1 Dec 2020 – 4 Dec 2020
53 lots
Lot 41152 | 1921-22 Everest Expeditions: Group of 7 press photos, five from the 1921 Expedition (one duplicate) and two from the 1922 Expedition
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1921-22 Everest Expeditions: Group of 7 press photos, five from the 1921 Expedition (one duplicate) and two from the 1922 Expedition, charting the progress…
Estimate: 240 – 300 EUR
Lot 41153 | 1922 Everest Expedition: 1920 (Jul 51) Envelope sent by Arthur Wakefield in Pharijong and incoming cover addressed to “Everest Expedition / Darjeeling”
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1922 Everest Expedition: 1922 (Jul 20) Envelope sent by team member Arthur Wakefield in Pharajong to a relative in England, with India KGV 1a pair tied…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’200 EUR
Lot 41154 | 1922 Everest Expedition: Group of eight publicity postcards for the showing of “The Great Film of the Mt. Everest Expedition, 1922”
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1922 Everest Expedition: Group of eight publicity postcards for the showing of “Climbing Mount Everest”, with six showing view of Everest from Base Camp…
Estimate: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 41155 | 1924 Everest Expedition: Expedition labels, two mint top right corner marginal blocks of four plus extra block
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1924 Everest Expedition: Expedition labels, two mint top right corner marginal blocks of four, one in lighter shade and one in darker shade (matt gum),…
Estimate: 100 – 150 EUR
Lot 41156 | 1924 Everest Expedition – Mail from the Tractor Party: 1924 Envelope witth the scarce “EVEREST EXPEDITION / TIBET / 1924 / TRACTOR PARTY” cachet
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1924 Everest Expedition – Mail from the Tractor Party: 1924 (Jun 5) Envelope sent to Srinagar with a very good strike of the scarce “EVEREST EXPEDITION…
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 EUR
Lot 41157 | 1924 Everest Expedition: 1924 (Jun 15) Envelope from Francis Helps, official artist for the expedition
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1924 Everest Expedition: 1924 (Jun 15) Envelope from Francis Helps, official artist for the expedition, sent to England with Expedition label tied by “MT….
Estimate: 300 – 400 EUR
Lot 41158 | 1924 Everest Expedition: 1924 (Jun 21) Envelope sent
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1924 Everest Expedition: 1924 (Jun 21) Envelope sent to Gyantse with Expedition label unusually not cancelled, franked with 1a tied by Yatung cds, arrival…
Estimate: 340 – 400 EUR
Lot 41159 | 1924 Everest Expedition: 1924 (Jun 22) Envelope from Francis Helps, official artist for the expedition
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1924 Everest Expedition: 1924 (Jun 22) Envelope from Francis Helps, official artist for the expedition, sent to England with Expedition label tied by “MT….
Estimate: 300 – 400 EUR
Lot 41160 | 1924 Everest Expedition: 1924 (Jun 23) Envelope sent to Major Bailey in Pharijong with Expedition label tied by “MT. EVEREST EXPEDITION / TIBET / 1924” in black
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1924 Everest Expedition: 1924 (Jun 23) Envelope sent to Major Bailey in Pharijong with Expedition label tied by “MT. EVEREST EXPEDITION / TIBET / 1924″…
Estimate: 300 – 400 EUR
Lot 41161 | 1924 Everest Expedition: 1924 (Jun 28) Postcard sent to India with Expedition label tied by “MT. EVEREST EXPEDITION / TIBET / 1924” black cachet on reverse
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1924 Everest Expedition: 1924 (Jun 28) Postcard sent to India with Expedition label tied by “MT. EVEREST EXPEDITION / TIBET / 1924” black cachet on reverse…
Estimate: 300 – 400 EUR
