a QE2 Great Britain "Buckingham Covers" produced illustrated First Day Cover issued in 2003 commemorating EXPLORERS featuring the Ascent of Mount Everest in 1953.

Cover signed by:-

Edmund Hillary was a New Zealand explorer who became the first man to reach the summit of Mount Everest on 29th May 1953, along with his Sherpa Tenzing Norgay. After Everest Hillary successfully reached both the North and South Poles, making him the first man to reach both poles and the summit of Everest.


George Lowe was a New Zealand mountaineer and was the last surviving member of the 1953 Expedition. Before the Everest ascent Lowe had been a member of the first New Zealand expedition to the Himalayas in 1951 which included the first ascent of Mukut Parbat in India.



The cover bears the set of 6 issued stamps cancelled with special illustrative "Mount Everest, London SW1" postmarks 29 April 2003 the first day of issue.

Very clean collectable condition, I don't think you would be disappointed with this lovely signed cover.

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