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. Ink signature and sentiment, “Kindest regards from my wife and everything good from myself, Yours ever, ‘Shackles,’” on an off-white 5 x 3.5 lined slip, clipped from a larger letter, and affixed to a slightly larger sheet. In fine condition, with a bit of light toning and soiling, pencil notation to bottom and slip affixed to a slightly larger card. R&R COA.
