Lots 1393 - 1394, Catalogue of Auction #92 Raritan Stamps, Inc

 
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Lot   Cat.#
Description
 
Est.$
1393    
Arctic and Antarctic Postal History - Norway 1928, pre- printed cover sent in Oslo, addressed to Jens P. Heyerdahl, well-known lawyer and investor, franked by Coat of Arms 10o green, tied by machine cancellation, thetext reads "Roald Amundsen. 14 December 1928", opened roughly, still F/VF. Roald Amundsen was a famous Norwegian Polar Explorer, tragically died in 1928 while searching for the wrecked the Umberto Nobile Polar Expedition, Est. $150-$200
(Ph)
100.00
1394    
Postal History Collection 1957-80, 53 postcards or covers, representing 8 items from French or British Antarctic and 45 from Soviet Union, including 10 Arctic items with 4th-10th North Pole Stations, 8 AntarcticExploration covers and 27 various postal history pieces with cancellations of Ice-Breakers and Tankers of Murmansk and Vladivostok Shipping Companies, many signed by ship captains, generally fresh quality, mostly VF, Est. $800-$1,200
(Ph)
600.00

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