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A BRITISH ANTARCTIC NIMROD EXPEDITION ENVELOPE, 1907
addressed to Captain Davies in his own hand, to his London address, postmarked Cape Royds October 1908 over a red one penny stamp printed with King Edward VII Land, with a further 3½D Australian stamp issued 1954, postmarked twice with Aust. Antarctic Terr. Mawson, 16 Feb 1955, the back of the envelope printed in dark blue with British Antarctic Expedition 1907 -- 5¼ x 4¼in. (13.3 x 11cm.)
The 1907 British Antarctic Expedition was known as Nimrod and led by Ernest Shackleton. John King Davies (1884-1967) was First Officer aboard Nimrod, and on the return journey, at the age of only 25, became it's Captain. Subsequently, the envelope was returned to Antarctica with the Australian National Antarctic Expedition of 1954, which established the Mawson Research Station. The station is named after Sir Douglas Mawson who led an Antarctic expedition in 1911 when John King Davies captained the expedition vessel Aurora. Davies was awarded four King's Antarctic Medals.
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