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Lot of Two Polar Explorer Signatures

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles Start Price:12.00 USD Estimated At:50.00 - 75.00 USD
Lot of Two Polar Explorer Signatures
<B>Lot of Two Polar Explorer Signatures,</B></I> including <B>Robert E. Peary</B></I> (1856-1920), an American explorer who claimed to have been the first person, on April 6, 1909, to reach the geographic North Pole. Peary made several expeditions to the Arctic, exploring Greenland by dog sled in 1886 and 1891 and returning to the island three times in the 1890s. Unlike many previous explorers, Peary studied Inuit survival techniques, built igloos, and dressed in practical furs in the native fashion. Peary also relied on the Inuit as hunters and dog-drivers on his expeditions, and pioneered the use of the system (which he called the "Peary system") of using support teams and supply caches for Arctic travel. He also had 8 toes amputated but kept walking; and, <B>Donald Baxter MacMillan</B></I> (1874-1970) was an American explorer, sailor, researcher and lecturer who made over 30 expeditions to the Arctic during his 46-year career. He pioneered the use of radios, airplanes, and electricity in the Arctic, brought back films and thousands of photographs of Arctic scenes, and put together a dictionary of the Inuktitut language. Both clipped from larger documents and mounted on stiff card stock with brief typed biographical information. Both are fine. <B></B></I><BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Flat Material, Small (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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