Expedition Mail of the Himalaya

   

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Appendix C

1924 British Mt. Everest Expedition Cover

Details of Cover EV24-M1_011

EV24-M1_011

A postal card addressed to Miss Pam Bliss. India KGV ½a postal card and ½a KGV stamp tied by PHARIJONG cancel (Hel B17) dated 28 JUN 24. On arrival in England the card was marked postage due with a 1½d marking and a 1½d postage due stamp and forwarded to Ripon, Yorkshire. Front of card also bears an Earl's Court receiving mark dated 21 Jul 24 and a M1 expedition mark. Reverse bears a single expedition label tied by another M1 expedition mark.

The card reads "This Mount Everest stamp is for your collection, G. E. Kerr, March(?) 17th". From the Kerr correspondence.

Courtesy of the Bard Collection, www.himalayana.com
From Geofrey Flack catalog dated Feb 2001. Price: $875

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