Expedition Mail of the Himalaya NOTE: Since this is a unique cover, I have combined the Appendix B and Appendix C data on one page. Copyright 2022, Eddie Hackstaff Appendix B - Table 1 (DRAFT) A Detailed Listing of the 1935 British Mt. Everest Expedition Marking (M1)
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In 1935 the British once again launched an expd to Mt Everest using the north route out of Gangtok. Previous philatelic documentation does not identify any 1935 expd markings. However, this cover clearly shows a rectangular marking device existed, making this the only documented cover from this expd. This cover was mailed from and to Darjeeling on July 3rd while the team was just arriving at the Rongbuk glacier base camp. It was most likely used by an expedition support member that was still in Darjeeling. It is not known if the marking device was accidentally left behind in Darjeeling since no other covers are known. As a special note, a young 19-year-old Tenzing Norgay was hired for the
first time on the 1935 Mt Everest expd. Even though he was the least qualified
of the final candidates, expd records state that he was hired because
of his great smile. Tenzing went on to great fame in the story of Mt.
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Table B1 - 1935 Mt. Everest - M1 Marking
Appendix C Details of Cover EV35-M1_001
Copyright 2022, Eddie Hackstaff
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