Antarctica

Australian Antarctic #L57, L66, L75, used. 100 of each	-	$18.00	32m
Stamp AAT 1c ship overprinted for Hungary Philatelic Society sheet on cover	-	$80.00	2h 12m
1949 Princess Elizabeth 1d Strip 3 ANARE Macquarie Research Expedition Australia	-	$13.00	4h 38m
Page of used Australian Antarctic Territory stamps	1	$1.07	6h 3m
1973 Definitives on 2 AP Official FDC's cancelled CASEY Base	-	$43.09	8h 9m
1973 Definitives on 2 AP Official FDC's cancelled MAWSON Base	-	$43.09	8h 13m
1971 Australia AAT Sastrugi Antarctic Macquarie Island	-	$2.00	8h 28m
Australia 1979 Murray River Ferry Block 4 MNH	-	$3.55	8h 56m
Australia 1979 Murray River Ferry Block 4 MNH	-	$4.28	8h 57m
1973 AAT Marco Polo Paquebot Cover to Houston Texas USA	-	$9.00	9h 23m
USSR Australia scientific Co-operation in Antarctica	-	$5.00	13h 24m
AUSSIE ANTARCTICA L56 - Research Scientist (pa6241)	-	$1.00	15h 54m
AUSSIE ANTARCTICA L71 - Coastline (pf84251)	-	$1.00	15h 55m
AUSSIE ANTARCTICA L39 - "M.V. Thala Dan" (pf91440)	-	$1.00	15h 56m
AUSTRALIAN ANT. TERR. #L8-L18 MNH SET OF 11 CV$62+ AN1	-	$24.95	19h 26m
Australia - Antartica 1984 87 scenes, used	-	$6.46	20h 55m
Australia - Antartica 1984 87 scenes, new	-	$4.85	20h 57m
Australia - Antartica early lot 1	-	$2.91	20h 58m
AUSSIE ANTARCTICA L63 - Prince Charles Mts. (pf91410)	-	$1.00	22h 25m
AUSSIE ANTARCTICA L114 - Hut Restoration (pa6435)	-	$3.25	22h 41m
AUSSIE ANTARCTICA L52 - "H.M.S. Resolution" (pa5435)	-	$2.00	22h 43m
AUSSIE ANTARCTICA L106 - Remote Field Camp (pa6428)	-	$2.00	22h 43m
AUSSIE ANTARCTICA L53 - Sir Douglas Mawson (pa6242)	-	$1.00	22h 57m
AUSSIE ANTARCTICA L46 - "S.S. Fram" (pa5429)	-	$1.00	22h 57m
AUSSIE ANTARCTICA L43 - "R.R.S. Discovery II" (pf59392)	-	$1.00	22h 58m
AUSSIE ANTARCTICA L7 - Sir Douglas Mawson (pa4574)	-	$1.00	22h 58m
AUSSIE ANTARCTICA L118d - Leopard Seal "WWF" (pa6461)	-	$1.75	22h 58m
AUSSIE ANTARCTICA L86 - Weddell Seal (pa4582)	-	$1.75	22h 58m
AUSSIE ANTARCTICA L118c - Leopard Seal "WWF" (pa6452)	-	$1.75	22h 58m
AUSSIE ANTARCTICA L105 - Sea Ice Research (pf84436)	-	$1.75	22h 58m
AUSSIE ANTARCTICA L85 - Northern Giant Petrel (pa4581)	-	$1.00	22h 59m
AUSSIE ANTARCTICA L58 - Aneroid Barometer (pf91434)	-	$1.00	23h 1m
AUSSIE ANTARCTICA L112 - "Home of Blizzard" (pa6458)	-	$1.00	23h 1m
AUSSIE ANTARCTICA L54 - Sir Douglas Mawson (pf59400)	-	$1.25	23h 5m
AUSSIE ANTARCTICA L51 - "S.Y. Discovery" (pf91400)	-	$1.25	23h 5m
AUSSIE ANTARCTICA L119b - Diatom (pa6447)	-	$1.00	23h 6m
AUSSIE ANTARCTICA L44 - "R.Y.S. Terra Nova" (pa5427)	-	$1.00	23h 7m
AUSSIE ANTARCTICA L84 - Elephant Seal (pf79477)	-	$1.00	23h 7m

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