21st CENTURY AUCTIONS

ANTARCTICA

 

ANT10354) PC Les Grands Voilers Francais 421 Le Pourquoi Pas, ship, unused. Price $25
 
ANT10316) FDC GB 1975, Antarctic, The Endurance was originally the Anita Dan & belonged to J Larrautizen of Copenhagen. She was sold to the Royal Navy & refitted to include a helicopter landing deck & hangar. HMS Endurance took the place of HMS Protector & is named after Shackleton’s ship that was crushed in the Weddell Sea, cachet. Price $45
 
ANT10176) FDC Russia 1972, Official Soviet Antarctic Expedition cover, cancelled Molodezhmaya 16/1/73. ‘Ob’ cachet, 17th Soviet Antarctic Expedition cachet & signature of expedition member. Price $495
 
ANT10072) PC Russia 1978, Bellinghausen & his ship ‘Vostok’ & a map of Bellinghausen’s route around Antarctica. Price $25
 
ANT10107) PC Russia 1980, First flight of an I1-18D aircraft from Moscow to the southern continent & back though no date given. The route appears to have been via Budapest, Aden & Maputo. Price $25