain Colbeck's address at Hull & stating "He is under Admiralty orders to sail for New Zealand by the Papanui which sails from London on Friday or Saty next", unusually with the mailing envelope with 'National Antarctic/Expedition' imprint on the flap addressed in Longhurst's hand & endorsed "Immediate", to Mrs Scott at Chelsea & forwarded to Salisbury (b/s), the envelope with a couple of faults. (2 items) 1,500T
Lot 2498 2498 L A 1903 4pp letter dated "11 September 1903" - apparently the next in the series - "...there has been nothing to tell you...I have had a memorandum printed to remind people of the mail for the Discovery... Sir Clements does not talk of returning yet [from Norway]..." 750T May 08, 2013 Prestige Philately - Auction No 182 Page: 28 1901-04 BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION - Longhurst Letters (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD
Lot 2499 2499 L A 1903 4pp letter headed "October 19th" advising "...You must not worry about these Antarctic altercations! The Government knows that your son has had nothing to do with them...Sir Clements is lying low now, and if there are any more fights to be made...they will be with his Council rather than the Treasury...Sir Clements returns in the middle of the week...and then goes to Sheerness [his cousin's home]". 1,000T
Ex Lot 2500 2500 L/C A-/B 1904 letter headed "21 Eccleston Square SW/May 25th" on his family's notepaper: "...The King has telegraphed out to New Zealand...'...I hope to see you all on your return to England Edward R'. I have not sent this off to Sir C yet...No doubt Lady M will like to tell you about it so please let it come to you as news...I am so pleased the King has acted so nicely...". With the matching envelope, opened a little roughly. [The Longhurst Family motto 'TRIA JUNCTA IN UNO' (= three united as one) is also that of the Order of the Bath, which must have seemed rather presumptuous in Edwardian times] (2 items) 750T
Ex Lot 2501 2501 L/C A/(B) 1904 letter headed "August 23rd 1904" twice mentioning letters to & from "Con" (Scott's family name), and enclosing an official typed copy of Scott's 4pp foolscap letter to Sir Clements Markham headed " Discovery/at sea/July 5th 1904" - two days before arriving at the Falkland Islands - & endorsed by Longhurst "Confidential", plus the Expedition envelope - repaired opening faults - from Longhurst.
Scott's letter speaks of taking soundings across the Pacific - these are included - and "...we passed over the supposed position of Dougherty Island...No island was seen...If there is an island, its position is...far removed from that assigned to it...this letter will be posted at Punta Arenas...the accounts which I enclose [not included] will show a rather larger expenditure than I estimated..." He then advises where he intends to place the Expedition's collections & instruments etc after arrival in England. "...The balloon outfit is intact and in good condition. I would suggest that the War Office be requested to repurchase it...We have on board five dogs which were born in the Antarctic...[The value of wine consumed] will be charged pro rata to the officers whose accounts have been carefully kept...P.S. I leant the Morning one of the Discovery's whale boats for the voyage home, this should be returned." (3 items) 2,000T May 08, 2013 Prestige Philately - Auction No 182 Page: 29 Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD 1901-04 BRITISH ANTARCTIC EXPEDITION - Miscellaneous Subjects 2502 L A Paul Wales' exhibit pages each with images of the items to be mounted printed thereon, a few replica postcards left in place, also "The Weekly Press" (NZ) lengthy extracts from edition of 18/12/1901 headed "Dinner to the Discovery's Officers". 