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The listing, 1970 Russia Antarctica --"Pole of Relative Inaccessibility"--Postal Cover has ended.

Up for auction or GIN is an interesting and valuable (currently offered for about US$25 on Ebay) USSR 1969 old postal cover by Soviet artist E. Aniskin, celebrating the 150th anniversary of the discovery of Antarctica--"Pole of Relative Inaccessibility"--per the illustration.

The colorful front illustration shows polar transportation methods and a map of the Antarctic continent with Russian research stations highlighted as points of light. The special cancel of 1-28-70, Leningrad, honors the First Russian Antarctic Expedition that took place in 1819–1821 under the direction of Fabian Bellingshausen and Mikhail Lazarev. Antarctica is noted as the last region on Earth in recorded history to be discovered, unseen until 1820 when this Expedition successfully sighted the Fimbul ice shelf. In 1774 Captain James Cook almost made it to Antarctica on his second voyage, but had to turn back just short of the continent to resupply.

Per the reverse (second photo), this postal cover was printed at the Goznak paper factory in Perm, USSR, as a publication of the Ministry of Communications.

As seen on photos, there is a small 3 mm tear at top margin of envelope that is not very noticable, but please bid accordingly.

From a smoke free home. Free shipping to country of origin (Russia) and US. Thank you for bidding!

Questions & Comments

Great auction! There is a Soviet feature film about the polar caravan train "72 Celsius degrees below zero" 1976 Genre: Drama, Adventure

Apr 1st, 2020 at 12:44:26 PM PDT by

Thank you! I have not been able to locate an English version, but thank you for the recommendation!

Apr 2nd, 2020 at 8:48:51 AM PDT by

I do not place this link for the sake of advertising this Internet resource or campaigning, but for expanding horizons and understanding the true events in history. You are welcome: https://www.rgo.ru/ru/article/kak-polyarniki-zimovali-na-stancii-vostok-posle-pozhara-v-1982-godu

Apr 3rd, 2020 at 2:31:00 AM PDT by

My father was invited to this 1983 expedition, but he did not go there, because my mother did not let him go there. It probably saved his life and mental health.

Apr 3rd, 2020 at 2:34:55 AM PDT by

1982

Apr 3rd, 2020 at 2:35:56 AM PDT by

I was able to translate by downloading Google Chrome and using the webpage translation service. It is very interesting, will take some time to read it. Glad your father did not go there, thank you to your mother!

Apr 3rd, 2020 at 3:19:15 AM PDT by

There are a lot of Russian language idioms. If some points in the text of the book are not very clear to you, please ask me, I will try to explain.

Apr 3rd, 2020 at 2:41:08 AM PDT by

Thank you.

Apr 3rd, 2020 at 2:44:51 AM PDT by

I see there is no free shipping to Canada

Apr 2nd, 2020 at 6:05:48 PM PDT by

There is now.

Apr 2nd, 2020 at 7:05:01 PM PDT by

Thanks

Apr 2nd, 2020 at 9:54:56 PM PDT by

Thanks for bidding!

Apr 3rd, 2020 at 1:01:58 AM PDT by

This film is not the coolest event in the history of the Soviet conquerors of Antarctica. There is a book by Vasily Peskov, which describes the catastrophe at Vostok station on April 13, 1982. This is a documentary book. The text of this book is now available on the website of the Russian Geographical Society. If you have the opportunity to translate this book from Russian into English using Google translator, I recommend reading this not very long, but very interesting book. Can I post links here or is it prohibited?

Apr 3rd, 2020 at 12:35:49 AM PDT by

That does sound very interesting. I used Google translator to understand the Russian information on this envelope. It was difficult but interesting and glad I learned about it. I don't know if you can post a link in the comments section, but please try as it sounds very interesting to read. Thank you!

Apr 3rd, 2020 at 1:05:08 AM PDT by

I'm glad too, thank you!

Apr 3rd, 2020 at 3:25:59 AM PDT by

1970 Russia Antarctica --"Pole of Relative Inaccessibility"--Postal Cover is in the Collectibles | Stamps category