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Auction: 20019 - The Shambhala collection of Tibet
Lot: 601

Tibet
British India Post Office
Mount Everest Expeditions
The Third Expedition
1933 (21 June) envelope to the United Service Club, Simla bearing India K.G.V 1a.3p. tied by Gangtok c.d.s. and with a superb strike of the 1933 Expedition handstamp at left, at foot reads, "From Ruttledge leader of the Everest Expedition", the arrival c.d.s. (24.6) is on the reverse. Horizontal folds, fine. A desirable Expedition cover. Photo

Hugh Ruttledge, leader, was from the Indian Civil Service


1933年6月21日寄西姆拉信封, 貼印度1a.3p. 票, 銷甘克托日戳, 及1933年額峰探險戳記於封左端, 封下端有 "From Ruttledge leader of the Everest Expedition" 字樣, 封背蓋6月24日到達戳, 封有摺痕. 難得的探險隊實寄封.

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