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Fine condition - the purpose for which this cover was produced has been lost in the mists of time!
First day of operaion of Davis Base post office - base was officially established the day before. Fine condition with lightly pencilled address. Note VESTFOLD HILLS handstamp.
Link for information about the Vestfold Hills and Davis Base
Fine condition.
8d surcharged "Weasel" pays surface rate for postcard. Fine condition and seldom seen - unusual "Antarctic Mails" item. For view of reverse please use "more images" button.
Also ANARE Macquarie Island cachet applied in black as well as light strikes of the scarce steel cds pmk. Surface rate for printed matter overpaid by 2c but at least the cover has definitely "been there"!!
Signed by Senior Observer. Also local ANARE cachet and nice stike of scarce Macquarie Is Aust steel cds pmk in purple. Neat little cover!!
Note Economy Air label - 95c rate paid was correct for this service. Cover was reduced a fraction at the top when open o/wise condition is fine. Attractive cover with value added due to use of Economy Air service available at the time.
Mailed from Mawson, transmission to Hobart by Aurora Australis (ship cachet for season voyages). Any "correct usage" example of these pre-paid postal card (philatelic or not) are very hard to find. Fine condition. Other side of the card may be viewed bu using the "more images" button.
Ship's cachet with master's h/stamped signature - additional cachets on reverse (view via "more images" button). VF condition for a postally used item of this nature.
M/V "Polar Bird" cachet and voyage leader's signature. Fine condition.
Fine condition - c.v. in 1984 was US$50.
VF unused condition - c.v. in 1984 was US$25.
Very fine condition.
90c is correct rate. Flap missing and some annotation by the recipient on the reverse but o/wise condition is excellent.