May 16th Rare Autograph Auction
Two items in thjis lot. First a fine cover dated November 13, 1957, stamped by the little America Arctic USN as part of operation Deep Freeze.Signed on top in blue ball point pen by Sir George Hubert Wilkins. Wilkins (1888 –1958) was an Australian polar explorer, ornithologist, pilot, soldier, geographer and photographer. He was awarded the Military Cross, when he assumed command of a group of American soldiers who had lost their officers during the Battle of the Hindenburg Line, and became the only official Australian photographer from any war to receive a combat medal.He narrowly failed in an attempt to be the first to cross under the North Pole in a submarine, but was able to prove that submarines were capable of operating beneath the polar ice cap, thereby paving the way for future successful missions.
Also accompanied with a 8"x10" vintage magazine photo of James Whittaker, the first American to reach the Summit of Mt. Everest signed in ball point pen.
With One of a Kind Collectibles LOA
Explores Hubert Wilkins Polar Explorer & James Whittaker 1st American Mt. Everest
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