Lot 51312 – 1924 (July 9) Mount Everest Expedition photo postcard to Forestville, Australia, from Yatung Siliguri base in Tibet,

Stamp of Tibet 1924 (July 9) Mount Everest Expedition photo postcard to Forestville, Australia, from Yatung Siliguri base in Tibet,
Stamp of Tibet 1924 (July 9) Mount Everest Expedition photo postcard to Forestville, Australia, from Yatung Siliguri base in Tibet,
Stamp of Tibet 1924 (July 9) Mount Everest Expedition photo postcard to Forestville, Australia, from Yatung Siliguri base in Tibet,
Stamp of Tibet 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
jeu. 16 juin 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.

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