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Auction: 1020 - Summer Collectors Series - Stamps
Lot: 1793

Antarctica 1865 letter written by Admiral Charles Wilkes, U.S.N., who in 1838-42 was a Lieutenant commanding a United States Exploration Expedition and gave his name to Wilkesland; the letter mentions pictures and is accompanied by two modern picture postcards of Arctic scenes in Disappointment Bay painted by Wilkes Estimate £ 100-120 provenance: Dudley Styles, 1993

Sold for
£120