Lot 41153 – 1922 Everest Expedition: 1920 (Jul 51) Envelope sent by Arthur Wakefield in Pharijong and incoming cover addressed to “Everest Expedition / Darjeeling”
Lot 41153 – 1922 Everest Expedition: 1920 (Jul 51) Envelope sent by Arthur Wakefield in Pharijong and incoming cover addressed to “Everest Expedition / Darjeeling”
Lot 41153 – 1922 Everest Expedition: 1920 (Jul 51) Envelope sent by Arthur Wakefield in Pharijong and incoming cover addressed to “Everest Expedition / Darjeeling”
Tibet
Price realised
2’200 EUR
Estimate
1’000 – 1’200 EUR
Auction date
Wed 2 Dec 2020 at 16:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
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 by Pharijong cds, plus 1922 (Jul 19) incoming cover to Arthur Wakefield addressed to “Everest Expedition / Darjeeling”, which didn’t arrive until August 8th at which point the team had already left so it was returned to the UK and again redirected to the Alpine Club (opened for display), a very rare pair, with only one other cover known sent from this expedition Auction
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