1921-22 Everest Expeditions: Group of 7 press photos, five from the 1921 Expedition (one duplicate) and two from the 1922 Expedition, charting the progress of the teams, all but one with paper note on reverse explaining the picture, a great visual addition to a philatelic collection of Everest expeditions (Image)

1922 Everest Expedition: 1922 (Jul 20) Envelope sent by team member Arthur Wakefield in Pharajong to a relative in England, with India KGV 1a pair tied by Pharijong cds, plus 1922 (Jul 19) incoming cover to Arthur Wakefield addressed to "Everest Expedition / Darjeeling", which didn't arrive until August 8th at which point the team had already left so it was returned to the UK and again redirected to the Alpine Club (opened for display), a very rare pair, with only one other cover known sent from this expedition (Image)

1922 Everest Expedition: Group of eight publicity postcards for the showing of "Climbing Mount Everest", with six showing view of Everest from Base Camp and two with illustration of Captain Noel using a Kinematograph camera, each with adverts for different theatres such as Winter Gardens Bournemouth (both images), Guildhall Cambridge, Royal County Theatre Shrewsbury, Philharmonic Hall London (used, faults), City Hall Glasgow (used), City Hall Cardiff and Town Hall Cheltenham, very fine (Image)

1924 Everest Expedition: Expedition labels, two mint top right corner marginal blocks of four, one in lighter shade and one in darker shade (matt gum), plus extra block of four in darker shade with some perf. separation, fine to very fine, plus a fake single (Image)

1924 Everest Expedition - Mail from the Tractor Party: 1924 (Jun 5) Envelope sent to Srinagar with a very good strike of the scarce "EVEREST EXPEDITION / TIBET / 1924 / TRACTOR PARTY" cachet on reverse, with Expedition imprint on backflap, Srinagar arrivals, the obverse with uncancelled Expedition label and franked with KGV 1a tied by Yatung Tibet cds, fine and rare, possibly the earliest outgoing mail, plus card signed by Victor A Haddick who led the Tractor Party (Image)

1924 Everest Expedition: 1924 (Jun 15) Envelope from Francis Helps, official artist for the expedition, sent to England with Expedition label tied by "MT. EVEREST EXPEDITION / TIBET / 1924" black cachet (further strike on reverse) and franked with 1a pair tied by Yatung cds, minor foxing, slightly roughly opened. fine (Image)

1924 Everest Expedition: 1924 (Jun 21) Envelope sent to Gyantse with Expedition label unusually not cancelled, franked with 1a tied by Yatung cds, arrival bs, fine (Image)

1924 Everest Expedition: 1924 (Jun 22) Envelope from Francis Helps, official artist for the expedition, sent to England with Expedition label tied by "MT. EVEREST EXPEDITION / TIBET / 1924" black cachet (further strike on reverse) and franked with 1a pair tied by Yatung cds, minor foxing, slightly roughly opened, fine (Image)

1924 Everest Expedition: 1924 (Jun 23) Envelope sent to Major Bailey in Pharijong with Expedition label tied by "MT. EVEREST EXPEDITION / TIBET / 1924" black cachet and franked with 1a tied by Yatung cds, arrival bs, very fine and clean cover (Image)

1924 Everest Expedition: 1924 (Jun 28) Postcard sent to India with Expedition label tied by "MT. EVEREST EXPEDITION / TIBET / 1924" black cachet on reverse (further strike on obverse) and franked with 1a tied by Pharijong cds, Camac Street Calcutta arrival cds, very fine (Image)

1924 Everest Expedition: 1924 (Jun 28) Envelope to England with Expedition label tied by "MT. EVEREST EXPEDITION / TIBET / 1924" black cachet and franked with 1a pair tied by Pharijong cds, fine (Image)

1924 Everest Expedition: 1924 (Jun 28) Envelope sent to India with Expedition label tied by "MT. EVEREST EXPEDITION / TIBET / 1924" black cachet (further strike on reverse) and franked with 1a tied by Pharijong cds, minor foxing, Dagshai arrival bs, fine (Image)

1924 Everest Expedition: 1924 (Jun 28) Envelope with Expedition label tied by "MT. EVEREST EXPEDITION / TIBET / 1924" cachet in black with 1a tied by Pharijong cds, reverse with Kanchrapara arrival cds, toned otherwise fine (Image)

1924 Everest Expedition: 1924 (Jun 29) 1/2a Postal stationery envelope sent to Major Bailey in Gyantse with a BLOCK OF SIX of the Expedition label on reverse cancelled by the black "MT. EVEREST EXPEDITION / TIBET / 1924" cachets (Waterfall Type IIb), uprated with India KGV 1/4a on 1/2a and 3p tied by PHARIJONG 29 JUN 24, opened for display, one of the largest known multiples of the Expedition stamp on cover and rare sent from Tibet, a showpiece item, ex 1955 Robson Lowe 'Bailey' sale lot 175 and Olsson (Image)

