Lloyds Bank Limited, St James's Street cheque No. 128/L.39673, London, 25 June 1914, paying H. C. Bussey £77 ("seventy seven pounds"), on the pink panel printed "The Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition – Commander – Secretary", signed "E. H. Shackleton" as Commander and countersigned by the Expedition Secretary [Frederick White?]. Endorsed on the back "H. Claude Bussey", with a pencil note "£75 in notes, £2 in gold". Six weeks later the Endurance left London on Shackleton's legendary expedition. Condition: light toning, cancellation punch, folds to back.
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