Scott of the Antarctic’s dying letter for sale at Bonhams
Last Updated on Tuesday, 20 December 2011 03:05 Written by External Post Tuesday, 20 December 2011 03:05
Captain Robert Scott’s farewell letter
The first of the farewell letters written in the Antarctic by Captain Robert Scott as he realised that he and his team would not survive is for sale at Bonhams Polar Sale in London on 30 March 2012. It is estimated to make £100,000-150,000.
The letter, which was found on Scott’s body in November 1912, was written on the 16th March of that year to financier Sir Edgar Speyer, honorary treasurer of…
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