Shackleton, a junior officer in Scott’s National Antarctic Expedition, nearly reached the South Pole during an expedition of his own in 1909 and became 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. Scarce bank check, 8 x 3.25, filled out in another hand and signed by Shackleton, “E. H. Shackleton,” payable to the Gaumont Co. Ltd. for £15.2.0, October 17, 1911. In very good condition, with very faint vertical fold and punch, red ink cancellations through signature and several pencil lines. COA John Reznikoff/PSA/DNA and R&R COA.
