Antarctic 1929 Wilkins South Georgia - USA, Deception Island - Antarctic flight cover British Commonwealth single franking 1854 4d red

single franking 1854 4d red orange SG 8

many of these tokens take pride of place in museums and private collections

Front from Adelaide to London bearing 6d deep blue imperf SG 3 tied by a 1 barred circle cancel in black with 'PAID/MY21/1856/ADELAIDE' cds

England at the 8d rate via Brindisi

Discovery of Adelie Land

Antarctic 1929 Wilkins South Georgia - USA, Deception Island - Antarctic flight cover British Commonwealth single franking 1854 4d redFalklands d, 2d KGV cover sent from South Georgia Falkland Island Dependencies 26th March 1929, to USA. Flown on Sir Hubert Wilkins first Antarctic flight, then carried from South Georgia, probably on the SS Tijuca, to Montevideo. Faint back stamps from Buenos Aires and Montevideo on 23 April 1929. Addressed and initialled in lower left corner in Hubert Wilkins' handwriting. Sent with Standard Delivery Registered.