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William Littlewood Antarctic Collection

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1709		Antarctic Collections, Argentina 1940's to 1970's Expeditions, starts with half sheet of 50 of Popper's Post Tierra del Fuego locals, loads of covers, incl. some signed by expedition members, folders, stamps and postcards, loads of collateral material, worth inspection, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-600. View details and photo	Realized $546
Lot 1710		Antarctic Collections, Australia 1947 to 1970's Expeditions, 430+ covers and cards in 2 photo albums, incl. all stations, First Day's, A.A.T. issues, 1959 Heard Island, 1954 expedition labels and souvenir sheet, lots of signed covers, inspect, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-600. View details and photo	Realized $1,208
Lot 1711		Antarctic Collections, Belgium 1958 to 1971 Expeditions, 80 covers or cards, incl. #B605a on First Day, also n.h., cover autographed by expedition leaders, photographs, helicopter flights to expedition, etc., Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $345
Lot 1712		Antarctic Collections, Chile 1950's to 1960's Expeditions, collection of over 120 pieces of expedition/base covers and collateral, incl. an International Reply Coupon from the Chilean base, noted photos, inspect, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $776
Lot 1713		Antarctic Collections, Falklands and Dependencies Collection, extensive group of few hundred covers, photos, signed pieces incl. Edmund Hillary and collateral from bases, expeditions and ships, housed in 6 vols., incl. helicopter flights, news clippings, all sorts of related material from 1920's on, noted commercial mail, First Day's, South Georgia, Deception Island, ship covers, numerous cancels, Base F, etc., worth a close look, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details and photo	Realized $11,213
Lot 1714		Antarctic Collections, F.S.A.T. 1950's to 1970's Expeditions, photo album with over 375 covers, plus clippings, starts with announcement of first issue, purple die proof of #C1, expedition covers with many early issues, several signed by ship masters and expedition leaders, French and other nation's stamps canceled in F.S.A.T., wide range of cachets, stamps and cancels, nice lot, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-700. View details and photo	Realized $7,763
Lot 1715		Antarctic Collections, Japan 1957 to 1970's Expeditions, well organized in 2 photo albums, 235+ covers or cards, stations, ships, many First Day or commemorative cancels, but noted some commercial mail, also telegrams, invitations to embassy events regarding the expeditions, many items signed by various crews, news clippings, photos, must be seen to appreciate, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details and photo	Realized $719
Lot 1716		Antarctic Collections, New Zealand 1908 to 1970's Expeditions, starts with an Emergency Food wrapper from the 1899 Borchgrevink Expedition to Cape Adare, 2 "King Edward VII Land" covers (both 1d frankings), Hallet Station and Ross Island, 1950's expedition materials, Scott Base material incl. covers autographed by "Ed Hillary" (Sir Edmund Hillary), lots of other autographed covers and collateral material, album full of Ross Island covers, many signed by expedition members/leaders, inspect, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-600. View details and photo	Realized $3,220
Lot 1717		Antarctic Collections, Russia 1950's to 1970's Expeditions, photo album with 180+ covers or cards, plus stamps, newspaper clippings, also photos, inspect, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details and photo	Realized $1,553
Lot 1718		Antarctic Collections, South Africa 1950's to 1970's Expeditions, collection of 98 covers from Marion Island and related expeditions, plus a bit of collateral material, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $100-150. View details and photo	Realized $265
Lot 1719		Antarctic Collections, United States Byrd Expedition Collection, 2 photo albums loaded with covers and collateral clippings, photos and related material, incl. covers signed by expedition members, correspondence from Admiral Byrd, related covers after his return, noted several City of New York, nice lot, generally Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $2,875
Lot 1720		Antarctic Collections, United States Expeditions and Related, various photo albums with covers, photos, news clippings and other collateral material for mostly modern expeditions, noted book of helicopter flights, support ships, operation High Jump, sample letterheads and some envelopes from the Deep Freeze and IGY ships, also several proofs of the various h.s. cachets, very interesting group, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $300-400. View details and photo	Realized $3,220
Lot 1721		Antarctic Collections, Worldwide Major Expeditions and First Flights, One album that starts with "Deutchland" postcard (autographed by 3 members) franked with Falklands 1d and mailed in 1911 from South Georgia, signed 1929 Wilkins Deception Island Expedition, Wilkins-Ellsworth, Wilkins Ross Island with letter, many scarcer markings like "Eight's Station", major 1950's flights, collateral photos and clippings, many signed by pilots, commanders, etc., worth a close look, generally Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-700. View details and photo	Realized $2,990

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