FIRST NORTHWEST PASSAGE MAIL: 24 Aug 1937 self-addressed cov...

Hammer

£70

FIRST NORTHWEST PASSAGE MAIL: 24 Aug 1937 self-addressed cover to Edwin Mills, Hamilton, Ont. m/s endorsed "1st Northwest Passage/Mail" with double-lined oval cachet "EASTERN ARCTIC/MAIL/AUG 24 1937/SERVICE/RMS NASCOPIE" in black alongside s/line "NASCOPIE" h/s. Also m/s endorsed "c/o Wm. Gibson, Fort Ross". The cover bears a 3c carmine Coronation stamp cancelled by 18 Sep. 1938 "COPPERMINE/NTW" and on the revers a 5 Oct. 1938 Hamilton arrival c.d.s. Cover is accompanied by a typed letter documenting the service and the original (stamps removed) letter addressed to Tristan da Cunha which contained it. Addressed in Edwin Mills' handwriting. Only a handful of these Northwest Passage letters were mailed. Very scarce. Cross Reference: ARCTIC COVERS