1888, ADOLF ERIK NORDENSKJÖLD, handwritten letter (Stockholm, 17 Mars 1888) to book shop Liepmannssohn, Berlin, in which he orders an ancient Italian book from the current price list, enclosed the used envelope (parts at top missing). Adolf Erik Nordenskjöld 1832-1901 was a multi-sided scientist and Polar explorer of Finnish-Swedish origin. He was the first navigator to sail the North East Passage and to explore Greenland and Spitsbergen...
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Auktionshaus Christoph Gärtner GmbH & Co. KG Public auction #38
The 38th Christoph Gärtner auction October 10+11th and 16th - 20th, 2017 is an outstanding offer with more than 40.000 lots is on line.
The auction schedule as follows:
October 10 - 11, 2017 / coins & banknotes
World bank notes
Germany bank notes
October 16 - 20, 2017 / philately & picture postcards including:
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Lot #11062 - north pole/arctic
1891, FRIDTJOF NANSEN, handwritten letter from "Lysaker July 4th", in which he tells the (unknown) addressee that he can gather informations about his previous expedition in several magazines. He also tells about his future plans, that he intends to start a new expedition in February 1892, but that this is still uncertain since some difficulties have occurred and the ship is being built. (Fridtjof Nansen 1861-1930 was a Norwegian Polar...
Lot #11063 - north pole/arctic
1898 VERY RARE SPITZBERGEN CAPTAIN BADE ROUNDTRIP CARD WITH ALL 6 DIFFERENT HANDSTAMPS applied at the various stops of the NFDS "Kong Harald": "NORDLICHES EISMEER BÄREN INSEL 9.8.98", "NORDLICHES EISMEER 80o NORDBREITE" and "SPITZBERGEN EISFJORD", "SMEERENBURG", "NORDKUSTE", "MAGDALENA BAI". The picture postcard "aus dem Lappenlager bei Tromsö" is franked bei Norway 10 öre cancelled "BERGEN 27.8.98" and sent to Germany. ONLY 6 STRIKES OF THE...
Lot #11064 - north pole/arctic
Baldwin-Zieglers Polar-Expedition:1900, 100 ö. Spitzbergen letter card with additional franking France 25 c. black cancelled "PARIS 8.JUIN." andred double line "A expédier × Tromsö (Norvege), used via Tromso and "SPITZBERGEN SP.EXP. 8.VIII" to Nordkap with arrival mark from 13.8 and forwarded via Tromso to Brussels with arrival mark, letter card broken in fold and inside with remains of sticky tape
Lot #11065 - north pole/arctic
1905/1911: Two picture postcards from Advent Bay, Spitsbergen, one bearing Spitsbergen local stamp 10 ore 'Icebear' cancelled to order by Advent Bay cds (1905) and postcard from the Polar travel of the Northern German Lloyd, Bremen by steamer "Großer Kurfürst" 1911 from Troms° to Vienna franked by Norway 10 ore tied by Troms° cds, Troms° machine d/s alongside.
Lot #11066 - north pole/arctic
1906, SPITSBERGEN 24.VIII., two different vignettes (5ö. green "Spitsbergen" and "Polar-Post" in slate) with Norway 10ö. red on lithographed ppc "HILSEN fra SPITSBERGEN", addressed to Germany with arrival mark 27.8.06, slight postal wear/ageing marks. Interesting and attractive combination!
Lot #11067 - north pole/arctic
1910, Ansichtskarte "Walfangstation Bell Sound" frankiert mit 10 Öre Norwegen und 10 Öre Spitzbergen, hier Ecke beim Aufkleben umgeknickt. Gestempelt NORDLANDS POST. Ursprünglich war die Karte nach Frankreich adressiert und wurde in die Schweiz weitergeleitet.
Lot #11068 - north pole/arctic
1910: Ansichtskarte Spitzbergen 1910 nach Halle umgeleitet nach Mühlhausen mit Nordkapstempel und Spitzbergenmarke mit Stempel Adventbay
Lot #11069 - north pole/arctic
1912, ROBERT EDWIN PEARY, signature on typewritten letter (Sept 3rd) to Mr. Albert Operti, Brooklyn, in which he sends his wishes for the recovery of Mr. Alberti's wife. He also tells Mr. Alberti that there is no need to have a check being refunded. (PEARY 1856-1920 was an US engineer and Polar explorer who claimed having been the first man to reach the geographic North Pole in 1909) (M)
Lot #11070 - north pole/arctic
1912 Picture postcard depicting the NORDFARER (sailing ship) and used from Newport, Great Britain to Munich, Germany franked by KGV. 1d red tied by 'Oct 13' machine d/s, fine. (A note described the ship as the "Ditton", a steel full-rigged ship built in 1891, sold in 1911 to Carl Bech & Co. and renamed "Nordfarer".)
Lot #11071 - north pole/arctic
1915, ROBERT EDWIN PEARY, handwritten letter (June 1st) to President Kolbe (Parke Rexford Kolbe who was then president of the Buchtel college which was transformed to the University of Akron), in which he promises Mr. Kolbe to hold a speech at the college referring to the "winning" of the Pole and its meaning for achievements and ideals in general. (PEARY 1856-1920 was an US engineer and Polar explorer who claimed having been the first man to...
