1910 Victoria Land
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Cat. |
Mint Unhinged |
Mint Hinged |
Fine Used |
½d |
Edward VII |
25a |
$2,250.00 |
|
$1,620.00 |
|
$2,070.00 |
|
1d |
Dominion |
25b |
$180.00 |
|
$112.50 |
|
$252.00 |
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Set of 2 |
25c |
$2,308.50 |
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$1,645.90 |
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$2,205.90 |
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The halfpenny Edward VII and penny Dominion stamps were
overprinted 'Victoria Land' in connection with Captain Robert
Falcon Scott's ill-fated Terra Nova Antarctic expedition. Only ten
sheets were overprinted and fewer than two thousand copies of the stamp
were issued to the public. Forgeries of this overprint are known and expert
advice is recommended before buying.
Scott led a party of five which
reached the South Pole on the 18th of January 1912, only to find that they
had been beaten by Roald Amundsen's Norwegian party in an unsought race
for the Pole. On their return journey Scott and his four comrades all
perished, due to a combination of exhaustion, hunger and extreme cold.
Shortly before his death, Scott wrote:
"We took risks, we knew
we took them; things have come out against us, and therefore we have no
cause for complaint, but bow to the will of Providence, determined still to
do our best to the last ... Had we lived, I should have had a tale to tell
of the hardihood, endurance, and courage of my companions which would have
stirred the heart of every Englishman. These rough notes and our dead
bodies must tell the tale, but surely, surely, a great rich country like
ours will see that those who are dependent on us are properly provided
for."
Bibliography
The Postage Stamps of New Zealand Volume V
By R. J. G Collins FRPSL FRPSNZ
Edited by A. R. Burge FRPSNZ and C. W. Watts FRPSNZ
Published 1967 by The Royal Philatelic Society of New Zealand Incorporated
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