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Auction: CSS121 - Fine Stamps and Covers of China and Hong Kong
Lot: 436

Tibet
Mount Everest Expeditions
The Second Expedition: Rongbuck Glacier, 17,000 ft.: 1924 (9 July) souvenir picture postcard to Cape Town, South Africa, bearing India K.G.V ½a. and 1a. tied by "yatung tibet/via siliguri" c.d.s., the Expedition label tied by a good strike of the Rongbuck Glacier type D cachet with a very clear strike of the scarcer type C cachet of the Main Base Camp alongside; a couple of small peripheral faults. Photo


Estimate
HK$10,000 to HK$15,000

Starting price
HK$8000