Lot #11072 - north pole/arctic
1924, Trans Polar Flight Expedtion card used with 15 ö. blue from "BERGENSBANENS...9.VI.24" to Spitzbergen and retour from "KINGS BAY 18.VI.25" to Lavrik, fine
Lot #11073 - north pole/arctic
1924, The Trans-Polar Flight Expedition / North Pole Male: Norway 5 Oe., 25 Oe. tied "KINGSBAY 18 VI 25" to USA (on reverse US 2 C. "MILWAUKEE APR 30" to Norway).
Lot #11074 - north pole/arctic
The Rawson-MacMillan subarctic expedition of 1926 : Field Museum's first expedition into the Far North. EXTREMELY RARE MAIL FROM THE 1926 EXPEDITION (which is much rarer than his earlier expeditions). Newfoundland postal stationery card written in "HOLSTENBORG GREENLAND AUG 7" by Paul J. Mc Gee chief operator of the expedition and posted in NFL SEPT 1 1926.
1926, Grönland QSL-Karte aus Holstenborg, Grönland am 01.08.1926 geschrieben von...
Lot #11075 - north pole/arctic
1931, 21,6, Round the World Flight by Post and Gatty, U.S. 2c Washington tied by wavy "MINEOLA JUN.21." c.d.s. to cover via Berlin and Moscow cachet in purple with an additional purple strike to right, Mineola July 1 wavy arrival c.d.s. at bottom, cover signed Wiley Post and Harold Gatty, fine
Lot #11076 - north pole/arctic
1931, WILKINS-ELLSWORTH TRANS-ARCTIC SUBMARINE EXPEDITION, 3 covers with same cachet representating different stages of the expedition: USA 2 C and Great Britain 1 1/2 d KGV cover from NEW YORK to NORTH POLE; USA 2 C and Great Britain 1 1/2 d + 3 d KGV registered cover from NEW YORK to LONDON; USA 2 C and Norway 60 Oere registered cover from NEW YORK to BERGEN. F/VF condition.
Lot #11077 - north pole/arctic
1931, WILKINS-ELLSWORTH TRANS-ARCTIC SUBMARINE EXPEDITION, original handwritten autograph from HUBERT WILKINS on cacheted registered expedition cover "NEW YORK TO NORTH POLE" with mixed franking USA 2 C Washington and Great Britain 1 1/2 d + 3 d KGV. F/VF condition.
Lot #11078 - north pole/arctic
1931, picture card "Kingsbay" franked with 20 Öre and cancelled LONGYEARBYEN with violett SPITZBERGEN 17. JUL 31 and "Monte Rosa
Lot #11079 - north pole/arctic
10 Werbemarken TOBLER SCHOKOLADE Nordpol Expeditionen
Lot #32905 - north pole/arctic
1912/ 1989 (ca.): collection mapping flights, weather stations, expeditions, ships to as well as the landscape and fauna of the arctic with stamps, covers, postcards and photos of the SCANDINAVIC STATES, mainly Norway and Iceland, in a great variety. The collection offers f.e. four Zeppelin covers, a postcard of the first Czechoslovak Expedition of natural science to Iceland 1936, letters from the weather station Hopen 1960/61 etc. (A2)
Lot #32906 - north pole/arctic
1926 Arktis Fotoalbum 116 Fotos eingeklebt der Forschungsreise der MS "Zieten" ins nördliche Eismeer 1926, u.a. Helgoland, Bömmelfjord,Locksund, Bergen, Hellen, Röhlwik, Alesund, Torkhatten, Brömesund, Landegode, Lofoten, Tromsoe, Hammerfest, Vardoe, Treibeis, Tiefwasserschöpfung, Planktonnetz, Kommandant Feldbausch, Küste Russlands Jokanska, Rotsund, Lyngefjord, Alexandrowsk, russischer Gelehrtenstab an Bord, Hollandfjord, Fitje mit...
Lot #32907 - north pole/arctic
1928/1929: Arktis Nobile Luftschiffexpedition 1928 Fotoalbum Spitzbergen Norwegen Kreuzfahrt 1928 mit dem Motorschiff Orinoco der Hapag, 350 Fotos/Ansichtskarten eingeklebt/gesteckt, u.a. Edinburgh, Orkneyinseln, Faroerinseln, Kirkwall, Scapa Flow mit gesunkenen deutschen
Kriegsschiffen, Island, Jan Meyen, Balholmen, Nordnorwegen, Spitzbergen, russischer Eisbrecher Krassin der die verunglückte Nobile Luftschiff ITALIA Besatzung rettete,...
Lot #32908 - north pole/arctic
1932/2012, collection mapping the engagement of the SOVIET UNION amd RUSSIA in the artic and antarctic with more than 700 covers of expeditions and stations, thematic covers and stationaries as well as stamps including the better issues of the 1930ies. (K)
Lot #32909 - north pole/arctic
1938/2007, Greenland. Versatile collection with 95 covers and cards in 1 album concerning GREENLAND ARCTIC ACTIVITIES. Many nice illustrated covers with many interesting cachets, mostly different. A detailed listing (German text) is added to your futher information. Additionally there are 3 folders with some stamps and souvenir sheets: "Seldge dogs in Greenland", "The Arctic Explorer Robert E. Peary" and "The Danish Literary Greenland...
Lot #32910 - north pole/arctic
1941/1980, collection of 100 covers/cards mainly 1960s/1970s, showing a nice diversity of postmarks and cachets, stations, expedition, signatures etc. (S)
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