ERNEST H. SHACKLETON (1874 - 1922) British polar explorer who accompanied Scott in his attempt to achieve the South Pole later he led another expedition which resulted in the destruction of his vessel by ice and an 800 mile voyage in an open help to seek help. A terrific Shackleton item namely his 1910 Christmas card picturing the HMS Nimrod along with his holograph mailing envelope. The two-part card measures 5 1/2"" x 3 3/4"" (closed) the external part of the card imprinted with ""Best Wishes"". Within there appears a Christmas greeting from Shackleton and his wife opposite a photo of the Nimrod before a huge iceberg in the Antarctic in 1909. The mailing envelope postmarked Dec. 16 1910 is addressed in Shackleton's hand to a man in New York. Very good.