0T 2503 L B MAPS: c.1905 Smith Elder & Co London map (600x620mm) "Sledge Journeys from Winter Quarters" showing the routes of 28 separate journeys as plotted by Lt GFA Mulock RN including Scott's epic "Farthest South" trip, and the discontinuous coastline featuring the names of many members of the Expedition, minor repaired splits & some faint toning. Would look great framed on the wall of your study. [George Francis Arthur Mulock went to Antarctica aboard the "Morning". However, when Ernest Shackleton was sent back to New Zealand to recover from scurvy, Mulock replaced him on the "Discovery"] 200T 2504 L B MAPS: "The Antarctic Ocean" (570x440mm) based on Lt Mulock's map with insets of Cape Adare & Coulman Island, minor repaired peripheral tears. 150T 2505 L A MAPS: 1909 coloured "Antarctic Regions" map (182x132mm) showing routes taken by polar explorers James Cook, Durmont d'Urville, James Ross, Robert Falcon Scott and others. A lovely frontispiece, & used as such in an earlier version of the exhibit. 100T 2506 L A- MAPS: 1931 British Admiralty chart "Ross Sea to South Pole" (1040x700mm) demonstrating the improved situation of charting the coast etc but showing most of the territory as completely unexplored terra nullius, showing the major expeditions of Scott, Shackleton, Amundsen & Mawson, a bit soiled on the reverse but remarkably fine. This map framed would be a real focal point for any living room or office. 300T 2507 L A- MAPS: 1940 American edition of the same map published by the US Hydrographic Office. 200T 2508 L A PHOTOGRAPHS: 1901 Daily Mirror photograph (255x202mm) of "Discovery" under full sail off Tenerife (Canary Islands). [Photos of the ship with all sails unfurled are rare] 150T 2509 L A PHOTOGRAPHS: Large print (215x167mm) with caption "Departure Discovery from Port Chalmers Dec 24 1901", very fine. 150T 2510 L A PHOTOGRAPHS: Shipboard photo (215x167mm) of the bowsprit of the "Discovery" (?) approaching ice floes with five crewmen relaxing. 150T 2511 L NEWSPAPERS: "The Canterbury Times" broadsheet pictorial editions of 6/4/1904 (the pages loose), 13/4/1904, 20/4/1904, 27/4/1904 & 4/5/1904 featuring dozens of Expedition photographs including those that were issued as PPCs, generally fine; also "Canterbury Times Annual 1904: The Snow Queen" again chock-full of Expedition photographs, generally fine; and "The Weekly Press" 4pp from the edition of 18/12/1901 (faults). A marvellous pictorial record. [The accompanying advertisements are also rather entertaining] (7 items) 400T 2512 L A BOOKS: "New Zealand Antarctic Postal History to 1941" by Robert Duns (1997), 112pp softbound. 25T 2513 L A BOOKS: another copy. 25T 2514 L A BOOKS: "Postcards of Antarctic Expeditions 1898-1958" by Margery Wharton (1998), 360pp hardbound, extensively illustrated in black & white. 40 2515 L A BOOKS: another copy. 40 COOK ISLANDS The lots in this section are essays and proofs produced by Heraclio Fornier in Spain. All proofs are imperforate on gummed unwatermarked paper. In almost all cases there are four colour separation proofs plus the composite or finished proof (in the issued colours), five in all. Many lots include press releases, order forms and/or First Day Covers. These are not mentioned in the descriptions, nor included in our estimates. All material is from the personal archive of Finbar Kenny, the American who was responsible for all Cook Islands issues between 1965 & his death in 2010.
