Lot 41181 – 1936 Everest Expedition: 1936 (Apr 22) Envelope sent by climber Edmund Wigram to Scotland with “EVEREST, 1936” violet despatch cachet

Stamp of Tibet 1936 Everest Expedition: 1936 (Apr 22) Envelope sent by climber Edmund Wigram to Scotland with "EVEREST, 1936" violet despatch cachet

Lot 41181 – 1936 Everest Expedition: 1936 (Apr 22) Envelope sent by climber Edmund Wigram to Scotland with “EVEREST, 1936” violet despatch cachet

Tibet
Price realised
1’200 EUR
Estimate
800 – 1’000 EUR
Auction date
mer. 2 déc. 2020 at 16:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1936 Everest Expedition: 1936 (Apr 22) Envelope sent by climber Edmund Wigram to Scotland with “EVEREST, 1936” violet despatch cachet (not annotated) and initialled by him at top right, franked with 1a3p pair tied by Gangtok cds, sent before the problem with the Postmaster of Gangtok (see following three lots), fine and very scarce

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