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Bidboard # 1906
Lot # 169
Catalogue Value or Estimate: $390.00
Price Realized: $110
New Zealand # 131d

Fresh and Fine mint 2NH/2H block of four of the 1911 issue 1p carmine "Commerce", overprinted "VICTORIA LAND." in black. These stamps were intended for use by the ill-fated Scott expedition at the Cape Evans base on McMurdo Sound in Antarctica or on the supply ship Terra Nova. Lovely and historic showpiece for the Polar collector. 2021 Scott US$300.00=