El Primo... 

Some Exemplary Polar Covers

Crisp, cleanly applied postmarks and cachets and a signature of a station official, in this case RMC Billy-Ace Baker, USN, and none of the obnoxious USPS transit overcancels seen from the 1980's to present date. What more would you want?

Small scan of cover from McMurdo Station Communications Department with multiple cachets, 1978. Click on image to get larger version.

Two Communication Department cachets and a BAB personal cachet, on a #10 envelope, and Autograph of Billy-Ace "Penguin" Baker
Click on the picture to view a larger version

 
 Scan of cover with Antarctic Communications Network cachet and autograph of Billy-Ace Baker. Click on image to get a larger version.

Antarctic Network Cachet, w/ Bold Green Autograph from Billy-Ace Baker

Click on the picture to view a larger version

Trivia: a Guesstimate on Pen used: a PaperMate Flair Fiber-Tip

Back to My Main Polar Philately Page

QSL.net/KG0YH page last updated 08-24-2002