Expedition Mail of the Himalaya

   

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Appendix C

1936 British Mt. Everest Climbing Expedition Cover

Details of Cover EV36-M1_009

EV36-M1_009

Cover to England from(?) franked with a KGV 3a6p and 4a stamps tied by Darjeeling cancel dated 14 July 1936. The cover shows 1 expedition mark on front annotated "Camp 1". After the discovery of the stolen mail, later was sent through Gangtok to Darjeeling.

Captured from "Tibet", by Armand Singer
Also from Catalog of Himalayan Mountaineering Correspondence by Singer and Gould

Ex Shambhala collection

Spink Auction, The Shambhala collection of Tibet, January 14, 2022, Lot: 610
Realized: HK$9,000 (US $1,155)

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