Lot 20564 – Expedition Postcard from to Yatung Siliguri Base i

Expedition Postcard from to Yatung Siliguri Base in Tibet via Phari and further onto England, bearing expedition stamp, tied by MT.EVEREST EXPEDITION / RONGBUK GLACIER BASE CAMP / 1924 in black (Waterfall Type IIc) with “RONGBUK GLACIER MAIN BASE CAMP 17,000ft” cachet adjacent, India 1a and 1/2a singles alongside, sent by courier to the British P.O. in Pharijong, an extremely rare Tibet item: Waterfall mentions in his handbook “The Rarity: I have only seen four copies, and one on cover and one on postcard”, cert. Olsson