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Very Rare Autograph Signed Contract
HILLARY, Sir Edmund (1919-2008). New Zealand mountaineer, explorer. Member of the first party to reach the summit of Mt. Everest on May 29, 1953. News of the success of the expedition reached London on the morning of Queen Elizabeth II Coronation. Very rare autograph letter signed, one page on the Himalayan Trust letterhead, Sir Edmund Hillary, Chairman. March 14, 2001, Hillary writes: “Dear Mr. Shack, Enclosed please find your signed First Day Covers. I would be happy to sign 500 copies of Mt. Everest. Would you make out the check to “The Himalayan Trust.” Yours sincerely, Ed Hillary.” This is only the second a.l.s. of Hillary we have seen in over 50 years. Basically, a signed contract. Choice condition, never folded................$650.00
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