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Auction: 3032 - Stamps and Covers of the World
Lot: 1053

1895 envelope from a member of the Jackson-Harmworth Polar Expedition, to Capt. Grant of the 2nd. Batt., South Wales Borderers, c/o Mrs Armitage in London, endorsed "F.J.L. 15/4/95 A.B.A. Off North" in lower right corner and bearing photographic label of the expedition and showing fine "franz josef land" cachet in violet; the envelope with some creases though a rare early Arctic Expedition item. (WF). Photo Estimate £ 2,500-3,000

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