Alexander Hepburne Macklin (1889-1967) A collection of 24 stamps issued during the Shackleton-Rowett expedition, 1921-1922 [ comprising :] ½d pair (severed), 1d pair and 6d marginal block of four, each pair with boxed "GOUGH ISLAND" h.s. and part or complete Expedition datestamp; ½d marginal vertical pair and block of four (severed into a pair and two singles), 1d pair (severed), 1½d block of four (severed into two vertical pairs) and 1/- marginal block of four (some split perfs.), each horizontal pair with boxed "TRISTAN DA CUNHA" h.s. and expedition h.s.; ½d block of four (severed into horizontal pair and two singles), the upper pair with the "TRISTAN DA CUNHA" h.s. and the lower pair with the "GOUGH ISLAND" h.s. Condition generally fine. [ and :] R.W. BAGSHAWE & John GOLDUP. The Postal History of the Antarctic 1904-49... Reprinted from The Polar Record Number 41: January 1951 Cambridge: S.P.R.I., [n.d.]. 8° (233 x 160mm.). Plates, illustrations. Original wrappers (slightly soiled); with two als from Goldup to Macklin with enquiries concerning the issuing of stamps on the Shackleton-Rowett Expedition, with a file copy of Macklin's reply to one of them. PROVENANCE: Alexander Hepburne Macklin (1889-1967), and thence by descent to the present owners. The Postmaster-General authorised the establishment of a special expedition post office on board the Quest , with Shackleton as his agent. The expedition was supplied with £100 worth of Great Britain stamps of various denominations (½d; 1d; 1½d; 2d; 3d; 6d; 1s). In addition Shackleton obtained a sheet each of the 2s. 6d, 5s and 10s value stamps. The expedition took a cicular date stamp and three rectangular hand-stamps bearing the names of Tristan da Cunha, Gough Island and Enderby Land. After the death of Shackleton, Wild took the decision to issue the stamps, and when the exhibition returned £52. 3s. 8d. worth of stamps were returned to the Postmaster-General. Goldup's chart of the numbers of stamps issued and returned (excluding the large denomination stamps) show the ½p. stamp to be the rarest (212 issued or spoiled), followed by the 1½d. (284), 6d. (326), etc. The commonest was the 1d. stamp of which 1,062 were issued or spoiled.
Alexander Hepburne Macklin (1889-1967) A collection of 24 stamps issued during the Shackleton-Rowett expedition, 1921-1922 [ comprising :] ½d pair (severed), 1d pair and 6d marginal block of four, each pair with boxed "GOUGH ISLAND" h.s. and part or complete Expedition datestamp; ½d marginal vertical pair and block of four (severed into a pair and two singles), 1d pair (severed), 1½d block of four (severed into two vertical pairs) and 1/- marginal block of four (some split perfs.), each horizontal pair with boxed "TRISTAN DA CUNHA" h.s. and expedition h.s.; ½d block of four (severed into horizontal pair and two singles), the upper pair with the "TRISTAN DA CUNHA" h.s. and the lower pair with the "GOUGH ISLAND" h.s. Condition generally fine. [ and :] R.W. BAGSHAWE & John GOLDUP. The Postal History of the Antarctic 1904-49... Reprinted from The Polar Record Number 41: January 1951 Cambridge: S.P.R.I., [n.d.]. 8° (233 x 160mm.). Plates, illustrations. Original wrappers (slightly soiled); with two als from Goldup to Macklin with enquiries concerning the issuing of stamps on the Shackleton-Rowett Expedition, with a file copy of Macklin's reply to one of them. PROVENANCE: Alexander Hepburne Macklin (1889-1967), and thence by descent to the present owners. The Postmaster-General authorised the establishment of a special expedition post office on board the Quest , with Shackleton as his agent. The expedition was supplied with £100 worth of Great Britain stamps of various denominations (½d; 1d; 1½d; 2d; 3d; 6d; 1s). In addition Shackleton obtained a sheet each of the 2s. 6d, 5s and 10s value stamps. The expedition took a cicular date stamp and three rectangular hand-stamps bearing the names of Tristan da Cunha, Gough Island and Enderby Land. After the death of Shackleton, Wild took the decision to issue the stamps, and when the exhibition returned £52. 3s. 8d. worth of stamps were returned to the Postmaster-General. Goldup's chart of the numbers of stamps issued and returned (excluding the large denomination stamps) show the ½p. stamp to be the rarest (212 issued or spoiled), followed by the 1½d. (284), 6d. (326), etc. The commonest was the 1d. stamp of which 1,062 were issued or spoiled.
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