2009 PROMINENT CUTS AUTO: SIR EDMUND HILLARY #1/2 AUTOGRAPH "Mt EVEREST" BGS 9

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2009 PROMINENT CUTS AUTO: SIR EDMUND HILLARY #1/2 AUTOGRAPH "Mt EVEREST" BGS 9:
$1801.49

This sale is for one Prominent Cuts Authentic Autograph cardof SIR EDMUND HILLARY, from 2009 Upper Deck Prominent Cuts Trading Cards. The Signature is in Black Ink. It's card #PC-SEH within the set, serial numbered #1/2. The signature was independently authenticated by PSA/DNA Authentication Service. This card has been professionally graded by Beckett as BGS 9, in MINT condition. Sub grades are: Centering 8.5, Edges 9, Corners 9, Surface 9, Autograph 9.

Sir Edmund Percival Hillary, KG, ONZ, KBE (20 July 1919– 11 January 2008) was a New Zealand mountaineer, explorer and philanthropist. On 29 May 1953 at the age of 33, he and Sherpa mountaineer Tenzing Norgay became the first climbers known to have reached the summit of Mount Everest - see Timeline of climbing Mount Everest. They were part of the ninth British expedition to Everest, led by John Hunt. He was named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century.

Hillary became interested in mountaineering while in secondary school, making his first major climb in 1939, reaching the summit of Mount Ollivier. He served in the RNZAF as a navigator during World War II. Before the successful expedition in 1953 to Everest, he had been part of a reconnaissance expedition to the mountain in 1951 and an unsuccessful attempt to climb Cho Oyu in 1952. As part of the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition he reached the South Pole overland in 1958. He would later also travel to the North Pole.

Following his ascent of Everest he devoted much of his life to helping the Sherpa people of Nepal through the Himalayan Trust, which he founded. Through his efforts many schools and hospitals were built in this remote region of Nepal.

On 11 January 2008, Hillary died of heart failure at the Auckland City Hospital at around 9 am NZDT (10 January at 20:00 UTC) at the age of 88. Hillary's death was announced by New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark at around 11:20 am. She stated that his passing was a "profound loss to New Zealand". His death was recognised by the lowering of Flags to half-mast on all Government and public buildings and at Scott Base in Antarctica.Shipping is FREE OF CHARGE WORLDWIDE. Save on postage with multiple purchases, and Sydney buyers can pay cash & pick up in person at Villawood.

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