Lot 41162 | 1924 Everest Expedition: 1924 (Jun 28) Envelope to England with Expedition label tied by “MT. EVEREST EXPEDITION / TIBET / 1924” black cachet
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1924 Everest Expedition: 1924 (Jun 28) Envelope to England with Expedition label tied by “MT. EVEREST EXPEDITION / TIBET / 1924” black cachet and franked…
Estimate: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 41163 | 1924 Everest Expedition: 1924 (Jun 28) 1/4a postal stationery card with Expedition label tied by “MT. EVEREST EXPEDITION / TIBET / 1924” cachet in black
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1924 Everest Expedition: 1924 (Jun 28) 1/4a postal stationery card with Expedition label tied by “MT. EVEREST EXPEDITION / TIBET / 1924” cachet in black…
Estimate: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 41164 | 1924 Everest Expedition: 1924 (Jun 28) Envelope sent to England with Expedition label tied by “MT. EVEREST EXPEDITION / TIBET / 1924” black cache
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1924 Everest Expedition: 1924 (Jun 28) Envelope sent to India with Expedition label tied by “MT. EVEREST EXPEDITION / TIBET / 1924” black cachet (further…
Estimate: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 41165 | 1924 Everest Expedition: 1924 (Jun 28) Envelope with Expedition label tied by “MT. EVEREST EXPEDITION / TIBET / 1924” cachet in black
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1924 Everest Expedition: 1924 (Jun 28) Envelope with Expedition label tied by “MT. EVEREST EXPEDITION / TIBET / 1924” cachet in black with 1a tied by Pharijong…
Estimate: 200 – 260 EUR
Lot 41166 | 1924 Everest Expedition: 1924 (Jun 29) 1/2a Postal stationery envelope sent to Major Bailey in Gyantse with a BLOCK OF SIX of the Expedition label on reverse
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1924 Everest Expedition: 1924 (Jun 29) 1/2a Postal stationery envelope sent to Major Bailey in Gyantse with a BLOCK OF SIX of the Expedition label on reverse…
Estimate: 3’000 – 4’000 EUR
Lot 41167 | 1924 Everest Expedition: 1924 (Jul 9) Expedition postcard with Expedition label tied by “MT.EVEREST EXPEDITION / RONGBUK GLACIER BASE CAMP / 1924” in black
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1924 Everest Expedition: 1924 (Jul 9) Expedition postcard from to Yatung Siliguri Base in Tibet to TRANSVAAL, South Africa, bearing Expedition label tied…
Estimate: 1’500 – 2’000 EUR
Lot 41168 | 1924 Everest Expedition: 1924 1/2a Postal stationery card with Expedition label on reverse tied by “RONGBUK GLACIER MAIN BASE CAMP 17,000ft” cachet
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1924 Everest Expedition: 1924 1/2a Postal stationery card with Expedition label on reverse tied by “RONGBUK GLACIER MAIN BASE CAMP 17,000ft” cachet, obverse…
Estimate: 500 – 700 EUR
Lot 41169 | 1924 Everest Expedition: 1924 (Aug 1) Postcard sent to NETHERLANDS INDIES with Expedition label tied by “MT. EVEREST EXPEDITION / TIBET / 1924” black cachet
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1924 Everest Expedition: 1924 (Aug 1) Postcard sent to NETHERLANDS INDIES with Expedition label tied by “MT. EVEREST EXPEDITION / TIBET / 1924” black cachet…
Estimate: 300 – 400 EUR
Lot 41170 | 1924 Everest Expedition: 1924 (Oct 24) Expedition postcard bearing Expedition label tied by “MT.EVEREST EXPEDITION / RONGBUK GLACIER BASE CAMP / 1924” cachet in black
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1924 Everest Expedition: 1924 (Oct 24) Expedition postcard bearing Expedition label tied by “MT.EVEREST
EXPEDITION / RONGBUK GLACIER BASE CAMP / 1924″…
Estimate: 300 – 400 EUR
Lot 41171 | 1924 Everest Expedition: 1924 Expedition postcard bearing Expedition label tied by “MT.EVEREST EXPEDITION / RONGBUK GLACIER BASE CAMP / 1924” cachet in red, undelivered, returned
