Sale 5001Completed: March 16, 2024
March Internet Auction
Lot 242
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Lot 242
1931 Wilkins-Ellsworth Trans-Arctic Submarine Expedition, multicolor cachet design and purple "New York to North Pole" handstamp on salmon cover bearing 2¢ Hudson-Fulton (372) block of four tied by "NEw York, N.Y. G.P.O., May 8, 1931" duplex and franked with 1½d G.B. KGV definitive postmarked "London, 1 Oct 31"; this dual franking was typical for mail associated with the Expedition, Very Fine and rare cachet design.
Estimate ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ $150 - 200.