Lot 51312 – 1924 (July 9) Mount Everest Expedition photo postcard to Forestville, Australia, from Yatung Siliguri base in Tibet,
Lot 51312 – 1924 (July 9) Mount Everest Expedition photo postcard to Forestville, Australia, from Yatung Siliguri base in Tibet,
Lot 51312 – 1924 (July 9) Mount Everest Expedition photo postcard to Forestville, Australia, from Yatung Siliguri base in Tibet,
Tibet
Price realised
1’900 EUR
Estimate
1’000 – 1’500 EUR
Auction date
Thu 16 Jun 2022 at 16:00 (Europe/Zurich)
Description
1924 (July 9) Mount Everest Expedition photo postcard to Forestville, South Australia, sent from Yatung Siliguri base in Tibet, bearing Expedition blue label tied by “Mt Everest Expedition / Rongbuk Glacier Base Camp / 1924” in black (Type IIc), with “Rongbuk Glacier Main Base Camp 17,000ft” cachet alongside, franked with George V India 1a and 1/2a, sent by runner to the British post office in Pharijong; written by Captain J.B.L. Noel, official photographer of the 1924 expedition; very fine condition, and extremely rare. Auction
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