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Jackson-Harmsworth
Arctic Expedition 1894-97
One
of the few known pieces of mail (with letter dated 8 April 1895)
from the British Jackson-Harmsworth North Polar exploring expedition
at Cape Flora, Franz Josef Land (that would save and return
Nansen from his perilous North Pole trek attempt), bearing the
expedition ship's S.Y. WINDWARD vignette as well
as the expedition's location hand stamp. Uncanceled, it probably
was returned on a British ship, being courtesy delivered (common
practice at that time) by a ship's officer.
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Ziegler Polar Expedition
1903-05
Crewmember
mail destined to the USA from the Fiala-Ziegler
North Pole Expedition on S.Y. AMERICA (expedition
ship) stationery. The cover was posted at Archangel, in North
Russia, on 20 June 1903 as ship was heading to Franz Josef Land
and its unsuccessful attempt at the North Pole.
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Wellman North Pole Airship Expedition
1906
Visitation
of Captain Bade's tourist ship, OIHANNA, that
season to Virgo Bay, Spitsbergen, annotated 18 August 1916
with that day's Virgo Bay, Spitsbergen "local" (tourist ship)
cancellation on front (also Hammerfest, Arctic Norway, August
1906, where it entered the postal system), with Wellman
North Pole Airship Expedition straight line cachet and
autograph of key Wellman expedition members Walter Wellman,
M. Gaston Hervieu (gas engineer) and Major Henry E. Hershey,
in charge of the expedition ship FRITHJOF. Postcard
view of Oihanna rounding North Cape, Norway, en route to Spitsbergen.
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Peary North Pole Expedition
1908-09
Three
card official set from the expedition on which Robert E. Peary
attained the North Pole. The first card was canceled on S.S.
ROOSEVELT'S departure from Brooklyn, 9 July 1908;
the middle card is canceled upon arrival at St. John's. Newfoundland,
20 July 1908; the last card is canceled upon their return
through St. John's, 17 September 1909.
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