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Lote 198 Hillary, Sir Edmund Percival, (1919-2008), a New Zealand mountaineer, explorer, and philanthropist. On 29 May 1953, Hillary and Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers confirmed to have reached the summit of Mount Everest. As part of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition he reached the South Pole overland in 1958. He subsequently reached the North Pole, making him the first person to reach both poles and summit of Everest. Time Magazine named him one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century. Signed on the reverse of a Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition First Day flight cover to Antartica Jan. 20 1958. Estimate $75 - 100. |
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