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169 - LIBRARY – "POSTAL HISTORY OF THE KERGUELEN ISLANDS / 1772 to…
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LIBRARY – "POSTAL HISTORY OF THE KERGUELEN ISLANDS / 1772 to 1945". A rare volume, a remarkable book on the French Southern and Antarctic Territories. It has it all: the philatelic section featuring letters carried by the various ships operating the route – whether French, British, Norwegian or otherwise – the postmarks and cancellations used, but also – in great detail – the purely historical section. It recounts the commercial ventures that sought to make these icy territories profitable by whaling to extract oil and ‘meat powder’, the history of the first discoverers and explorers, and the story of the Malagasy labourers employed by these companies...... A particularly thorough and well-illustrated study. Published by Bertrand Sinais, 1989 – 29.7 x 21 cm – 134 pages.
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About the sale STAMP SALE: lots 1 to 299 – French and foreign stamps, sold individually and in lots. Beautiful, genuine collections. Philatelic reference material
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Auction time 10/20/2026 at 10:00 AM
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