RARE OCEANOGRAPHY INSTITUTE DRIFT-CARDS LANDED IN ICELAND, G...

Hammer

£240

RARE OCEANOGRAPHY INSTITUTE DRIFT-CARDS LANDED IN ICELAND, GLASGOW/BERGEN PAQUEBOTS, ETC: 1954 quartet of the special GB reply-paid PCs dropped by plane into the Atlantic in plastic bags and washed up at various places. Three of the PCs have Iceland frankings (the other was sent from Iceland but has no stamps and was cancelled by the circular barred "LONDON" printed matter cancel) tied by unclear cds's:- ?Strond, ?Vik & ?Hofdabrekka (only c.52 cards are recorded as having been washed up in Iceland. Plus rare unused drift-card (No.7556) with its explanatory sheet (+ 2 corks and a "Porothene" envelope in which the cards were dropped). Plus 1926 PPC (stamps on picture side) with black or purple boxed Reykjavik "Paquebot" or purple rubber "Paquebot", 1938 pair of larger envs. to GB with Geyser frankings tied by Glasgow cds with matching scarce mainly v. fine boxed Glasgow "PAQUEBOT." marks, 31/5/1945 censored (late date) env. to GB & 1941 'Times' cutting showing Churchill visiting Iceland. (13 items) [The Glasgow Paquebots & the Drift-cards ex Cavendish 'Angus Parker' auction, Apr. 2009; lot 1441 et al.] Cross Reference: PAQUEBOTS, SCOTLAND, NORWAY