Expedition Mail of the Himalaya
Copyright
2022, Eddie Hackstaff
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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