Filchner, Wilhelm u. Heinrich Seelheim "Eigenhändiger... Lot n° 926

Filchner, Wilhelm and Heinrich Seelheim "Handwritten letter with signature to Reichsgerichtsrat Rudolf Bewer (1855-1930). On board the ""Deutschland"", en route to the Second German Antarctic Expedition, on May 20, 1911. 3 p. on 1 double sheet of expedition stationery (single sheet dimensions approx. 22 x 17.5 cm)." "Heinrich Seelheim (1884 Essen - 1964 Göttingen) was a geographer and diplomat, German Consul in Winnipeg, Canada and Consul General in Yokohama, Japan. In 1911/12 he participated in the first leg of the Second German Antarctic Expedition. - In his letter, he thanks his wife for congratulating him on a good voyage and looks forward to meeting his wife Irmgard in Buenos Aires, and is already making plans for them to ""hang out down there in South America"". - With autograph sign. Receipt note by Bewer of June 10, 1911 - horizontal centerfold. - With: Wilhelm Filchner and Heinrich Seelheim. Across Spitzbergen. A German Exercise Expedition in the Central Area East of the Icefjord. With numerous illustrations, 1 map and 1 sketch. Berlin, Mittler, 1911. X, 147 p. Ill. OPp. (browned, rubbed, 1 joint torn, front cover with dampstain). - First edition. - Some newspaper clippings enclosed."