1924 Everest Expedition: 1924 (Jul 9) Expedition postcard from to Yatung Siliguri Base in Tibet to TRANSVAAL, South Africa, bearing Expedition label tied by "MT.EVEREST EXPEDITION / RONGBUK GLACIER BASE CAMP / 1924" in black (Waterfall Type IIc) and "RONGBUK GLACIER MAIN BASE CAMP 17,000ft" cachet below, franked with India 1a and 1/2a, sent by runner to the British P.O. in Pharijong, minor creasing, an extremely rare Tibet item to a most unusual destination (Image)

1924 Everest Expedition: 1924 (Aug 1) Postcard sent to NETHERLANDS INDIES with Expedition label tied by "MT. EVEREST EXPEDITION / TIBET / 1924" black cachet on reverse (further strike on obverse) and franked with 1a pair tied by Yatung cds, Soerabaja arrival cds adjacent, very fine and unusual destination (Image)

1924 Everest Expedition: 1924 (Oct) Expedition postcard bearing Expedition label tied by "MT.EVEREST EXPEDITION / RONGBUK GLACIER BASE CAMP / 1924" cachet in red, with India 1 1/2a tied by Calcutta cds with British Empire Exhibition slogan machine cancel alongside, sent to UK with "INSUFFICIENTLY ADDRESSED" hs on arrival and returned to India with "D.L.O / CALCUTTA" Dead Letter Office ds, heavily foxing but full of character (Image)

1924 Everest Expedition: 1924 (Oct 30) Expedition postcard to SOUTH AFRICA with Expedition label tied by "MT.EVEREST EXPEDITION / RONGBUK GLACIER BASE CAMP / 1924" cachet in red, franked with 1 1/2a tied by the Calcutta British Empire Exhibition slogan cancel, redirected twice in SA with Pretoria and King Williams Town cds, minor toning, fine and unusual destination (Image)

1924 Everest Expedition: 1924 Group of 12 Expedition postcards to various uncommon/unusual destinations with Expedition labels tied by "MT.EVEREST EXPEDITION / RONGBUK GLACIER BASE CAMP / 1924" cachets in red, incl. HAWAII (address overwritten in pencil), USA (2), Switzerland (2), South Africa (3), Australia, Canada (2) and Ireland, plus a ppc with forgery of the cachet, two unused Expedition cards and a small newspaper clipping about the cachet, some with faults, a rare group for the specialist (Image)

1924 Everest Expedition: 1924 Group of 5 Expedition postcards to various uncommon/unusual destinations with Expedition labels tied by "MT.EVEREST EXPEDITION / RONGBUK GLACIER BASE CAMP / 1924" cachets in red, incl. Ireland, Belgium, Switzerland, Canada and Australia, fine to very fine, a rare group for the specialist (Image)

1924 Everest Expedition: 1924 Envelope with Expedition label tied by "MT.EVEREST EXPEDITION / RONGBUK GLACIER BASE CAMP / 1924" cachet in black, philatelic as there is no India franking, a very fine and scarce example of the cachet in black (Image)

1924 Everest Expedition: 1925 Envelope from the French Geographical Society with Expedition label tied by Paris cds with 10c Semeuse franking above, arrival bs, unusual usage of the label to publicise a society lecture about the Expedition (Image)

1936 Everest Expedition: 1936 (Apr 22) Envelope sent by climber Edmund Wigram to Scotland with "EVEREST, 1936" violet despatch cachet (not annotated) and initialled by him at top right, franked with 1a3p pair tied by Gangtok cds, sent before the problem with the Postmaster of Gangtok (see following three lots), fine and very scarce (Image)

1936 Everest Expedition: Envelope sent by climber Frank Smythe to England with "EVEREST, 1936" violet despatch cachet annotated "Shekar Dzong / Tibet" and initialled by him, reverse with Sikkim Legation official cachet and label reading "Suffered detention in Gangtok post office owing to the Postmaster's failure to affix postage stamps and to forward them in time. The postmaster has been sent to jail for his offence", forwarded by Sikkim officials and reposted in the UK with KEVIII 1 1/2d, fine and very scarce Note: The Expedition team gave money to the Postmaster to send batches of mail home. However, he kept the money and did not send most of the mail onwards. He was later let freed on appeal. (Image)

1936 Everest Expedition: 1936 (Jun 1) Envelope sent by John Morris (transport organiser) to England with "EVEREST, 1936" violet despatch cachet annotated "Camp No.I", dated and initialled by him, reverse with Sikim official cachet and label reading "Suffered detention in Gangtok post office owing to the Postmaster's failure to affix postage stamps and to forward them in time. The postmaster has been sent to jail for his offence", sent unfranked, fine and very scarce Note: The Expedition team gave money to the Postmaster to send batches of mail home. However, he kept the money and did not send most of the mail onwards. He was later let freed on appeal. (Image)