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Lot# 4417 - Auction 244-249

  • Lot# : 4417 Ecuador

    1920 (Nov 4): Pioneer Airmail First Flight Guayaquil to Cuenca, official 'Telegrafo 1' postcard addressed to the Director of 'La Nacion' newspaper in Santiago, Chile (and the message signed by the owner of the aircraft, Jose A. Castillo) franked by 1920 3 c. bistre and by 1920 Postal Tax 1 c. deep blue tied by GUAYAQUIL / ECUADOR cds (Nov 2) and the 1 c. by three line PREMIER / CORREO AEREO / DEL ECUADOR cachet in black. Cuenca acceptance cds alongside (Nov 4). The 'Telegrafo 1' was a Macchi Hanriot aeroplane (HD-1) flown by the Italian pilot Elia Liut. A splendid and extremely rare usage - the first ever aeroplane flight in Ecuador Longhi 20NaB/Muller #1 = 10'000 points.
    Starting bid : 400 CHF
    Hammer price : 800 CHF