[Letter] 1919 June 27, New York [to] Sir John Scott Keltie, St. John's Wood, London, N.W. / V. Stefansson.

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[Letter] 1919 June 27, New York [to] Sir John Scott Keltie, St. John's Wood, London, N.W. / V. Stefansson.

Typescript signed. A letter of introduction to Sir John Scott Keltie, the librarian and secretary of the Royal Geographical Society on behalf of Commander E.V, W. Keen, U.S.N., and director of Explorers Club of New York.

1 leaf ; 28 cm. + 1 picture : col. ; 27 cm.

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