Antarctic 1929 Wilkins South Georgia - USA, Deception Island - Antarctic flight cover Badge of which 4 remain in

of which 4 remain in private hands

4d rose-red Inverted wmk SG 309 Mint thin Ref 0912367

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1d dull carmine SG 8a No trees on hill variety Used Ref 080507

Antarctic 1929 Wilkins South Georgia - USA, Deception Island - Antarctic flight cover Badge of which 4 remain inFalklands 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.