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1924 Everest Expedition: 1924 (Oct) Expedition postcard bearing Expedition label tied by “MT.EVEREST
EXPEDITION / RONGBUK GLACIER BASE CAMP / 1924” cachet…
Estimate: 200 – 260 EUR
Lot 41172 | 1924 Everest Expedition: 1924 Expedition postcard to AUSTRALIA with Expedition label tied by “MT.EVEREST EXPEDITION / RONGBUK GLACIER BASE CAMP / 1924” cachet
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1924 Everest Expedition: 1924 (Oct 24) Expedition postcard to AUSTRALIA with Expedition label tied by “MT.EVEREST
EXPEDITION / RONGBUK GLACIER BASE…
Estimate: 100 – 150 EUR
Lot 41173 | 1924 Everest Expedition: 1924 (Oct 24) Expedition postcard sent to JAMAICA with Expedition label tied by “MT.EVEREST EXPEDITION / RONGBUK GLACIER BASE CAMP / 1924” cachet in red
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1924 Everest Expedition: 1924 (Oct 24) Expedition postcard sent to JAMAICA with Expedition label tied by “MT.EVEREST
EXPEDITION / RONGBUK GLACIER BASE…
Estimate: 100 – 150 EUR
Lot 41174 | 1924 Everest Expedition: 1924 (Oct 30) Expedition postcard to SOUTH AFRICA with Expedition label tied by “MT.EVEREST EXPEDITION / RONGBUK GLACIER BASE CAMP / 1924” cachet
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1924 Everest Expedition: 1924 (Oct 30) Expedition postcard to SOUTH AFRICA with Expedition label tied by “MT.EVEREST
EXPEDITION / RONGBUK GLACIER BASE…
Estimate: 100 – 150 EUR
Lot 41175 | 1924 Everest Expedition: 1924 Group of 12 Expedition postcards to various uncommon/unusual destinations with Expedition labels tied by “MT.EVEREST EXPEDITION / RONGBUK GLACIER BASE CAMP / 1924” cachets
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1924 Everest Expedition: 1924 Group of 12 Expedition postcards to various uncommon/unusual destinations with Expedition labels tied by “MT.EVEREST
EXPEDITION…
Estimate: 700 – 1’000 EUR
Lot 41176 | 1924 Everest Expedition: 1924 Group of 10 Expedition postcards with Expedition labels tied by “MT.EVEREST EXPEDITION / RONGBUK GLACIER BASE CAMP / 1924” cachets in red
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1924 Everest Expedition: 1924 Group of 10 Expedition postcards with Expedition labels tied by “MT.EVEREST
EXPEDITION / RONGBUK GLACIER BASE CAMP / 1924″…
Estimate: 400 – 500 EUR
Lot 41177 | 1924 Everest Expedition: 1924 Group of 5 Expedition postcards to various uncommon/unusual destinations with Expedition labels tied by “MT.EVEREST EXPEDITION / RONGBUK GLACIER BASE CAMP / 1924” cachets
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1924 Everest Expedition: 1924 Group of 5 Expedition postcards to various uncommon/unusual destinations with Expedition labels tied by “MT.EVEREST
EXPEDITION…
Estimate: 300 – 400 EUR
Lot 41178 | 1924 Everest Expedition: 1924 Expedition postcard with Expedition label tied by “MT.EVEREST EXPEDITION / RONGBUK GLACIER BASE CAMP / 1924” cachet in black
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1924 Everest Expedition: 1924 Expedition postcard with Expedition label tied by “MT.EVEREST
EXPEDITION / RONGBUK GLACIER BASE CAMP / 1924” cachet in…
Estimate: 200 – 300 EUR
Lot 41179 | 1924 Everest Expedition: 1924 Envelope with Expedition label tied by “MT.EVEREST EXPEDITION / RONGBUK GLACIER BASE CAMP / 1924” cachet in black
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1924 Everest Expedition: 1924 Envelope with Expedition label tied by “MT.EVEREST
EXPEDITION / RONGBUK GLACIER BASE CAMP / 1924” cachet in black, philatelic…
Estimate: 100 – 150 EUR
Lot 41180 | 1924 Everest Expedition: 1925 Envelope from the French Geographical Society with Expedition label tied by Paris cds
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1924 Everest Expedition: 1925 Envelope from the French Geographical Society with Expedition label tied by Paris cds with 10c Semeuse franking above, arrival…
