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Ama Dablam.
1994 Postcard Russian Amadablam Expedition
1994
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signed 4 members – Vladmir Sashkirov (leader), Sergey Bogomolov, Dmitry Botov, & Sergey Golubtsov
#19024
$12.00
This alpine-style expedition forged a new route with no fixed camps, six bivouacs, no fixed rope, and no Sherpa support. All four members reached the summit. This is one of two different cards produced by this expedition.
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Antarctic.
1998 Belgica Expedition Centennial Celebration Postcard
1998
photo of expedition zoologist and botanist Emil Racovita & commemorative stamp
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new.
#18943
$12.00
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Antarctic.
1998 Belgica Expedition Centennial Celebration Postcard
1998
photo of expedition leader Adrian de Gerlache & commemorative stamp
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new.
#18942
$12.00
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Dhaulagiri.
1993 Postcard Russian-British Dhaulagiri Expedition
1993
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signed 3 members – Sergey Efimov (leader), Rick Allen, & Sergei Bogomolov
#19023
$15.00
This expedition forged a new route via the Direct North Face and placed seven on the summit.
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Everest.
1993 Postcard American Sagarmatha Expedition
1993
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signed 6 members – Paul Pfau (leader), Dan Aguilar, Charles Armatys, Dan Bouchard, Mark Rabold + 1 other
#18932
$19.00
This successful American team placed 10 members on the summit including Armatys, Lefever, Rabold, Selland, and Sinclair. This is one of three different cards produced by this expedition.
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Everest.
1993 Postcard American Sagarmatha Expedition
1993
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signed 5 members – Paul Pfau (leader), Dan Aguilar, Charles Armatys, Mark Rabold + 1 other
#19020
$15.00
This successful American team placed 10 members on the summit including Armatys, Lefever, Rabold, Selland, and Sinclair. This is one of three different cards produced by this expedition.
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Everest.
1993 Postcard Spanish Basque Everest (Autumn) Expedition
1993
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signed 2 members
#18934
$15.00
This post-monsoon expedition placed two members on the summit via the South Pillar route. This is one of three different cards produced by this expedition.
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Everest.
1997 Postcard American GPS Everest Expedition
1997
large format card
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signed Eric Simonson
#22754
$7.00
This expedition placed GPS equipment on the summit for Brad Washburn’s further study of Everest’s elevation. Simonson summitted Everest in 1991, led the 1999 and 2001 Mallory & Irvine Research Expeditions, and has climbed all eight of the Seven Summits.
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Everest/Lhotse.
1972 Souvenir Cover Deutsche Everest-Lhotse Expedition
1972
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signed Gerhard Lenser + 1 other
#22375
$19.00
Lenser had a long Himalayan climbing career which included the first ascent of Pumori. On this expedition Lenser and one other climber hoped to climb Lhotse from the east. However, they were unable to find a suitable approach route.
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Everest/Lhotse.
1972 Souvenir Cover Deutsche Everest-Lhotse Expedition
1972
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signed Gerhard Lenser
#20278
$19.00
Lenser had a long Himalayan climbing career which included the first ascent of Pumori. On this expedition Lenser and one other climber hoped to climb Lhotse from the east. However, they were unable to find a suitable approach route.
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Kangtega.
1985/86 Souvenir Cover Korean Kangtega Expedition
1985/86
oversize envelope
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signed 1 member
#19389
$15.00
This large 10-man Korean expedition made the first winter ascent of Kangtega (22,241’), a difficult peak, placing two climbers on the summit. A nice envelope of hand-made paper, scarce.
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Lhotse.
1977 Souvenir Cover German Lhotse Expedition
1977
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signed Hermann Warth
#19651
$25.00
The Swabian Himalayan Expedition made the second ascent of Lhotse placing 10 members on the summit including Warth.
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Makalu.
1978 Souvenir Cover International Makalu Expedition
1978
1 of 100
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signed Kurt Diemberger
#22389
$39.00
This international Austrian-German-Nepalese expedition placed seven members on the summit of Makalu, including Warth and Diemberger. Diemberger’s signature is desireable as he is one of only two people to make the first ascent of two 8000m peaks - Broad Peak, with Hermann Buhl, and Dhaulagiri.
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Makalu.
1978 Souvenir Cover International Makalu Expedition
1978
1 of 100
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signed 2 members - Hermann Warth (leader) & Kurt Diemberger
#18593
$49.00
This international Austrian-German-Nepalese expedition placed seven members on the summit of Makalu, including Warth and Diemberger. Diemberger’s signature is desireable as he is one of only two people to make the first ascent of two 8000m peaks - Broad Peak, with Hermann Buhl, and Dhaulagiri.
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Manaslu.
1979 Souvenir Cover Argentina Manaslu Expedition
1979
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signed Guillermo Vieiro (leader).
#19384
$15.00
This large post-monsoon expedition managed to reach 21,500’ despite one death and bad weather.
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Pabil.
1978 Souvenir Cover Nepal Police & Japan Workers Alpine Federation Pabil Expedition
1978
#10 envelope w/ insert
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signed 8 members
#19383
$15.00
Pabil (23,300’), also known as Ganesh IV, was first climbed by this expedition, which placed 16 of 23 members on the summit. This cover includes a typed insert.
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Pasang Lamu
1994 Memorial Cover Pasang Lhamu Sherpa
1994
w/ insert
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printed signature of Pasang Lhamu
#22039
$19.00
This special Memorial Cover was issued, along with a special stamp, to commemorate Pasang Lhamu Sherpa who, in 1993, became the first Nepalese woman to reach the summit of Everest. Tragically, she died on the descent. This cover is postmarked First Day of Issue and includes a related insert.
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