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ENCHERES COTE D'OPALE - DEBACKER & RICHMOND

9 - PIONEERING MAIL FROM THE FRENCH SOUTHERN AND ANTARCTIC TERRI…
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Estimate €200
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Description
PIONEERING MAIL FROM THE FRENCH SOUTHERN AND ANTARCTIC TERRITORIES. SIX letters posted from the KERGUELEN ARCHIPELAGO on 5 January 1955. MAIL TRANSPORTED by the POLAR SHIP “S/S VERCORS”. The six letters sent to his parents and a friend by Lieutenant Michault, “French Southern Territories mission” – The six letters bear postage stamps from Madagascar and Réunion (CFA), cancelled at TAFF. Each letter valued at 180 euros. – Beautiful mixed franking – ON THE BACK: TRANSIT STAMP “Tamatave Principal 1 February 1955”. Note: also on the reverse, a short handwritten note from the sender to the Post Office: “Postal workers, please do not misplace this letter; it is our only link to the inhabited lands.”
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About the sale SALE OF POSTAGE STAMPS
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Auction time 11/25/2026 at 10:00 AM
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