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[Everest]

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Lot 101
[Everest]
New Chronicle | The Crowning Glory: Everest is Climbed
Black and white photographic illustrations. Folio, ten pages. Soiling and fading.
London: News Chronicle, Tuesday, June 2, 1953

Signed on the front page by George Band, Edmund Hillary, John Hunt, George Lowe, Michael Ward, Michael Westmacott and Charles Wylie.

This issue of the News Chronicle was one of the first newspapers to carry the news of the successful summiting of Everest. The articles report the "Glorious Coronation Day news!," as the report from the Himalaya was relayed the day before Queen Elizabeth II's crowning.

Estimate: $400 - $600

Sold for $275 (includes buyer's premium)

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Estimate: $400 - $600

Sold for $275 (includes buyer's premium)

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