PENGUINS Terres Australes et Antarctiques Francaises - 1977 1f.20 Magga Dan and 1f.40 Thala Dan issues SG.118/119 with Magga Dan imperf plate proof in black and Thala Dan imperf plate proof in scarlet.
Sale #162
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Corbitts Sale #162
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Lot #252 - thematics thematics
PENGUINS Terres Australes et Antarctiques Francaises - 1987 Macaroni Penguin 4f 80c hand coloured Die Proof of SG.226 reversed i.e. the penguin faces left. Partially coloured with the crest in ochre, the bill and eye in shades of red and the rocks in yellow. The black engraved portions of the two smaller penguins in black. No country name or value. Signed in large embossed surround.
Lot #253 - thematics thematics
PENGUINS Terres Australes et Antarctiques Francaises - 1987 Macaroni Penguin 4f 80c hand coloured Die Proof of SG.226 with country name and value. White background, the penguins in red, blue & yellow. Signed in large embossed surround.
Lot #254 - thematics thematics
PENGUINS Terres Australes et Antarctiques Francaises - 1989 Philexfrance stamp SG.256 & M/Sheet SG.MS257 both UM, also numbered Épreuve de Luxe 32.5cm x 25cm signed by the designer. All show jokey Adélie and Emperor penguins.
Lot #255 - thematics thematics
PENGUINS Terres Australes et Antarctiques Francaises - 1999 Épreuve de luxe of the 1999 2f 70c Chinstrap Penguin stamp SG.394 with a copy of the stamp cancelled 1/1/99 in Kerguelen. Numbered proof in indigo without value, RF, POSTES 1999 and name of country.
Lot #256 - thematics thematics
PENGUINS Terres Australes et Antarctiques Francaises - 1989 17f 70 15th Anniv of the Antarctic Consultative Meeting SG.258 (SG. list it as Atlantic?) die proof in black in large surround 16cm x 13cm signed Pierre Béquet, also normal stamp.
Lot #257 - thematics thematics
PENGUINS USA - fine large (15cm x 10.5cm) postcard with comic illustrations of polar bears (sic!), penguins, fishing, research etc. inscribed BYRD ANTARCTIC RADIOGRAM 'RECEIVED BY The New York Times and long letter franked with 2c Washington from the Byrd Antarctic Expedition addressed to the USA with several cachets, from R. W. Konter aboard the Auxiliary Barque 'City of New York'. On the reverse is the Airplane Floyd Bennett cachet. The...
Lot #258 - thematics thematics
PENGUINS USA - pair of Operation Highjump covers, the exercise in the Antarctic designed to introduce American troops to polar conditions. The first is a 1947 cover from the U.S.S. Mount Olympus to Holland, there charged with an 8c postage due. Fine Operation Highjump penguin cachet on the reverse. The second cover is a pictorial cover incl. letter and a rare copy of the Penguin Special, the ship's newspaper dated 23 JAN 1947 from the NAVY...
Lot #259 - picture postcards picture post cards
ACCUMULATION of cards (440+) incl. small album of Military Personnel, India, French, WWI Embroidered silks (1) RP's incl. Red Lion at Alwinton, Park St Horsham, Harbottle, John Reed - Rifle Hotel?, Japanese shipping, Bombardment Scarborough, School interiors? etc.
Lot #260 - picture postcards picture post cards
MISCELLANEOUS ACCUMULATION with good N.E. England interest, War Time, advertising, etc. (300+)
Lot #261 - picture postcards picture post cards
COLLECTION housed in three postcard albums & four photo albums with Novelty Silks, Locomotives, foreign incl. Gruss, etc. (360)
Lot #262 - picture postcards picture post cards
FOREIGN cards (approx 3500+), needs sorting.
Lot #263 - picture postcards picture post cards
MISCELLANEOUS ACCUMULATION incl. exhibitions, piers, several with postage due frankings or h/stamps etc. (approx 400)
Lot #264 - picture postcards great britain postcards
GREAT BRITAIN JUDGES OF HASTINGS collection of these sepia numbered photographic cards all are unused, depicting rural/urban scenes of sundry areas mainly England, odd Scotland, Ireland etc. Fine condition throughout. (700+)
Lot #265 - picture postcards subject cards
AIRSHIPS range of mainly Zeppelin postcards incl. RP of LZI at Uekingen WWI 2x wreck, The Patrie achieving a 300km trip, four small Zeppelin RP's etc. (15)
Lot #266 - picture postcards subject cards
AVIATION B.C. Hucks Aviation group of seven PPC's, all bar one are unused depicting the airman, three are signed by Hucks, one bearing the Aviation Benevolent Fund etiquette saying that he subscribed to the fund in exchange for the signature. Useful lot.
Lot #267 - picture postcards subject cards
AVIATION group of ten cards (5 unused) 1912-13, mostly Daily Mail Tour and/or Grahame White associations, scarce.
Lot #268 - picture postcards subject cards
AVIATION range of cards (20) incl. 19 from the same series depicting Aviators and their machines taking part in the European Circuit 'June/July 1911, fine unused.
Lot #269 - picture postcards subject cards
AVIATION selection of mainly French Aviators and their machines incl. two crashes (16) also a further ten postcards mainly WWI period, patriotic types with early Aviation theme.
Lot #270 - picture postcards subject cards
CATS collection housed in three photo albums, approx 100 earlier cards, balance modern cards/photos etc. (382)
Lot #271 - picture postcards subject cards
COMIC two albums of cards incl. Donald McGill, Bamforths, etc. (170)
Lot #272 - picture postcards subject cards
EROTICA collection of 336 different repro photographic cards in sepia of Victorian or Edwardian ladies, either nude or in various stages of undress, lingerie, stockings, suspenders etc. A beautiful collection, originals of these are rarely seen. (336)
Lot #273 - autographs autographs
JOHNSON, AMY (1903-41) English Pioneer Aviatrix, photograph (9x11) head & shoulders pose, signed 'Amy Mollison' at a clear area of the image & inscribed (...with most pleasant memories of our enjoyable tango lesson) and dated Madeira 5th March 1933 in her hand. Some slight staining to lower edge.
Lot #274 - world postal history world postal history
1910-37 airmail covers (14) written up on leaves incl. 1934 Brazil to Amsterdam 'Condor/Zeppelin/Lufthansa' cachet, 1934 first return flight Natal (Brazil) to Stuttgart purple cachet, 1934 Brazil-Berlin via mid ocean catapult ship 'Westfalen' red & black cachets, 1935 Germany to Brazil 1st anniversary of South Atlantic service via SS Westfalen with red cachet, 1935 UK to Buenos Aires franked 2/6d + 9d (2) bears 'Zeppelin/Seaplane' red...
Lot #275 - world postal history world postal history
1931-36 three Airmail items from India 1931 unused KGV 4a airmail stationery card Iraq 1936 Dec 10th Airwork first flight Baghdad - Cairo addressed to RAF H.Q, Suriname 1931 Aug 19th German Do-X flight Paramaribo - Port of Spain with cachets franked 10c & 20c adhesives. (3)
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