Lot 1164

Description

Heard Island to Macquarie Island to Melbourne via Hobart, cover bearing 2d KGVI, 1/2d Roo pair, addressed to Macquarie Island, re-addressed to Melbourne (twice), stamps cancelled with two strikes of A.N.A.R.E. HEARD Is CDS 13FE51 (F not clear), and one strike on back, also struck A.N.A.R.E. MACQUARIE Is CDS 7MY51 front and back, handstamped HEARD ISLAND front and back, MACQUARIE ISLAND front only and two line AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL ANTARCTIC / RESEARCH EXPEDITION front and back, backstamped HOBART CDS 26JE51, and cancelled on back Melbourne 23JNE51, slogan 'COMMONWEALTH OF / AUSTRALIA / JUBILEE 1901 1951'. Struck altogether 12 times! Cover somewhat stained, hinges on back. Not entirely philatelic, definitely exhibitable. (1)