Estimate: 100 – 150 EUR
Lot 41181 | 1936 Everest Expedition: 1936 (Apr 22) Envelope sent by climber Edmund Wigram to Scotland with “EVEREST, 1936” violet despatch cachet
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1936 Everest Expedition: 1936 (Apr 22) Envelope sent by climber Edmund Wigram to Scotland with “EVEREST, 1936” violet despatch cachet (not annotated) and…
Estimate: 800 – 1’000 EUR
Lot 41182 | 1936 Everest Expedition: Envelope sent by climber Frank Smythe to England with “EVEREST, 1936” violet despatch cachet initialled by him
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1936 Everest Expedition: Envelope sent by climber Frank Smythe to England with “EVEREST, 1936” violet despatch cachet annotated “Shekar Dzong / Tibet”…
Estimate: 700 – 900 EUR
Lot 41183 | 1936 Everest Expedition: 1936 (May 23) Envelope sent by climber Peter Oliver to Scotland with “EVEREST, 1936” violet despatch cachet annotated “Camp No.I”, dated and initialled by him
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1936 Everest Expedition: 1936 (May 23) Envelope sent by climber Peter Oliver to Scotland with “EVEREST, 1936” violet despatch cachet annotated “Camp No.I”,…
Estimate: 700 – 900 EUR
Lot 41184 | 1936 Everest Expedition: 1936 (Jun 1) Envelope sent by John Morris (transport organiser) to England with “EVEREST, 1936” violet despatch cachet annotated “Camp No.I”
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1936 Everest Expedition: 1936 (Jun 1) Envelope sent by John Morris (transport organiser) to England with “EVEREST, 1936” violet despatch cachet annotated…
Estimate: 700 – 900 EUR
Lot 41185 | 1953 Everest Expedition: Group of 6 covers from members of the Expedition and one incoming
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1953 Everest Expedition: Group of 7 related to the Expedition incl.- Envelope with “BRITISH MOUNT EVEREST / EXPEDITION. 1953 / CAMP” cachet in red and…
Estimate: 3’000 – 5’000 EUR
Lot 41186 | 1953 Everest Expedition: Tenzing Norgay group incl. signed postcard depicting him, minor faults, plus 7 photos/postcards depicting him
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1953 Everest Expedition: Tenzing Norgay group incl. signed compliments slip depicting him, minor faults, plus 7 photos/postcards depicting him
Estimate: 150 – 200 EUR
Lot 41187 | 1954 Daily Mail Himalayan “Abominable Snowman” Expedition: Three covers
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1954 Daily Mail Himalayan “Abominable Snowman” Expedition: Three covers with the Expedition cachet, one sent from leader J. A. Jackson with Nepal/India…
Estimate: 400 – 600 EUR
Lot 41188 | 1954 California Himalayan Expedition: Group of five covers showing the three different coloured Expedition labels, with green (the scarcest), red (2) and blue (2)
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1954 California Himalayan Expedition: Group of five covers showing the three different coloured Expedition labels depicting Mt. Makalu, with green (the…
Estimate: 400 – 600 EUR
Lot 41189 | 1955 Kangchenjunga Expedition: Envelope with “KANGCHENJUNGA / EXPEDITION 1955 / CAMP … FT” cachet
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1955 Kangchenjunga Expedition – First Ascent: Envelope with “KANGCHENJUNGA / EXPEDITION 1955 / CAMP … FT” cachet with ms “BASE / 18,200”, signed by four…
Estimate: 500 – 600 EUR
Lot 41190 | 1955 Kangchenjunga Expedition: 2a Postal stationery envelope ith “KANGCHENJUNGA / EXPEDITION 1955 / CAMP … FT” cachet
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1955 Kangchenjunga Expedition – First Ascent: 2a Postal stationery envelope with “KANGCHENJUNGA / EXPEDITION 1955 / CAMP … FT” cachet with ms “BASE /…
Estimate: 500 – 600 EUR
Lot 41191 | 1955 Kangchenjunga Expedition: Envelope with “KANGCHENJUNGA / EXPEDITION 1955 / CAMP … FT” cachet
