U.S. #733
1935 3¢ Byrd Antarctic Expedition

Issue Date: October 9, 1933
First City: Washington, DC

Quantity Issued: 5,735,944

US #733 commemorates Admiral Byrds historic expedition to the South Pole. President Franklin D. Roosevelt helped design the stamp, which depicts the route Byrds explorers traveled. Once there, a base camp dubbed Little America was ...  more

U.S. #733
1935 3¢ Byrd Antarctic Expedition

Issue Date: October 9, 1933
First City: Washington, DC

Quantity Issued: 5,735,944

US #733 commemorates Admiral Byrds historic expedition to the South Pole. President Franklin D. Roosevelt helped design the stamp, which depicts the route Byrds explorers traveled. Once there, a base camp dubbed Little America was set up. The camp included a mail station.

This stamp was not distributed for public sale. It was issued for use on letters mailed through the Little America Post Office, which was established at the base camp of the Byrd Antarctic Expedition in the territory of the South Pole. There was a service charge of 50¢ in addition to the 3¢ postage rate.