Victoria Land

The Expedition left England in the ship Terra Nova on 15 June 1910 and departed Port Chalmers, New Zealand on 29 November 1910 arriving in Mc Murdo Sound, Antarctica on 4 January 1911.

Captain R F Scott R.N. was appointed Postmaster by the New Zealand Government for the duration of the Exhibition.

The stamps, a 1/2d Edward VII and 1d Dominion were overprinted 'Victoria Land'. The Expedition also used the same date stamp as was used on the 1908 Shackleton Antarctic Exhibition.

The polar party achieved their objective of reaching the South Pole only to find they had been beaten by the Norwegian Expedition led by Amundsen. The party of five men (including Scott) all perished on the march back to the coast.

Acknowledgments

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Historical information included on this page sourced from The Postage Stamps of New Zealand published by the Royal Philatelic Society of NZ. Their web site offers further information useful to those interested in the stamps and postal history of New Zealand. Link: https://www.rpsnz.org.nz/

Product Listing for Victoria Land

Image	Title	Description	Price
	Single Stamp	Single 1/2d 'Edward VII' gummed stamp. Overprinted 'Victoria Land'.	1/2d
	Single Stamp	Single 1d 'Penny Dominion' gummed stamp. Overprinted 'Victoria Land'.	1d