Shackleton’s farewell from South Georgia

A letter from Ernest Shackleton to a supporter, written from South Georgia on the eve of his final departure on the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, was offered at Charles Miller’s (24% buyer’s premium) latest Maritime and Scientific Models, Instruments & Art sale.

Written in a secretarial hand over a single side of expedition stationery watermarked Air Dried Le…

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