Peter Berthoud
The Man in the Iron Mask Walking Round the World for a £21,000 Wager Postcard 1908
"The Man in the Iron Mask" was Harry Bensley who funded his bizarre attempt/hoax by selling postcards and pamphlets on his journey. This is an original that would have been purchased from him in 1908/09. He began his journey from Trafalgar Square on New Year's Day 1908. You can read more about Bensley and the "wager" here: bearalleybooks.blogspot.co.uk/2016/05/iron-mask-story-of-...
The Man in the Iron Mask Walking Round the World for a £21,000 Wager Postcard 1908
"The Man in the Iron Mask" was Harry Bensley who funded his bizarre attempt/hoax by selling postcards and pamphlets on his journey. This is an original that would have been purchased from him in 1908/09. He began his journey from Trafalgar Square on New Year's Day 1908. You can read more about Bensley and the "wager" here: bearalleybooks.blogspot.co.uk/2016/05/iron-mask-story-of-...