Lot 181
[Explorers] Byrd, Hillary, Ballard, and Cousteau. Six items: Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd (1888-1957) Polar explorer and aviator. 3 x 5 in. toned Card Signed "R E Byrd," n.p., n.d.; Sir Edmund P. Hillary (1919-2008) First human (with his sherpa Ten Norgay) to climb Mount Everest; 5 x 3½ in. Photo Signed "E.P. Hillary," and a business card as High Commissioner for New Zealand signed the same;.Dr. Robert D. Ballard (1942 -) explorer who found the Titanic. 6 x 4 in. color photo signed "R.D. Ballard,"; also a business card as President of the Institute For Exploration signed the same. Jacques Cousteau (1910-97) Underwater explorer and filmmaker, a 7 x 5 in. photo signed "To Harry / J Y Cousteau." All fine.
Estimated Value $250 - 350.
Harry Sparks collection.
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