£460
SOUTH AFRICAN WEATHER STATIONS; Extensive collection on annotated leaves in binders (6) inc. 6 Mar. 1934 unaddressed French lettercard or PPC each franked Norway 5, 7,10, 20 & 30 ore optd 'BOUVET/OYA' (by the Norwegian Consul in Cape Town only for this expedition from the Crew of H.M.S Milford) and each franking tied by three strikes of the double-ring "CAPE TOWN/PAQUEBOT" cds, 2/21 Feb. 1948 envs. to Cape Town franked S.Africa 1½d or 1d + ½d tied by double ring "CAPE TOWN/PAQUEBOT" cds or Cape town machine cancel and with framed "MARION ISLAND/SOUTH INDIAN OCEAN" cachet on front plus some contemporary photographs of the expedition, wildlife, PO, weather station, Bouvet Is. taken from a helicopter etc. 27 July 1948 env. to Marion Is. franked GB KGVI 2½d, redirected several times, 3 Sep. 1948 GB KGVI 2d PC to England cancelled by Port Elizabeth cds and with framed "MARION ISLAND/SOUTH INDIAN OCEAN" cachet on front and many other later examples to 2018 inc. signed Xmas/New Year cards etc. (388 covers + small qty of photos /cards)Cross Reference: PAQUEBOTS, NORWAY, ANTARCTIC COVERS
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