| 31-March-2020 AAT Australia HMAS Wyatt Earp Expedition 1948 Wesley FDC
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| 31-March-2020 Australian Antarctic Territory, Australia HMAS Wyatt Earp Expedition 1948 Wesley First Day Cover with cachet of HMAS Wyatt Earp and affixed with 3 stamps: $1.10 RAAF Vought Kingfisher (Plane); $3.30 HMAS Wyatt Earp (Ship) & RAAF Vought Kingfisher (Plane); $1.10 HMAS Wyatt Earp (Ship) and tied pictorial postmark Ship`s Bell H.M.A.S. Wyatt Earp, Kingston, Tas.. The primary aim of theHMAS Wyatt Earp expedition, which departed Melbourne in 1948, was to explore sites for a permanent research base in King George V Land, in the Australian Antarctic Territory, and to conduct scientific work. Extreme weather and the ship’s physical and technical limitations prevented it from reaching the Antarctic continent, but the expedition was not deemed a failure. The RAAF Vought-Sikorsky OS2U Kingfisher floatplane transported on the ship’s deck undertook aerial surveying, and scientific observations and recordings were made during the voyage, securing the future of Australia’s.
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Item #: INV-134517
Condition FDC
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Pricing in AU$
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Within Australia
A$
13.75
(inc GST 1.25 )
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Outside Australia
A$ 12.50
(approx. US$8.38)
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