Ex Lot 2543 2543 P** A 1976 American Bicentenary $1 & $2 imperforate final proof sheetlets of 6 (5 stamps + label) & the M/S plus colour separation proofs and the issued $3 M/S, unmounted. (16 items) 750T May 08, 2013 Prestige Philately - Auction No 182 Page: 30 COOK ISLANDS (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD
Ex Lot 2545 2545 P A 1979 Rowland Hill 30c 35c & 50c imperforate final proof sheets of 40 (4x10) and the sheetlet of the 12 designs plus the colour separation proofs, unmounted. (20 items) 1,500T
Ex Lot 2550 2550 P** A 1986 Ameripex $1 $1.50 & $2 imperforate final proof sheetlets of 8 (2x4) plius the colour separation proofs, also the issued M/Ss, unmounted. (15 items) 750T HONG KONG - Postal History
Lot 2604 2604 CL B 1941 (June 16) triple-rate commercial airmail cover to Victoria "By Air Mail to Rangoon to Connect with the British Overseas Airways" with scarce franking of Centenary $1 Junk/"Clipper" block of 4 & KGV 50c, minor blemishes. [The rate was $1.50 airmail x3. The Singapore-Hong Kong service ceased in Oct 1940, after which mail was flown via Chungking & "Over the Hump" (= the Himalayas) into Burma] 350
Lot 2605 2605 C B 1941 (Sep 1) commercial airmail cover with "Registration of Persons Office/Special Branch Police Dept" typed on the flap, to NSW "via Rangoon" with Centenary 25c Bank x3 & $1 Junk/"Clipper", Sydney b/s of 12SE41, minor blemishes. [The rate was $1.50 airmail + 25c registration] 350 May 08, 2013 Prestige Philately - Auction No 182 Page: 31 Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD NAURU - POSTAL HISTORY The postal history material is all from the collection formed by Dr Thomas Osdene from the United States. All covers are believed to be commercial, unless stated otherwise. Because the American firm that sold this material focussed on the stamps, many very scarce rates and usages were not identified, including some that were found in mixed lots. This is one of the best postal history selections from Nauru that we have offered. We commend this material to our clients.
Lot 2632 2632 C A- 1930 (c.) philatelic cover to NSW with Rough Paper 1d green x3 cancelled with two superb strikes of the very scarce 'SS NAURU CHIEF' handstamp. 600 PAPUA
Lot 2778 2778 F A B1 1901-05 British New Guinea Watermark Vertical 2½d black & ultramarine as SG 12 but on Thin Paper, neat Port Moresby cds. No longer listed by Gibbons: it was formerly SG 18 before the listing was revised. Rare. Ex Tom Belknap. 750
Lot 2779 2779 * A A1 1901-05 British New Guinea Watermark Vertical 6d black & myrtle-green on Thin Paper SG 14a, excellent centring, lightly mounted, Cat £950. RPSofV Certificate (2012). 750T
Lot 2780 2780 ** A C1 1901-05 British New Guinea Watermark Vertical 6d black & myrtle-green on Thin Paper SG 14a corner example from the lower-right of the sheet, unmounted, Cat £950+ (mounted). A rare stamp. 1,200 2781 */** B/C 1929-30 'AIR MAIL' Overprints Harrison Printing 3d sepia-black & bright blue-green SG 113 imprint block of 10 (5x2), a little aged & rather fragile, a few units are unmounted, Cat £500++ (for mounted singles). Scarce. 300T 2782 * A B1 1932 Pictorials ½d to £1 SG 130-145, lightly mounted, Cat £475. (16) 200T May 08, 2013 Prestige Philately - Auction No 182 Page: 32 Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD PAPUA - Postal History
Lot 2783 2783 D A B1 1887 small piece with Queensland Lined Background 2d tied by light 'PORT MORESBY/1DE/87/NEW GUINEA' cds (Lee #1 - with no code letter - rated F) with a second superior strike slongside. Ex Roger Lee. [Peter Troy's good strike on 2d on small piece - Ex Tom Belknap & Tim Rybak - sold for $1322] 1,000T
Lot 2784 2784 C B 1889 flapless cover to "Sir William MacGregor/Government House/British New Guinea" with Victorian 1d green pair tied by Melbourne duplex of SE25/89, Brisbane & Cooktown transit b/s & a superb strike of the rare 'GRANVILLE/ OC18/89/B.N.G' arrival b/s (Lee #4; rated F), a couple of repaired opening tears. A marvellous inwards cover. Ex Roger Lee. [This is the finest strike of only four examples of the 'GRANVILLE' cds recorded on cover. Tim Rybak's May 1889 cover with a messy strike of the cds on the face sold for $43,700] 12,000T
Lot 2785 2785 C A 1891 philatelic cover to Brisbane (b/s) via Cooktown (b/s) with Queensland Lined Background 2d tied by bold 8-bars 'B.N.G' cancel (A1), very fine 'PORT MORESBY/28AU91/BRITISH NEW GUINEA' cds alongside. 500 May 08, 2013 Prestige Philately - Auction No 182 Page: 33 PAPUA - Postal History (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD
Lot 2786 2786 C B 1900 (June 25) cover with embossed '[bishop's mitre]/M.J.S.-W.' on the flap, to Sydney, Queensland Four Figures 2d tied by 9-bars 'BNG' cancel of 'SAMARAI/BNG' (26mm cds alongside), small faults & some soiling. Ex Tim Rybak & Roger Lee.
