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Auction: 25023 - Tibet - The 'Bramley' Collection Part I
Lot: 202

Tibet
Mount Everest Flights
The Houston Mount Everest Expedition
1933 (4 Apr.) the Kanchenjunga Flight; envelope to Arizona bearing India 1a. 3p. pair tied by "houston mount everest flight/purnea" datestamp (5.4) struck in purple and endorsed at the side, "Certified that this envelope has been flown over Kanchenjunga april 4th/33" and signed by P.F.M. Fellowes; the reverse bearing the three-line expedition handstamp; light soiling. With newspaper cutting of Fellowes bearing the illustrative expedition handstamp. Rare as only a handful of personal covers were carried. Photo

It is reported that Commadore Fellowes lost his way in the clouds landed at Dinajpur. He sent a telegram to Purnea requesting petrol but when Lord Clydeside arrived a few hours later, petrol supplies were still inadequate. A third plane was sent the following morning, arriving back in Purnea on 5th

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Estimate
£1,200 to £1,500

Starting price
£850