Expedition Mail of the Himalaya
A
Philatelic Story of the 1921 - 1953 Mail
Appendix B
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Expedition Mail of the Himalaya A
Philatelic Story of the 1921 - 1953 Mail
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Although these expeditions would not be part of my book since they took place after 1953, from an information capture perspective I will include them in this website. I will also only provide examples of the covers, not the detailed information about each documented cover as I did for the pre-WWII Mt. Everest covers. Cheers,
Copyright 2022, Eddie Hackstaff Appendix B - Table 3 (DRAFT) A
Combined Listing of the Kangchenjunga Expeditions prior to 1970
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Table B-3a - The 1954 British Reconnaissance Expedition This was a reconnaissance expedition to prepare for the next years all out attack on the mountain. The team consisted of:
The expedition did not employ any expedition marking on the mail other than hand written notes. Mail from this expedition remains highly desired and seldom seen for sale making it a very scarce collectable. Only one cover has been identified
Table B-3b - The 1955 British Expedition The first successful ascent of the peak. The team consisted of:
The expedition employed an expedition marking in black.
Copyright 2022, Eddie Hackstaff
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