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1955 Kangchenjunga Expedition – First Ascent: Envelope with “KANGCHENJUNGA / EXPEDITION 1955 / CAMP … FT” cachet struck on front and back, sent by summiter…
Estimate: 340 – 400 EUR
Lot 41192 | 1965 Jagdula Expedition: Picture postcard of the all-female team, signed on reverse by each and sent from Bankey, Nepal
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1965 Jagdula Expedition: Picture postcard of the all-female team, signed on reverse by each and sent from Bankey, Nepal, , creases, plus a card also signed…
Estimate: 200 – 260 EUR
Lot 41193 | 1970 British Annapurna South Face Expedition: Group of three signed commemorative cards signed team members
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1970 British Annapurna South Face Expedition: Group of three signed commemorative cards signed by team members with special cachet adjacent, sent from…
Estimate: 400 – 600 EUR
Lot 41194 | 1971 International Himalayan Expedition: Three postcards incl. commemorative card signed by 16 members of the team
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1971 International Himalayan Expedition: Three postcards incl. commemorative card signed by 16 members of the team with “EVEREST 71 / SOUTH FACE / WEST…
Estimate: 100 – 150 EUR
Lot 41195 | 1975 British Everest Expedition: Commemorative postcard signed by 17 members of the team as well as signed by Edmund Hillary
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1975 British Everest Expedition: Commemorative postcard signed by 17 members of the team as well as signed by Edmund Hillary, some creasing, fine and very…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 EUR
Lot 41196 | 1982 British Everest Expedition: Commemorative postcard signed by the team incl. Joe Tasker and Peter Boardman (who disappeared)
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1982 British Everest Expedition: Commemorative postcard signed by the team incl. Joe Tasker and Peter Boardman (who disappeared while making a final attempt…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 EUR
Lot 41197 | Group of items relating to famous climbers, incl. 1956
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Group of items relating to famous climbers, incl. 1956 cover signed by Italian Lino Lacadelli, three items signed individually by Junko Tabei, UIAA Anniversary…
Estimate: 300 – 400 EUR
Lot 41198 | 1953-82 German-Austrian Expeditions to Nanga Parbat collection in an album incl. correspondence from team members
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1953-82 German-Austrian Expeditions to Nanga Parbat collection in an album, the majority regarding with the 1953 expedition with covers & cards from members…
Estimate: 2’400 – 3’000 EUR
Lot 41199 | 1961-87, Collection of over ca.120 covers & cards British Expeditions in the Himalayas
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1961-87, Collection of over ca.120 covers & cards British Expeditions in the Himalayas, mostly signed cards/covers by team members, incl. 1961 Derbyshire…
Estimate: 1’000 – 1’500 EUR
Lot 41200 | 1962-2003, Non-Himalayan expeditions, incl. Hindukusch and Pamir
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1962-2003, Non-Himalayan expeditions, incl. Hindukusch (Afghanistan-Pakistan border) with signed team postcards from 1962 Austrian, 1963 Swiss, 1965 Austrian,…
Estimate: 300 – 500 EUR
Lot 41201 | 1963-72 Himalayan expeditions collection, most with signed team postcards
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1963-72 Himalayan expeditions collection, most with signed team postcards incl. 1963 Dhaulagiri (6), 1964 South Australian printed envelope (no signatures),…
Estimate: 300 – 500 EUR



















