In 1891, an Anglican Mission was established at Samarai but relocated to Dogura, on Milne Bay, the next year. In 1898, Montagu John Stone-Wigg was appointed the first Anglican Bishop of New Guinea. In 1902 he spoke at Cambridge University on the similarities between Christianity and Papuan religions. 600T
Lot 2787 2787 C B 1904 real photo PPC ("Chief's House at the Mouth of Mamba River") to Townsville with message headed "Samarai/Dec 31/1904", 9-bars BNG cancel & 24mm 'SAMARAI/JA17/1905/BNG' cds, Townsville duplex arrival b/s, minor blemishes. 300 2788 CL B 1908 OHMS cover with Government Secretary's Department imprint at lower-left, to London with Small 'Papua' Overprints 1d pair, Brisbane transit & London arrival b/s, slightly truncated at left. [The addressee, Rev George Cousins, wrote "The Story of the South Seas" (1894)] 300T
Lot 2789 2789 C B 1909 commercial cover to NSW with Small 'PAPUA' 1d x4 (two vertical pairs) cancelled with three strikes of the Queensland BN '178' of 'COOKTOWN' (cds at left), Sydney transit & 'BATHURST' arrival b/s, a little truncated at left & corner fault at lower-left, some soiling mostly on the reverse. Ex Roger Lee. 750T May 08, 2013 Prestige Philately - Auction No 182 Page: 34 PAPUA - Postal History (continued) Lot Type Grading Description Est $AUD
Lot 2790 2790 C A- 1914 cover to Scotland with Monocolour Perf 14 1d scarlet cancelled with an untidy strike of the scarce 'POST OFFICE RIGO C.D/3SEP14/PAPUA' cds (Lee #83; rated D) overstruck with Glasgow machine cancel. PO 1/6/1913; Receiving Office 26/7/1919; closed c.1942. Ex Roger Lee. [According to Roger Lee, only three commercial covers are recorded from Rigo. Roger's 1913 long cover, also untidily cancelled, sold for $952 (2002)]
Sent by Rev Robert Lister Turner, to his mother. Lister served in Papua c.1900-39 and spent a period in charge of the London Missionary Society Training College at Vatorata. 600T 2791 C A- 1930 black/buff Postage Due docket to "Pastor Tausa/co Rev Rankin Moru" advising 3d due on a letter, Bicolours 1½d pair (left-hand unit damaged) tied by Port Moresby cds, printer's imprint at lower-right shows 2000 were printed in -/11/1927. [Rev Robert Rankin was an LMS missionary at Moro in the Gulf Division where he was assisted by Pastor Ta'usa, believed to be a Samoan] 200T
Lot 2792 2792 C B 1936 surface cover from England to "Kikiri/Papua/Australia", Port Moresby cds of 9JY36 & very fine ' MISSENT' h/s (Lee #i23; rated G) on the face, forwarded to Samarai (b/s of 18JY36) but returned to England where forwarded to Anglesey, light vertical fold. Ex Roger Lee. [We have recorded only one other example of the Missent h/s]
Missionaries were in charge of most health care services & hospitals in Papua. The addressee, Rev Dr GEG ("Cecil") Gill, a brother of Rev SRM Gill, worked 1926-33 at the Gona Anglican Hospital. 600T