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Auction: 177 - The Philatelic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 104

United States: Autographs, Manuscripts, & Ephemera
R.A.J. English (Lieutenant), 1935 typed letter to Commander A.M. Penn,
hand-written on Byrd Antarctic Expedition II letterhead, datelined "S.S. Bear of Oakland, Bay of Whales, Antarctica, 30 January, 1935", with exceptional content; Lieutenant English writes "Warm greetings from the frigid desolation at the bottom of the world! The "Bear of Oakland" has been here since the 19th and the "Jacob Ruppert" since last Saturday, but continuous gales and unstable ice have prevented the latter ship from mooring. My command is engaged in the operation of moving equipment from the ice barrier to the other vessel..." with original franked but uncancelled enclosure bearing handstamped "Bear of Oakland" cachet, a scarce and important letter.

Sold for
$375

Starting price
$120