REAR ADMIRAL RICHARD E. BYRD - STAMP(S) SIGNED - HFSID 82370
Price: $300.00
RICHARD E. BYRD
Set of four stamps commemorating Byrd's second Antarctic Expedition,
signed in red ink
Stamps signed: "R E Byrd", in red ink, 2¼x3¾. Set of four 3¢
stamps commemorating Byrd's Second Antarctic Expedition. Included is a sheet
giving further information regarding the stamps. On May 9, 1926, Richard
Evelyn Byrd (1888-1957) and Floyd Bennett became the first to fly over the North
Pole. Both were awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor. Scholars
have raised questions about whether or not Byrd actually reached the North Pole
but all have agreed Byrd thought he had reached the North Pole. In
1929, Byrd established the "Little America" Antarctica base and flew
(indisputably) over the South Pole. He was promoted to Rear Admiral upon his
return in 1930. On his Antarctic expeditions in the 1930s, Byrd discovered Marie
Byrd Land and the Edsel Ford Mountains. Still exploring in his late 60s, he
commanded the Operation High Jump (1946-1947) and Operation Deep
Freeze (1955-1956) operations. Fine condition.
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