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Worldwide Covers - William Littlewood Antarctic Selections

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 3574		Antarctic Cover Collections, Argentina 1940's to 2000's Collection, 2 binders with 404 pieces, starts with the opening of the Argentina Antarctic postal station in 1942 and incl. much postal history, noted a program from the 1959 Buenos Aires Antarctic Conference with 4 large covers bearing what appears to be the signatures of scores of attendees, many ship covers, Lindblad Expedition covers, many autographed items, ending in 2007 Malvinas war covers incl. an item from the U.S. which may have been pilfered in the Falklands by Argentine occupiers, lots of material for review, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-700. View details and photo	Realized $776
Lot 3575		Antarctic Cover Collections, A.A.T. 1948 to 1980's Collection, over 190 covers in 3 binders, a wide range of cancellations from the various stations, incl. some A.A.T. used in Australia, modern Penguin Island cancels, and other related material, nice group, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-600. View details and photo	Realized $431
Lot 3576		Antarctic Cover Collections, B.A.T. 1963 to 1999 Collection, 170 diff. covers and postcards, featuring a number of stations, ships and events, some autographed, in addition a small number of B.A.T. mint postcards, clean group, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $500-700. View details and photo	Unsold
Lot 3577		Antarctic Cover Collections, Falklands & Dependencies Collection, huge array of over 760 diff. pieces in 5 binders, postal history ranges from 1930's to 1990's, with expeditions, ship cancels, local Official mail, First Day's, mail bag labels, postcards, stationery, etc., autographed by ship captains, explorers (incl. Sir Edmund Hillary) and lots of cancels to review, great group, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $2,000-2,500. View details and photo	Realized $2,300
Lot 3578		Antarctic Cover Collections, F.S.A.T. 1957 to 1990's, 2 binders with 214 diff. covers, postcards from a variety of bases, ships, some autographed pieces, many high catalog stamps on cover, lovely group, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $1,000-1,500. View details and photo	Realized $1,495
Lot 3579		Antarctic Cover Collections, Japan 1950's to 1980's Expeditions, over 270 diff. pieces in 2 binders, ranging from the first expedition, incl. many autographed covers, JARE postcards, supply ships, Research Institute Christmas cards, a variety of cachets and even 2 pieces of Antarctic diplomatic memorabilia, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $400-500. View details and photo	Realized $863
Lot 3580		Antarctic Cover Collections, Japan Research Expeditions, covers, cards, stamps and ancillary materials, over 100 items, 1956 to 1996 expeditions, many written up on pages, plus 1974 and 1975 catalogues of cachets, interesting group, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $150-200. View details	Realized $334
Lot 3581		Antarctic Cover Collections, Penguinalia Collection, a wide range, a few hundred diff. covers, stamps, cancellations, comic books, all featuring penguins, there are covers and stamps from F.S.A.T., B.A.T., Falklands, Poland, Russia, Chile, etc., in 3 albums, close inspection will uncover many better items, Fine to Very Fine. Estimate $200-300. View details	Realized $219

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