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Auction: 177 - The Philatelic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 84

United States: Postal History
1929, Hubert Wilkins Antarctic Flight cover,

franked with 1d Falkland Islands tied by Port Stanley (29 OC) c.d.s., green "Wilkins Antarctic Expedition / Deception Island" cachet, flown on the Antarctic flight and additionally carried on the Wilkins-Ellsworth Trans-Arctic Submarine Expedition, franked with U.S.A. 2c Washington coil and Great Britain 1&1/2d King George V, with corresponding cachet and scarce straight-line "NEW YORK TO NORTH POLE" handstamped, additionally signed by both Hubert Wilkins and pilot Carl Ben Eielson, trace of paper clip mark at upper left, a desirable and eye-catching cover (AAMC 1097)
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Sold for
$325

Starting price
$120