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Auction: 26025 - Tibet - The 'Bramley' Collection, Part II
Lot: 3129

Tibet
Mount Everest Flights
The Houston Mount Everest Expedition
1933 (3 Apr.) envelope registered to Denmark bearing India KGV 1a. (2), 1a.3p. (2), and 4a. tied by fine strike of "houston mount everest expedition/purnea" c.d.s. in violet with additional registration label and 3a. added and cancelled in Purnea (5.4). The reverse with houston mt everest flight 1933 cachet, Brindisi (16.4), "Amb. pescara-milano (16.4) and arrival (19.4) c.d.s. Included the original letter, dated 1 April with interesting content "... After waiting several days- during which reports of winds at 100 miles per hour- at 33000 ft which would render impossible the attempt of the flight over Mt. Everest this evening meteorological bulletin indicate that condition may possibly be suitable tomorrow...pilot is carrying with him a limited numbers of letters...if therefore this letter reaches you preserve carefully this envelope as it should prove valuable... ". Minor peripheral faults and some staining, not detracting from the rarity of this cover to an unusual destination. Photo

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Estimate
£2,000 to £3,000

Starting price
£1400