Shackleton (1874–1922), a junior officer in Scott’s National Antarctic Expedition of 1901–02, nearly reached the South Pole during an expedition of his own in 1909, in the process becoming a national hero. In 1915, during another expedition, his ship, Endurance, was crushed in the polar ice, and he and five others made a perilous journey of 1300 miles to bring relief for the crew. Knighted in 1909, Shackleton died at South Georgia during a fourth expedition in 1922. Terrific vintage glossy 3.3 x 5.5 postcard photo of Shackleton in his “explorer” gear standing before a wintry studio backdrop, signed vertically in fountain pen, “E. H. Shackleton.” Tiny spot of irregular ink adhesion and a few faint corner impressions and surface marks, otherwise fine condition. LOA John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and R&R COA.
