Auction No. 21 Saturday, 7 October 2017 / 2:00 pm start
India 1924 (6th Aug) Mount Everest Expedition led ...
Realised: $150 plus premium
Category: Commonwealth & Foreign
Lot Details
India 1924 (6th Aug) Mount Everest Expedition led by General CG Bruce. A pictorial postcard showing Mt Everest from the base camp in the Rongbuk Valley, Tibet with "Dispatched by Postal Runner to India" printed above message. Addressed to MH Marriott in Glasgow, it is signed "Best Wishes JBL Noel Captain Mt Everest Expedition" who was the photographer & movie camera operator for the accent. The postcard has the blue mountain cinderella cancelled by Rongbuk Glacier Base Camp cachet in red with India 1a KGV stamp pmkd Darjeeling. Some staining around cinderella & mounting tape at base (which could be removed with care). It was an ill-fated attempt with the two man team of Mallory & Irvine disappearing into the mist only a couple of hundred feet short of the summit. The body of Mallory was found in 1999 but Irvine is yet to be were found. Even today there is debate as to whether they were the first to reach the summit. A scarce item full of history with a personal touch by Noel who filmed the tragedy.
