Charles R. Burton-Signed Vintage Photograph (English Explorer) for Sale

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Charles R. Burton-Signed Vintage Photograph (English Explorer) For Sale

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Charles R. Burton-Signed Vintage Photograph (English Explorer):
$80.00

Vintage 4x6 B&W photograph signed in blue ink \"Best Wishes Charles Burton.\" Excellent condition.
(1942-2002) Charles Robert Burton was better known as Charlie Burton. He was an English explorer, best known for his part in the Transglobe Expedition, the first expedition to circumnavigate the globe from pole to pole. Serving as a cook, radio operator, and mechanic, he was the only member of the team to accompany the expedition\'s leader, Ranulph Fiennes, on the entire route. Burton was born in Cape Town, South Africa. He attended Millfield School in Somerset, where he excelled more in sports than academics. From 1961 to 1967, he was a soldier in the British Army, serving with the elite Special Air Service and traveling to the Middle East, Northern Ireland, Malta, and Germany. After his military career, Burton held odd jobs, mainly with various private security firms. While bartending at The Admiral Codrington pub in Chelsea in 1975, he met Fiennes, with whom he spent some four years organizing and raising money for the Transglobe Expedition. After the expedition, which lasted from 1979 to 1982, Burton returned to the security business. Ten years later, he helped Fiennes organize another expedition but declined to participate.
This lot came from the Jim Wiggins collection we purchased in July 2022. Jim Wiggins accumulated the most unique and valuable autograph collection over a period of 70-plus years. He obtained his collection either in person or by writing to persons of fame and notoriety.
Comes with a full Letter of Authenticity from Todd Mueller Authentics.