Everest, Sir EDMUND HILLARY Signed 6.2.2002 Queen Elizabeth Golden Jubilee FDC

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Seller: sue55red ✉️ (875) 100%, Location: St albans, Hertfordshire, GB, Ships to: GB & many other countries, Item: 285758551097 Everest, Sir EDMUND HILLARY Signed 6.2.2002 Queen Elizabeth Golden Jubilee FDC.

Buckingham first day Cover with the set of 5 ‘Golden Jubilee’ stamps which were issued on February 6 2002. The five stamps in the set are all of Queen Elizabeth 11 and were of studio portraits by the following photographers:-

2nd Dorothy Wilding

1st Cecil Beaton

E Lord Snowdon

45p Yousef Karsh

65p Tim Graham

Postmarked :- Golden Jubilee, E11R, 6 Feb 2002, Windsor.

This is cover 226 of only 252 signed by Sir Edmund Hillary.

Genuine hand signed signature of Sir Edmund Hillary  KG ONZ KBE  (1919-2008). He was a New Zealand mountaineer, explorer and philanthropist. On 29 May 1953, Hillary and Nepalese Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norway became the first climbers confirmed to have reached the summit of Mount Everest. They were part of the ninth British expedition to Everest, led by John Hunt.

After his Everest accomplishment he was part of the Commonwealth trans-Antarctic expedition which reached the South Pole in 1958 and later flew alongside Neil Armstrong to the North Pole, making him the first person to have stood at both poles and the summit of Everest. Hillary also founded the Himalayan Trust which was dedicated to helping the Sherpas by constructing many schools and hospitals across Nepal.

Information sheet about Sir Edmund Hillary enclosed, with his picture on.

The reverse of the cover has Information about The Golden Jubilee.

  • Time Period: 1971-Now
  • Modified Item: No
  • Certification: COA on reverse, cover 226 of 252
  • Colour: Multi-Coloured
  • Denomination: Set of 5 commemoratives:- 1st, 2nd, E, 45p and 65p
  • Year of Issue: 2002
  • Type: Buckingham FDC
  • Era: Elizabeth II (1952-2022)
  • Quality: Used
  • Currency: Decimal
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United Kingdom
  • Topic: Royalty
  • Cancellation Type: Pictorial

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